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Will Ed Sheeran cancel his tour as support acts quit?Singer Ed Sheeran is facing the biggest controversy of his career after a storm over a decision to drop support act Macklemore from his US stadium tour following the rapper’s on-stage pro-Palestinian comments.Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters of all time. He has sold more than 120 million records and spent more than 1,000 weeks on the US album charts.Part of his appeal – apart from those insidiously catchy songs – is his everyman persona. He looks and dresses like a fan on the train home from Glastonbury, rather…
EPAMark Carney (left) walks alongside European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (centre) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right)The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member”.Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday she wanted to work on “opening the door” for Canada, which would involve closer ties on various key sectors.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney last week spoke of seeking a “unique alliance” with the EU. The country currently faces tense relations with the US, compounded by an intensifying dispute over trade.Without mentioning US President Donald…
LIVEUS central bank expected to raise interest rates for first time since 2023Interest rates, which influence mortgages and savings, could be increased today as the US Federal Reserve seeks to curb rising prices.
CBS NewsAn undated photo shows a car reportedly destroyed in an Iranian strike at Camp Buehring in KuwaitImages showing widespread damage to multiple US sites in the Middle East from Iranian strikes have been obtained by the BBC’s US partner CBS.The photos, provided by active military personnel, show a severed radar jet, flattened trailers and severely damaged buildings.The undated photos were taken at US bases and sites in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.One member of the military, who was not named by CBS, said: “This is major damage to our bases that hasn’t been communicated to the American public.The White House…
Getty ImagesMicrosoft’s head of AI has warned Anthropic’s approach to training its AI model Claude could have a “disastrous impact on the wellbeing of humanity”.Mustafa Suleyman said his rival risked creating something “impossible” to control by treating it like a human – including by telling it it “may be conscious” and was “deserving of independent agency”.”We must not sleepwalk our way into a decision we later come to bitterly regret,” he wrote.The comments are the latest in a series of stark warnings from the AI industry on the possible dangers of the technology. The BBC has contacted Anthropic for comment.”They…
PA MediaCopies of Earl Spencer’s unreleased book on his sister Diana, Princess of Wales, have been stolen from a truck in the Netherlands.The BBC understands four copies of the Dutch language edition were taken from a truck while it was en route from the Dutch publisher’s printers to their warehouse. Dutch police said they were aware of the incident and have been approached for comment. Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is due to be released in the UK and globally on Tuesday, and tells the story of Princess Diana’s life from the Earl’s perspective. They added Dutch police are investigating.…
Watch: What the munitions shortage means for the USThe BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue looks at how Operation Epic Fury is impacting ammunitions, and what it could mean for US military readiness.16 hrs agoWorld
Getty ImagesYou wake up feeling unwell but there’s a big day at work ahead. What do you do? If the answer is to go in (or log on), you’re not alone. Research suggests anywhere between a third to a half of people in the UK work even when sick – something experts call presenteeism.And your approach to sickness says a lot about you as an individual and where you work.”The younger generation get the snowflake tag thrown at them, but it’s not true,” says University of Manchester psychologist Prof Sir Cary Cooper, who is one of the world’s leading experts…
Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?According to Donald Trump, concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology – that “robots will be marching into our cities and getting rid of us all” – are a hoax.It’s the kind of language the US president typically reserves for the objects of his most intense derision – theories about human-driven climate change, investigations into Russian election-meddling, and the drives to impeach and remove him from office during his first presidential term.Styling himself as the “hoax buster”, in a series of social media posts on Monday he issued a full-throated endorsement…
ReutersLocals said 10 families had been living in the building despite warnings that it was unsafeAt least 12 people have been killed, including children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip, according to local rescue teams.Video footage shows the search for bodies and survivors continuing in the rubble of the multi-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City, its floors sandwiched together.Locals said 10 families had been living in the apartments despite warnings that they were unsafe.Members of the Hamas-run Civil Defence rescue service said they had initially been working with “empty…