Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate Britain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate. Heatwaves will occur in at least … Read more
One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research. The report on … Read more
Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists Exiled Hong Kong dissidents say they fear UK government plans to restart some extraditions with the city could put them in greater danger, saying Hong Kong authorities will use any pretext to pursue them. An amendment to UK extradition … Read more
The Advertising Standards Authority agrees with River Action that the food safety body’s 2023 advert misled the public The UK’s advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that Britain’s biggest farm assurance scheme misled the public in a TV ad about its environmental standards. The Red Tractor scheme, used by leading supermarkets including Tesco, Asda and … Read more
Communications regulator finds ‘millions of important letters are arriving late’ and ‘persistent failures’ Royal Mail has been fined £21m for missing its annual delivery targets for first- and second-class mail, leading to millions of letters arriving late across the UK, according to the regulator Ofcom. This is the third time the 509-year-old postal service has … Read more
Crown Prosecution Service denies it blocked publication of material and says decision rests with the government Downing Street is under pressure to publish its evidence in the collapsed China spy case after the Crown Prosecution Service denied having blocked its release. Keir Starmer is likely to come under scrutiny at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday … Read more
Market ‘not fit’ for purpose, CMA says, as it proposes shake-up including publishing treatment costs Vets in the UK could be forced to cap prescription prices after an investigation by the markets watchdog found pet owners may be paying twice as much for some common medicines from practices than online. The Competition and Markets Authority … Read more
Drew Struzan, the artist behind the posters for several iconic films and franchises, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter, died on Monday at the age of 78, after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A statement posted on the illustrator’s official Instagram page announced Struzan’s passing: “It is with a heavy heart that … Read more
When it comes to reading, the nation’s third- through eighth-graders are still mired in a pandemic-era slump, according to new testing data. In math, the news is only a little more heartening: Student achievement in those grades either held steady or improved slightly, though all grades remain behind performance levels of same-grade students in 2019. … Read more
Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone more than 450 acres in the Indianapolis suburb, and residents weren’t having it. Many were concerned the facility would consume huge amounts of … Read more