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Ministers from Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunity Two ministers in Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government suspected separately of misusing millions of euros of public funds and taking millions more in bribes have been detained, hours after Hungarian MPs voted to lift their immunity. Prosecutors said on Tuesday that Balázs Hankó, Orbán’s c…

Beauty specialist will open branded areas in 100 Marks & Spencer stores and will sell its products on chain’s website Marks & Spencer is has signed a deal with Sephora to open areas under the beauty brand’s name within its stores, in its latest tactic to attract younger shoppers. The French retailer is set to launch branded areas staffed by Sephora employees in 100 M&S stores and sell through the…

Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget Business live – latest updates The boss of Britain’s biggest insurer has said that homes being built now could become uninsurable in the future because they are sited in flood-risk areas. Amanda Blanc, the chief executive of Aviva, said the flooding threat was “absolutely inc…

College sports have been upended by athlete payments Critics say legislation does not go far enough The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports , an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. The overwhelming 77-22 vote to pass the Protect College Sports…

Anthropic’s prospectus makes chilling claim as new revelations emerge about Muse and Astra models. Plus the silent movie rediscovered in the strangest of places Good morning. Anthropic is telling investors that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity” , according to reports, as it prepares for a potential $2tn flotation. The warning inside the startup’s IPO prospectu…

Independent MP Allegra Spender says the comments reinforce the need for stronger protection against hate speech Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s peak body for imams says it is “deeply concerned” about reports a Melbourne-based Islamic preacher called for followers to “take up arms against his enemies” and not take “Jews and the Christians for friends.” The …

Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics New campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaigns are using AI tools and how much they are spending on them. Candidates’, parties’, and committees’ spending reveals that AI is fast becoming an essential tool of politics. The c…

Executive to front parliamentary committee on AI as ministers reveal how brief message telling them about hack was signed off ‘best’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare , and will front parliament next week as the tech company revealed more details …

Transport for NSW, bus operator and Rail, Tram and Bus union investigate after incident on Monday evening Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Investigations are under way after a teenage girl fell from a moving double-decker bus on to a busy road in Sydney’s northern beaches. Emergency services were called to Manly Road at Seaforth on Monday evening after the teenager fel…

President uses social media post to deny reports that he was willing to ease sanctions in return for ‘concrete’ steps over its nuclear program Sign up to the US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media ⁠reports that cited US officials saying ⁠he was willing to ​ease sanctions and rel…

GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behaviour and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you Business live – latest updates OpenAI is scrapping the release of a next-generation ⁠AI model after researchers raised safety concerns ⁠during internal testing. The model, GPT-6.1 Ast…

The Reserve Bank appears ready to push harder against inflation but it comes with a greater risk for the economy The fight against inflation has entered a new, more dangerous phase. For years, the Reserve Bank has been attempting, as gently as possible, to steer inflation back to its 2.5% target while trying to retain as many of the post-pandemic job gains as possible. Continue reading...

Patrol dog’s handler resigned after it emerged Bart had died of heatstroke due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heat The recent death of a Tennessee sheriff’s office dog after being left in an outdoor kennel without water for a day and a half in excessive heat has prompted the animal’s handler to resign amid administrative and criminal investigations, according to authorities. Bart had been a…

Lucy Powell’s comments come after US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, also expressed concerns and says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind plot Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plot Iran has previously said it considers any base used to attack its territory a legitimate target. But Iran’s embassy in London yesterday strongly rejected any speculation linking the …

At least eight people injured as damaged port infrastructure and other sites hit, according to the governor of the Black Sea region Keeping with the energy theme, the International Energy Agency’s executive director Fatih Birol warned that Europe is one of the most exposed regions regarding the diesel market, Reuters reported. “If there is a need for more strategic reserve releases, we will discu…