EPA Jan Latham-Koenig previously pleaded guilty to child sex offences A world-renowned classical music conductor who pleaded guilty to a number child sex offences has been given a suspended prison sentence. Jan Latham-Koenig, of Belsize Park, north-west London, admitted arranging sex acts with someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy – but in fact was...
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New AI tools much hyped but not much used, study says
Very few people are regularly using “much hyped” artificial intelligence (AI) products like ChatGPT, a survey suggests. Researchers surveyed 12,000 people in six countries, including the UK, with only 2% of British respondents saying they use such tools on a daily basis. But the study, from the Reuters Institute and Oxford University, says young people...
Lib Dems pledge water firm reform to tackle sewage
19 minutes ago Sam Francis,Political Reporter Going, going, gone: Ed Davey takes a dip in Lake Windermere The Liberal Democrats have pledged to put environmental experts on water company boards to ensure sewage spills are taken seriously. Party leader Sir Ed Davey accused the Conservatives of “sitting on their hands” as water companies released record...
Kourtney Kardashian had five failed IVF cycles before conceiving
Getty Images The reality TV star’s son, Rocky, was born in December Kourtney Kardashian Barker said she underwent five failed cycles of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and three retrievals before conceiving her son naturally. Answering questions from fans on Instagram, the reality star responded to one about how she found strength to keep going after...
Hong Kong arrests six under new security law for ‘inciting rebellion’
Hong Kong has announced its first arrests under a new security law – detaining six people for publishing social media posts which “incited hatred” against Beijing. Five women and one man – including activist Chow Hang Tung – were arrested on Tuesday, it was announced. Officials said the group were posting messages targeting a “sensitive...
Pope Francis apologises over reported homophobic slur
Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were “hurt by the use of a word”. At the Italian Bishops’ Conference, the pope reportedly said gay men should not...
Giving babies smooth peanut butter could provide lifelong allergy defence
After that point, peanut butter be consumed three-to-four times a week adding up to around one-and-a-half or two tablespoons of peanut butter a week. It means the body’s first experience of peanut is in the tummy where it is more likely to be recognised as food rather than on the skin, where it may be...
Labour is the party of growth and enterprise
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said Labour is the party of growth and of enterprise, and “a natural party of business”. Speaking at a Rolls-Royce factory near Derby, Reeves added she wants to lead the most pro-business Treasury the UK has ever seen, after 121 business figures signed a letter endorsing Labour’s economic plans. Source...
Terrace of collapsed Majorca bar was unlicensed, mayor says
8 minutes ago Sofia Ferreira Santos,BBC News EPA The Medusa Beach Club was a beachside restaurant in one of the busiest areas of the regional capital Palma de Majorca The terrace of a Majorca restaurant which collapsed last Thursday, killing four people, did not have a licence to operate. Palma de Majorca Mayor Jaime Martínez...
Richmond watch dealer found dead day after store robbed
Met Police Images of two suspects were released on Saturday night by the Met Police A watch dealer who was assaulted by two men during a robbery at a south-west London jewellers was found dead a day later, police have said. The shop worker, aged in his 20s, was put in a chokehold as two...