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Oliver Dowden: AI will have a more significant impact than industrial revolution
A rtificial intelligence will have a more significant impact on Britain than the industrial revolution, Oliver Dowden has said. The Deputy Prime Minister said AI had enormous potential to speed up productivity and perform boring aspects of jobs, but also posed a significant threat to democracies. Speaking in an interviewContinue Reading
Asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm barge ‘after Legionella found’
A sylum seekers have been evacuated from the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset just days after arriving following a detection of Legionella bacteria. All 39 on board have been taken off the barge after the Home Office said environmental samples revealed levels of legionella bacteria in the barge’s water system.Continue Reading
Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after Legionella bacteria found
A sylum seekers are being removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge due to the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply. The Home Office has said it is removing all 39 asylum seekers who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week as a “precautionaryContinue Reading
‘Stump up £2.2bn or London house building could grind to a halt’, Khan tells Gove
S adiq Khan has issued a stark warning that London house building could “grind to a halt” in a “perfect storm of pressures” without an extra £2.2bn in Government funding. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove on Friday, Mr Khan called on the Government to stump up £2.2bnContinue Reading
Migrants rescued as number of people crossing Channel ‘hits 100,000 since 2018’
S everal migrants have been rescued from the English Channel as the number of people crossing on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years appeared to reach 100,000. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), which aided the UK Coastguard with the search and rescue operation, said lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate,Continue Reading
Depression isn’t just sadness – it’s often a loss of pleasure
No longer enjoying the things you used to can also be a symptom of other mental health conditions. fizkes/ Shutterstock It’s often thought that if someone is depressed, they will feel sad or low most of the time. But what many don’t realise is that these aren’t the only symptomsContinue Reading
How drugs can warp your sense of time
Roman Barkov/Shutterstock Imagine a world where you could control your sense of time. Where trips to the dentist flew by in a second and holidays felt like they lasted forever. Time altering pills may sound like science fiction but the time warping effects of psychoactive drugs suggest that deliberate timeContinue Reading
UK sanctions Lebanon’s former central bank governor
T he UK has sanctioned Lebanon’s former central bank governor, according to a statement. Britain, the US and Canada have announced coordinated designations against Riad Salameh and his three associates for allegedly diverting 300 million dollars (£235 million) for personal gain, the Foreign Office said. Mr Salameh, who has repeatedlyContinue Reading
The Lord of the Rings musical review, Watermill Theatre, Berkshire
When it came to the West End in 2007, “The Lord of the Rings” was a “notorious flop”, said Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph. A spectacular mega-musical, incorporating folk, Bollywood influences and pop, it had cost a record-breaking £12.5m to stage, at the 2,000- seat Theatre Royal Drury Lane,Continue Reading
Wolf review: a ‘harrowing’ and gruesome BBC drama
Once upon a time, said Sean O’Grady in The Independent, TV announcers “would introduce a series such as ‘Wolf’ with a sombre warning that it wasn’t suitable ‘for viewers of a nervous disposition’”. That sounds a bit antique now, but I really do think the BBC should find a wayContinue Reading