52 minutes ago About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News A big focus of the Autumn Statement on Wednesday will be economic growth. The reason for that is simple: there isn’t any, or at least there isn’t very much. The Autumn Statement is Westminster’s term for what amounts to a mini-budget. The Budget…
1 hour ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor US researchers say they may have discovered why some people get a headache after just one small glass of red wine, even though they are fine drinking other types of alcohol. The University of California team say it is due to a compound in…
29 minutes ago About sharing Shakira: “I need to move past the stress and emotional toll of the last several years” By Helen Bushby Entertainment reporter Colombian pop star Shakira has reached a deal with Spanish prosecutors to settle a tax fraud case, just as her trial was about to begin. The Hips Don’t Lie…
30 minutes ago About sharing OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman was fired as chief executive on Friday By Annabelle Liang & Zoe Kleinman Business reporter & technology editor Sam Altman is joining Microsoft, the tech-giant has announced, ending speculation he might return to OpenAI just 48 hours after his chaotic ousting. Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella…
1 hour ago About sharing Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer’s disappearance from Fairy Meadow beach in Australia has been a mystery for 53 years By Jon Kay Presenter of Fairy Meadow podcast & BBC Breakfast A potential new eyewitness has told the BBC he saw a teenage boy carrying away a small child from an Australian beach…
2 hours ago About sharing Investors are reportedly calling for Mr Altman to be reinstated By Zoe Kleinman, technology editor, and Daniel Thomas, business reporter BBC News The ex-boss of leading artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has posted a photo of himself at its HQ, following reports he is set to return after being sacked on…
2 hours ago About sharing The Beyond Ofsted inquiry called for a “transformational change” to the school inspections system By Nathan Standley BBC News Ofsted inspectors should not be in classrooms and the whole system needs “a big change”, an inquiry has said. The Beyond Ofsted inquiry, chaired by former schools minister Lord Jim Knight…
2 hours ago About sharing By Sanchia Berg and Katie Inman BBC News When her daughter’s father was sent to prison for child sexual abuse, Bethan was horrified to discover he could still be allowed access to their child after he was released. It was a risk she wasn’t willing to take. Outside a Cardiff…
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57 minutes ago About sharing Nigel Farage waded in gunk to help his fellow campmates By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Nigel Farage has said he is “a hero” to some people and “a villain” to others, as he appeared in the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here. “In the jungle…