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OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms
Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.
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Technology
All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped
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Culture
UK in talks about joining global defence bank led by Canada
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Politics
Letby doctor says inquiry 'grim reading' and he wishes 'we had been brave enough to follow suspicions'
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Health
Three dead in Los Angeles helicopter crash
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US & Canada
Mayors could be given powers to oversee water companies
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UK
Prolific shoplifters behind more than 28,000 offences, BBC finds
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England
Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers
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Climate
Japan to charge rescue fee on Mount Fuji during off season
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Asia

Sport headlines

'Superstar' Dowman shows his class - but Arsenal know caution is needed
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Arsenal
Brook likened to Pietersen in SL win - how do they compare?
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Cricket
Let them ref the games and be humans - Andrews
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Football
Szoboszlai stunner helps Liverpool knock out Spurs
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EFL Cup
Brook & Baker shine as England crush Sri Lanka. Video, 00:06:42
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New trailer revealed for star-studded Celebrity Traitors series two
The ultimate game of deceit and betrayal returns on 1 October - will the Traitors or Faithfuls triumph?
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Five things you may not know about Emmy history-maker Matthew Rhys
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Wales
Home Alone and Schitt's Creek stars pay tribute to on-screen 'mom' O'Hara
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Culture
Trump says Kennedy Center to close as court rules his name must stay off building
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US & Canada
London musical cancelled after Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey pull out
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Culture
From Marilyn Monroe to Sabrina Carpenter - Bob Mackie's designs in pictures
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US & Canada
15 iconic albums that define 2006
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Radio 6 Music

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Simple Minds bring an electrifying headline set to the festival finale. Video
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All Rise for Blue as big boy-band vocals take centre stage. Video
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Classic hits and crowd surfing from James Blunt at Stirling. Video
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Relive 40 years of Scottish hits from Deacon Blue. Video
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Chaka Khan rocks Stirling with some powerhouse vocals. Video
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Food and recipes

Quick and healthy recipes that are great everyday dinners
Think you have to spend ages making a healthy meal? Think again.
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Food
Really (really) good sandwiches to liven up lunchtimes
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Food
The cheap student meal plan that makes 14 meals from one shop
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Food
Five foods you definitely shouldn't put in an air fryer
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Morning Live
The final five MasterChef celebrities face epic challenge at Crufts. Video, 00:02:25
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Celebrity MasterChef

Money

I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child - here's why
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Business
Vicar felt 'really stupid' after phone scam
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Suffolk
'Skimpflation' warning as tinned mackerel alternative hits more supermarket shelves
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Business
What is the triple lock and how much is the state pension worth?
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Business
Martin Lewis question time: Is it time to become a stoozer? Audio, 46 minutes
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The Martin Lewis Podcast

Health and wellbeing

I had 11 years of chemotherapy for a cancer I didn't have
Becky Jones is among more than 40 people taking legal action against a hospital trust.
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Coventry & Warwickshire
How playing table tennis helps with Parkinson's. Video, 00:01:39
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Sussex
'Having a stroke at 26 was massive learning curve'
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London
The crucial link between your body clock and daylight
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In Our Time
Why I'm doing a September reset and how you can create a new routine
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Health

Uplifting stories

Buyer's note helped secure 'top six' holiday home
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Mum receives surprise proposal on favourite rollercoaster
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Lancashire
Shake It Off! Taylor Swift has a new bug named after her
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Newsround
1979: The prototype phone that lets you call from anywhere. Video, 00:06:31
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Balaclava ban aims to address 'substantial' problems
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Nottinghamshire
What weapon could the US have put into space?
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World
UK set to turn cooler as unsettled weather continues
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Weather
Left in the dark - will fans ever get to hear live VAR audio?
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Premier League
The Gen Z movements trying to reshape politics around the world. Audio, 28 minutes
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To understand her traumatic past, a Swedish prosecutor must find a killer
Jana Berzelius starts her career with the case of a murdered migration official.
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It's boxing's biggest question: Who has the greatest punch?
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Relive Phoebe Waller-Bridge's outrageous ground-breaking sitcom
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What happened to the Orange mobile network?
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When a spy tracks down a stylish assassin, the hunter becomes the hunted
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Around the UK

The top stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Baby 'cot cams' plan after inquiry finds Lucy Letby crimes could have been prevented
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England
MSPs asked to pause Scotland's AI data centre boom
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Scotland
Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest on suspicion of assault
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Wales
'My sex offender ex is fighting for access to our child'
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