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Creatives in the music industry protest outside UK Parliament. A dark blue placard from trade association UK Music reads: "Don't let AI steal our music". Another beside it, from The Writer's Union, says: "Leave AI to sci-fi".

Government AI copyright plan suffers fourth House of Lords defeat

The bitter row over how to protect artists in the artificial intelligence age returns to the Lords.

The Milky Way arching over cliffs and the sea, like a rainbow, with a sandy beach in the foreground.

Amazing Milky Way images captured over Cornwall

Amateur photographer Lee Nuttall said the light-pollution free skies over Cornwall were essential.

A smart phone held in the hand shows the first tweet by Laura Young about vapes, with pictures of her holding the devices she found

The influencer whose tweet led to a UK ban on disposable vapes

Laura Young first posted about the devices on social media in September 2022 and has led the campaign

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A stylised image that shows Elon Musk in front of ring binders

What is Doge and why has Musk left?

Tasked with reducing government spending and cutting jobs, the agency has faced legal challenges.

Liverpool football players celebrate winning the English Premier League title

Football and other TV being pirated at 'industrial scale'

New research singles out the Amazon Fire Stick as the most popular means of accessing illegal streams.

The A15 dual carriageway with a sign pointing to the Elsham Wolds Industrial Estate

Planned data centre could create up to 1,000 jobs

The proposed site at Elsham Wolds in North LIncolnshire would be used to train AI models.

Two men in high vis jackets working on a large pile of rubbish, which has been emptied on to a road. Black wheelie bins surround the pile. In the background on the other side of the road is a bus stop and a pedestrian in the distance.

Warning after three bin lorry fires in one week

Smouldering waste had to be emptied on to the street to help put out the fire, the council says.

A person playing Mario Kart World on a Switch 2.

Customers furious after Game cancels Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders

Affected customers - who have waited years for the console launch - have reacted with fury.