The government’s plan to send asylum seekers illegally entering the UK to Rwanda has outraged many, from politicians and charities to the Church of England. The UK government has defended the policy, with Ms Patel stating in the Commons the current dispersal system in the UK is “unfair” and overwhelmed, with local authorities sharing the … Read more
Chilean workers are becoming desperate as a record drought, driven by warmer temperatures, has sapped almost all the water from an enormous reservoir. The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was 20 years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, storing enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Amid a historic 13-year … Read more
Dozens of members of a white supremacist group have been arrested after police in Idaho received a tip they were making preparations like “a little army” ahead of a Pride event at the weekend. The 31 Patriot Front members were arrested after they were spotted loading riot gear into a U-Haul vehicle at a hotel … Read more
Tech companies in the UK received more venture capital investment in the first five months of this year than rivals in France, Germany, and China, according to government figures. “President Macron will be choking on his croissants this morning,” joked Chris Philp, the minister for the digital economy, as he announced the figures at the … Read more
Squid Game – the dystopian drama and global megahit – is to return for a second season, Netflix has confirmed. The series became the streaming giant’s most-watched show when it was launched last September with more than 100 million viewers in the first month. The show tells the story of cash-strapped contestants who play childhood … Read more
Beijing is rushing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for its cheap alcohol and large crowds – with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.
A potential breakthrough that could lead to the first significant new US gun law in decades has been announced by a bipartisan group of senators. The framework for a firearms safety bill is a response to last month’s mass shootings but the proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden … Read more
A Google engineer has been put on leave after claiming that a computer chatbot he was working on had developed the ability to express thoughts and feelings. Blake Lemoine, 41, said the company’s LaMDA (language model for dialogue applications) chatbot had engaged him in conversations about rights and personhood. He told the Washington Post: “If … Read more
Divers searching for a missing British journalist and his colleague have found a backpack and laptop in a remote part of the Amazon. Journalist Dom Phillips, 57, and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, 41, were last seen on 5 June near the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which is in western Brazil near the borders of Peru … Read more
Robbie Williams will tour the UK and Ireland this autumn marking 25 years since he began his solo career. Williams, 48, began his career as part of the boyband Take That, but left the group in the summer of 1995 to go solo. As a soloist, he has recorded 13 UK number one albums, making … Read more