“We need regulations to stop people using it for bad things, and we don’t appear to have those kinds of political systems in place at present.” Prof Hinton said he fears AI will be bad for society if ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The National Trust’s review of the year’s wildlife and weather sees past drought give way to wet, mild conditions in 2024.

As hundreds of bathers dashed for the water, a magical moment was happening between Victoria Tansey and Philip Frith.

Ruben Amorim admits he has “no idea” how long it will take to turn around Manchester United and said his focus is “to survive”. United suffered a third consecutive defeat and fifth in seven games with ...

The Royal Mint has unveiled five new commemorative coins which will be available in 2025 including a 50p celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Red Arrows. The British coin maker has given a first ...

The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.