Author: Trendici
How significant is Nadhim Zahawi’s decision to join Reform?The short answer is that it matters – but it’s not without risk for Nigel Farage’s party.Let’s start with the case for it being an important moment.Zahawi is probably the most significant figure to make the jump from the Conservatives to Reform.In government, he helped oversee the widely praised Covid vaccine rollout. He served as education secretary. And, very briefly, he was chancellor and then the most senior minister at the Cabinet Office, the engine room of Whitehall.Nigel Farage has believed for some months that if Reform are to be ready for…
Macclesfield will face another Premier League team in the FA Cup, with Brentford set for a trip to Moss Rose in February. Monday’s draw took place before Liverpool v Barnsley and Salford v Swindon, delivering only one guaranteed all-Premier League tie: Aston Villa against Newcastle. However, a Liverpool win would see the Reds face Brighton in the next round. Premier League leaders Arsenal will host 2013 winners Wigan Athletic, while Manchester City will play the winner of Salford vs Swindon. Pep Guardiola’s side smashed Salford 8-0 in the FA Cup third round last season. Other noteworthy ties include the Liam…
If you follow Anthropic, you’re probably familiar with Claude Code. Since the fall of 2024, the company has been training its AI models to use and navigate computers like a human would, and the coding agent has been the most practical expression of that work, giving developers a way to automate rote programming tasks. Starting today, Anthropic is giving regular people a way to take advantage of those capabilities, with the release of a new preview feature called Claude Cowork.The company is billing Cowork as “a simpler way for anyone — not just developers — to work with Claude.” After…
Before my first child, Max, was born (three weeks early via unexpected C-section), my sister-in-law showed up at the hospital with take-out from my favorite Chinese restaurant. Crispy spring rolls! General Tso’s tofu! Stir-fried noodles! What a perfect meal to indulge in before welcoming a baby into the world. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about the no-eating-before-surgery rule. My last meal turned out to be ice chips. Curious, I reached out to six fellow food writers to ask about their last meals before giving birth. From a feast of Georgian dumplings to a dinner at the same Italian restaurant where the…
SABCCarolina Cecilia Chirindza and Rosita were lifted to safety by a South African helicopter helping recovery operationsShe was seen as a “miracle baby” after being born in a tree which her mother had climbed to escape flooding, but nearly 26 years on Mozambican Rosita Salvador Mabuiango has died after a long illness, her sister told the BBC.The sight of the newborn and her mother being winched to safety by helicopter amid the deluged landscape became one of the defining images of the Mozambique floods of 2000 – the country’s worst ever.Reflecting on Rosita’s life, President Daniel Chapo described her as…
The former Conservative minister Lord Michael Forsyth of Drumlean has been announced as the new Speaker of the House of Lords.Responsibilities of the top job include chairing debates between peers, performing ceremonial roles at events such as the State Opening of Parliament, and having the final say in summoning ministers to answer urgent questions.Lord Forsyth will take over from Lord John McFall of Alcluith, who is stepping down to care for his wife following her recent Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.Having beaten Baroness Deborah Bull to the role, Lord Forsyth will take his place on the famous Woolsack in February for a…
Real Madrid have parted ways with Xabi Alonso and replaced him with Alvaro Arbeloa after Sunday’s Super Cup defeat to Barcelona. Could Manchester United move for the former Liverpool midfielder? Despite winning 20 of his 29 games in charge, Alonso has left Los Blancos by mutual consent, the club confirmed on Monday. Real Madrid sack Alonso: What’s next? Arbeloa straight in as replacement Klopp, Zidane among those linked Alonso availability could pile pressure on Liverpool boss Slot Man Utd to make an ambitious swoop? A club statement read: “Real Madrid CF announces that, by mutual agreement between the club and…
Paramount Skydance just want to take no for an answer. After having to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) rejected, including a recent hostile bid that the WBD board , Paramount is turning to the courts and mounting a proxy fight.In a on Monday, Paramount CEO David Ellison said the company has filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court seeking more disclosure about WBD’s and the process that led to its acceptance. Paramount argues WBD hasn’t provided “basic information” shareholders need to evaluate competing offers, including how WBD valued the planned cable-networks spinout Discovery Global (or Global Networks, depending on the filing).…
Anti-government protests have swept through major cities and towns across Iran, and the authorities are responding with a harsh crackdown. BBC Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a mortuary in Tehran, showing scores of bodies. These images could hold crucial clues about what’s really happening inside Iran. Merlyn Thomas reports.Produced by Alex Dackevych.Verification by Richard Irvine-Brown, Shayan Sardarizadeh, Sherie Ryder and Benedict Garman.Graphics by Mark Edwards.
The UK will bring into force a law which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot.The Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the law would make it illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to create such images.Speaking to the Commons, Kendall said AI-generated pictures of women and children in states of undress, created without a person’s consent, were not “harmless images” but “weapons of abuse”.The BBC has approached X for comment. It previously said: “Anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences…