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George Osborne takes role with ‘most exciting company in the world’ OpenAI
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Former chancellor George Osborne is joining artificial intelligence firm OpenAI in the latest of a series of jobs he has hadContinue Reading
Steven Spielberg rivets fans with ‘must-see’ trailer for alien movie two decades after War of the Worlds
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Boy band legends to reunite for 90s-fuelled BBC New Year’s Eve special
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FIFA release bargain tickets for every World Cup match after huge backlash
FIFA have launched a new batch of budget-friendly World Cup tickets following criticism over high prices. The international governing body for football has assured a selection of tickets at a fixed price of £45 for every match at next summer’s tournament. These will be distributed to the participating member associations,Continue Reading
Urgent probe into foreign interference in UK politics after ex-Reform politician jailed for pro-Russian bribes
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FTSE 100 dips as BP and Shell fall amid oil slide
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The twelve viruses of Christmas, and how to make your own – out of paper
Virus snowflakes. Ed Hutchinson, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, CC BY-SA Viruses, as we all know, are invisibly small things that make us sick. But is that the whole story? Zoom in close enough and you’ll discover the complex, unseen world of viruses. Some do make us sick,Continue Reading
Inflation to cool further in November as food prices dip, economists think
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Eurovision 2026: Hosts makes fresh decision on Israel ahead of 2026 song contest
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AA explores £5bn sale as RAC weighs London stock market listing
The AA has appointed advisers to explore a potential sale or stock market flotation, five years after the debt-laden roadside assistance group was taken private, as rival RAC also considers a return to public markets. The AA, which is owned by private equity firms Warburg Pincus, TowerBrook Capital Partners andContinue Reading