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Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infectionGet our breaking news email, free app or d…
Cloudy with a chance of rainbow: iridescent clouds brighten the sky over parts of Victoria
Rainbow clouds are not uncommon in Australia but rarely photographed, and experts say they get their colours when light is diffracted around ice cryst…
Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%
Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand Get our breaking news email, free app or daily ne…
Oasis confirms second leg of reunion tour after weeks of social media teasers
The band have officially announced the anticipated second wave of their hit reunion tour shows.…
Staff slept while patient killed at NHS mental health unit
Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.…
Farage says £72m donations are compliant 'with the law today'
Ministers are seeking to put a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026.…
Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they?
Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.…
UK MPs and Lords call for new laws to tackle AI threat to human rights
Warning follows series of safety incidents, with committee saying threats include public face-scanning and deepfakesUK politics live – latest updatesB…
Sydney mayor allegedly threatened and children secretly recorded after he refused to step down, Icac hears
Corruption inquiry turns its investigation to allegations Strathfield councillors may have engaged in blackmail or illegal surveillanceFollow our Aust…
Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway
Amazon said it's decided to pause operations with 21 Air as the investigation into the crash continues. North Carolina-based 21 had flown packages for…
Residents help battle forest fires threatening homes in Ecuadorian capital
Residents join firefighters battling forest fires that are threatening residential areas in Quito, Ecuador.…
Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutideFollow our Australia news liv…
Mary Gaudron, first female judge of Australia’s high court, dies aged 83
Legal pioneer remembered as an advocate for equality and champion of women in the workplaceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet o…
Motorcyclist’s death reignites debate over potholes on Victoria’s ‘deteriorating’ roads
Coalition says potholes must be fixed ‘as a matter of urgency’ after 71-year-old crashed and died on Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on…
Politics live: electrifying push for Australians to save $5,000 a year; bumper weekend for auctions
Follow the day’s news liveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation is targeting international students and the families o…
US schools and police warn about viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend after teens’ arrests
Disturbing and AI-generated versions of Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communitiesSchools and law enforcement authorities i…
In pictures: Thousands flock to Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling
The event, featuring a host of bands, singers and Radio 2 DJs is taking place at the foot of Stirling Castle.…
Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce stayed at Gina Rinehart’s $20m mansion after One Nation fundraisers
Exclusive: New details underscoring depth of relationship between billionaire and party revealed in first episode of Guardian podcast The PopulistList…
First H5 bird flu death of endangered Australian sea lion recorded amid fears for small population
South Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remainGet our breaking news…
The battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistro
Once central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways…
Andrew Hastie vows to go ‘all the way’ in Pauline Hanson fight as Joyce denies ‘buyers’ remorse’ claim
Liberal MP says One Nation leader is ‘not the person I thought she was’ and he feels ‘sorry’ for JoyceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest u…
Critics celebrate Céline Dion's 'high-stakes' comeback show in Paris
The iconic Canadian singer kicked off her long-awaited comeback show in Paris on Saturday, after a six-year hiatus due to health issues.…
Watch: Fantasia on British Sea-Songs at the Last Night of the Proms
Sir Henry Wood composed the melody for the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1905.…
AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
Jacob Coxon tells the BBC that there's a strong chance AI could end humanity if the rate of development is not reined in.…
‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systemsThe CEO of the artificial intelligence company Ant…
AI may be denting computer science graduates’ job prospects, UK data shows
Economics graduates also appear to be affected as demand for them falls in well-paid roles in financeAI may be warping the job prospects for students …
AI agents OpenAI was testing uploaded malicious software to another service, say researchers
Two months before hacking Hugging Face, malicious packages authored by internal OpenAI agents were uploaded to RubyGemsAI agents being tested by Open…
US lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case, blames ChatGPT
State supreme court fined the attorney and held him in contempt for not verifying facts in a court filing.…
US legislators push AI safety laws amid human extinction warnings
Concerns over AI's dangers grow as US legislators introduce bills to ensure human oversight and prevent rogue systems.…
New Mexico lawyer fined for using AI-generated brief containing fabricated police testimony
Stephen Aarons said he tried to use ChatGPT to create a ‘bulletproof summary’ during a murder conviction appealA defense lawyer appealing his client’s…