Lawmaker uses AI voice clone to address Congress

Technology - Thu, 07/25/2024 - 19:49
Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton has a rare neurological condition that makes it difficult for her to speak.

UK getting more hot and more wet days – Met Office

Science/Nature - Wed, 07/24/2024 - 21:10
The increase in the number of 'very hot days' of 30C or more has also been dramatic.

Would-be reality TV contestants 'not looking real'

Technology - Wed, 07/24/2024 - 20:09
A growing use of AI is said to be both harming and helping makers of reality TV.

Why tech bros are turning to Trump

Technology - Tue, 07/23/2024 - 21:08
The Republican presidential candidate is forging new alliances as his campaign gains momentum.

Tech Life: Turning the racetrack electric

Technology - Tue, 07/23/2024 - 16:30
We're at the Formula E season finale, exploring how the tech has advanced over 10 years.

Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean

Science/Nature - Mon, 07/22/2024 - 12:37
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.

Tour de France 'likely' to be final race - Cavendish

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 11:39
Legendary British cyclist Mark Cavendish says this year's Tour de France is likely to be his last ever race.

Flats evacuated after fire badly damages chip shop

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 11:38
A number of other businesses in the business complex suffer water damage in the incident.

Third time lucky for Seales as he finally picks up a wicket after two dropped catches

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 11:35
Watch as Jayden Seales sees two dropped catches before he finally he picks up a wicket as he bowls Mark Wood for a duck, during the second test between West Indies and England at Trent Bridge.

Prime drinks company sued by US Olympic committee

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 11:31
The drink is accused of using US Olympic trademarks without an agreement.

Why did it take 29 days to find Jay Slater?

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 10:59
Questions remain after the teenager's body was found in Tenerife - and it's unclear whether they will be answered.

Bangladesh court scraps job quotas after deadly unrest

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 10:54
More than 100 people have died in the unrest, with at least 50 people killed on Friday alone.

Bangladesh court scraps job quotas after deadly unrest

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 10:54
More than 100 people have died in the unrest, with at least 50 people killed on Friday alone.

Watch the best shots from Root's 'brilliant' century

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 10:44
Watch the best shots as England's Joe Root hits a "brilliant" hundred against the West Indies during the second Test at Trent Bridge.

Jeremy Hunt apologises for pandemic 'groupthink'

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 10:30
The ex health secretary says the government only prepared for a flu pandemic, which he "should have challenged".

Man charged after street evacuation alert

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 09:56
Residents from 35 homes were told to leave after suspicious items were found during a search.

MP says she was pregnant at 15 after being groomed

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 08:58
Labour MP Natalie Fleet has told GB News an "older man" groomed her when she was a child.

Rise in summer cases of Covid in Scotland 'may have peaked'

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 08:53
Experts believe a recent increase in the number of people presenting with the new KP.3 variant could plateau.

Chancellor resists calls to lift two-child benefit cap

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 08:50
The chancellor says she will not make an "unfunded" pledge to scrap the Conservative-era policy.

British woman and husband found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

BBC Front Page News - Sun, 07/21/2024 - 08:19
Sarah Packwood and husband Brett Clibbery had set off from Nova Scotia and were heading for the Azores on their yacht, Theros