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The UK is preparing to strengthen its cybersecurity measures as the government calls on leading artificial intelligence companies to take greater responsibility for the safety of their most advanced systems. The announcement comes amid growing international concern about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence, the security of powerful AI models…

A fresh technical failure at the UK’s air traffic control system caused widespread flight disruption on Monday, 21 September, leaving passengers facing cancellations and lengthy delays across parts of the country. The problem occurred at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) control centre in Prestwick, Scotland. Although the fault was…

Economists are calling on the UK government to intervene as concerns grow that the Bank of England’s bond-selling programme could be adding to the country’s already elevated borrowing costs. The Bank has been gradually unwinding its quantitative easing programme through quantitative tightening (QT), selling government bonds, known as gilts, back…

Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than many existing laws and regulatory systems can keep up with. In the UK, that gap is now becoming a major political and human rights concern. A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called for new legislation to establish stronger protections against the potential…