Macron’s deepfakes raise questions over AI use
French President Emmanuel Macron has used AI-generated deepfake videos to publicise the start of the AI Action Summit taking place in Paris. In a video posted on his social media…
Ministers want to show they’re cracking down on immigration
This government, like the one before, is not in control of illegal immigration. More people are dying crossing the English Channel than ever before, and there were more than 23,000…
What are tariffs, which countries is Trump targeting and will prices rise?
Watch: What is a tariff? The BBC’s Adam Fleming explains US President Donald Trump says he will announce tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US, as he…
Lidl raises pay ahead of minimum wage rise
Lidl has become the latest supermarket to announce a pay rise for thousands of workers ahead of the increase to the minimum wage in April. The German-owned discount chain says…
Parents of Elsie and Bebe give first TV interviews
The parents of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and six-year-old Bebe King have paid an emotional tribute to their daughters who were murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Jenni and…
Trump says US is ‘committed to buying and owning Gaza’
AFP Most of Gaza’s population has been displaced multiple times during the war President Donald Trump has said he is “committed to buying and owning” the Gaza Strip and relocating…
Holmfirth Army veteran proposes at Invictus Games in Canada
An Army veteran from West Yorkshire said he got his “gold medal moment” at the Invictus Games in Canada when he proposed to his girlfriend. James Cairns, from Holmfirth, asked…
Darlington play-fight claim dad jailed for murdering daughter
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Family handout Scarlett Vickers was 14 years old when she was allegedly murdered by her father A father who claimed his teenage…
Southport mum says she will ‘never feel true happiness again’
Stewart Whittingham BBC News Family handout Elsie Dot Stancombe’s mother described her as a “dedicated” Taylor Swift fan The mother of a seven-year-old girl who was murdered in the Southport…
Trial to begin of man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie
Nadine Yousif BBC News in Mayville, New York Sir Salman Rushdie on the stabbing attack The trial of a man who allegedly stabbed renowned British-Indian author Salman Rushdie multiple times…