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Sportswoman Laura Edwards dies in Paddock Wood bedroom fire
Laura Edwards, a 53-year-old sportswoman well known in her local darts and bowls clubs, has died after a fierce fire tore through her family home in Paddock Wood, Kent, trapping her while her elderly father escaped by climbing onto a conservatory roof. An inquest in Maidstone heard she suffered a cardiac arrest from severe smoke…
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Trump and Republican allies rail against AI controls despite growing calls for more checks – live
Donald Trump has hit back at growing calls for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence, alleging a “SICK conspiracy” against AI and data centres and insisting his administration is already preventing AI firms from acting harmfully. The row comes as senior Republicans and administration figures push back against regulation despite some AI company chief executives themselves…
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Second-tallest residential tower approved for Vauxhall in £2billion scheme
Three new skyscrapers, including what would become the second-tallest residential tower in Britain, are set to be built in Vauxhall, south London, after Lambeth Council narrowly approved a £2billion, seven-building scheme on a currently undeveloped site. The plan, put forward by developers Bmor, Cedarstone Capital Partners and Cheyne Capital, was passed by the council’s Planning…
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Spy chief warns AI threatens party as Beijing rejects US calls
China has rejected as “fearmongering” calls from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei for the US to actively hinder Beijing’s progress in artificial intelligence, even as one of its own top intelligence officials publicly warned that AI could pose a threat to Communist party rule. The exchange highlights growing anxiety on both sides of the US-China…
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VAR’s error on Haaland goal contrasts with correct Sunderland call
Chris Foy argues that video assistant referee Matt Donohue erred in allowing Erling Haaland’s goal to stand in Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Manchester United, after Pro Ref confirmed Enzo Fernández had been in an offside position and interfered with play before the goal was scored. Despite the mistake, Foy defends officiating standards more broadly…
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Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor Will Poulter is to be honoured at the 35th Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, where he will attend a special screening of his drama “Union County” on 17 October before being recognised at the festival’s awards brunch. The film, released by Oscilloscope Laboratories, stars Poulter alongside Noah Centineo as brothers navigating a court-mandated drug…
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Bentley-driving company boss fails in bid to have historic Rolls-Royce blue plaque removed from gate posts of his £3million Cheshire mansion
Car dealer Reginald Rix has failed in his bid to remove a historic blue plaque from his £3million Cheshire mansion, which commemorates the property’s links to Rolls-Royce co-founder Sir Henry Royce. Mr Rix, who founded the Warrington-based Rix Motor Group, bought the listed former home of the motoring pioneer in Knutsford last year, despite his…
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Woman fatally shot by stalker outside Sacramento restaurant, suspect dies
Police in Sacramento, California, have released footage showing 38-year-old Shalini Thakur being chased down and shot dead by an obsessive stalker outside a Panera Bread restaurant on 8 September. The attacker, 22-year-old Rohit Rohit, an Indian national who had entered the US illegally in 2023, then fled by car before shooting himself dead as deputies…
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Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, has warned that Europe must urgently develop its own artificial intelligence models and build more datacentres to avoid becoming dangerously dependent on the US or China. Speaking in Vienna, she argued that if this dependence is left unchecked, trade partners could gain unprecedented leverage over Europe, potentially…
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Google Googlebook laptops open for pre-order on 21 September
Google is preparing to open pre-orders for its new Googlebook laptop line on 21 September at 9am ET, according to notifications sent to customers who signed up for updates. The devices, first announced in May, mark Google’s push into higher-end laptops and will run a version of ChromeOS built on Android, with Gemini Intelligence integrated…