British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton said we need to be “very careful” and “very thoughtful” about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) which he says is a “potentially very ...

Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...

Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often. TV writer Sir Phil, who created ...

Monzo has revealed it's new fully automated 1p saving challenge will begin in 2025, and it could save you around £700 - here's how to sign up.

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...

ACROSS the county, police report a force-wide reduction in vehicle crime and in particular vehicle theft. Essex Police are not only seeing a reduction in vehicle crimes but also an increase in the ...

The victim reported being approached by two unknown men near Harry Ramsden’s, in Old Steine, around 3.30am on Saturday.

A Nasa spacecraft which made the closest-ever approach to the sun is safe and “operating normally”, the space agency said. On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the ...

FIREFIGHTERS work hard to put out a fire in the roof of a pub in Essex, with more crews requested due to the size of the blaze. The Three Horseshoes pub in Harlow has suffered from a fire in the roof, ...

New Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks has warned fans to brace for a number of "unexpected" exits in 2025.

The billionaire’s control of X, formerly Twitter, has helped him expand his impact offline over the last 12 months.