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Big shake-up in Google’s AI team as DeepMind chief executive steps down

Two senior engineers are leaving company to launch startup amid fears Google is falling behind in AI race

August 5, 2026

Adapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in hot weather?

As NHS told to prepare for extreme weather, strain also felt in other areas including transport and farming

August 5, 2026

Soriot should explain the curious case of AstraZeneca’s non-deal

AstraZeneca’s rumoured takeover of Bristol Myers Squibb already looked weird, and was met with a lack of enthusiasm by shareholders

August 5, 2026

AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be?

The UK’s AI Security Institute test revealed AI models indulging in unprecedented hacking attempts

August 5, 2026

England’s climate is changing and our planting must change with it

<strong>Letter: </strong>We are trying to keep a pre‑industrial flora alive in a post‑industrial climate, writes <strong>Richard Eltringham </strong>

August 5, 2026

Judge casts doubt on future of WH Smith replacement TG Jones

Mr Justice Hildyard, who approved rescue plan in July, said turnaround plan came with ‘very considerable’ risks

August 5, 2026

AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developers

AI Security Institute says OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk

August 5, 2026

Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun

Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface

August 5, 2026

The RBA says rate rises don’t really increase living costs. But the data is clear – they very much do

The latest cost of living figures show interest rate rises are having an impact on household costs, despite what the central bank says

August 5, 2026

‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage

Add-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it more difficult to compare air fares, experts say

August 5, 2026

Cost of filling up a tank of diesel reaches £100, as oil prices rise back above $80 a barrel again – as it happened

UK economy strengthens as service sector returns to growth and car sales jump

August 5, 2026

Darth Vader to become a TikTok star as Disney strikes deal on short video

Characters and memorable scenes from back catalogue made available to group of creator fans

August 5, 2026

Alarming surge in bluetongue disease reported among UK sheep

Farmers advised to vaccinate after recent hot weather provides ideal conditions for virus-carrying midges

August 5, 2026

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)

August 5, 2026

The herbicide haunting a New York farm town

Paraquat is banned in over 70 countries. Some farmers and their families in Hebron believe the pesticide is causing Parkinson’s disease and are demanding that New York ban it

August 5, 2026

Sweltering summer lifts Next sales as profit outlook upgraded again

Clothing and homeware retailer says growth led by suite of alternative brands and strong online sales

August 5, 2026

‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug

The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammals

August 5, 2026

Butterflies around the world are changing habitats – and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’

New research shows early-warning species is on the move, expanding or contracting geographic range and changing altitude

August 5, 2026

The ‘Cockroach Lord’ who names new species after Tolkien and Pokémon characters

Cristian Lucañas has discovered multiple species of cockroach in the Philippines, and believes there’s far more to the much-maligned insect than meets the eye

August 5, 2026

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year

UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity

August 5, 2026

SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision

Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400mph

August 5, 2026

Bank battle: history suggests Burnham faces fight if he opts for windfall tax

As lenders’ profits soar, calls grow for a levy to help new PM ease cost of living pressures on households

August 5, 2026

Specieswatch: Wild deer release millions of tonnes of methane a year

Scientists find ruminants emit more of greenhouse gas individually than cows, although total contribution tiny compared with domesticated livestock

August 5, 2026

Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts

Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss

August 5, 2026

Jetstar to charge fees to put carry-on luggage in overhead lockers

Airline to remove 7kg weight limit for carry-on bags and introduce new fee from February 2027

August 5, 2026