Big shake-up in Google’s AI team as DeepMind chief executive steps downTwo senior engineers are leaving company to launch startup amid fears Google is falling behind in AI raceWire*·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 farmingWire*·August 5, 2026
Soriot should explain the curious case of AstraZeneca’s non-dealAstraZeneca’s rumoured takeover of Bristol Myers Squibb already looked weird, and was met with a lack of enthusiasm by shareholdersWire*·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 attemptsWire*·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>Wire*·August 5, 2026
Judge casts doubt on future of WH Smith replacement TG JonesMr Justice Hildyard, who approved rescue plan in July, said turnaround plan came with ‘very considerable’ risksWire*·August 5, 2026
AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developersAI Security Institute says OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of riskWire*·August 5, 2026
Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sunHighest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surfaceWire*·August 5, 2026
The RBA says rate rises don’t really increase living costs. But the data is clear – they very much doThe latest cost of living figures show interest rate rises are having an impact on household costs, despite what the central bank says Wire*·August 5, 2026
‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggageAdd-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it more difficult to compare air fares, experts sayWire*·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 happenedUK economy strengthens as service sector returns to growth and car sales jumpWire*·August 5, 2026
Darth Vader to become a TikTok star as Disney strikes deal on short videoCharacters and memorable scenes from back catalogue made available to group of creator fansWire*·August 5, 2026
Alarming surge in bluetongue disease reported among UK sheepFarmers advised to vaccinate after recent hot weather provides ideal conditions for virus-carrying midgesWire*·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)Wire*·August 5, 2026
The herbicide haunting a New York farm townParaquat 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 itWire*·August 5, 2026
Sweltering summer lifts Next sales as profit outlook upgraded againClothing and homeware retailer says growth led by suite of alternative brands and strong online salesWire*·August 5, 2026
‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slugThe beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammalsWire*·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 Wire*·August 5, 2026
The ‘Cockroach Lord’ who names new species after Tolkien and Pokémon charactersCristian Lucañas has discovered multiple species of cockroach in the Philippines, and believes there’s far more to the much-maligned insect than meets the eyeWire*·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 insecurityWire*·August 5, 2026
SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collisionFour-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400mphWire*·August 5, 2026
Bank battle: history suggests Burnham faces fight if he opts for windfall taxAs lenders’ profits soar, calls grow for a levy to help new PM ease cost of living pressures on householdsWire*·August 5, 2026
Specieswatch: Wild deer release millions of tonnes of methane a yearScientists find ruminants emit more of greenhouse gas individually than cows, although total contribution tiny compared with domesticated livestockWire*·August 5, 2026
Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contractsSoftware group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union bossWire*·August 5, 2026
Jetstar to charge fees to put carry-on luggage in overhead lockersAirline to remove 7kg weight limit for carry-on bags and introduce new fee from February 2027Wire*·August 5, 2026
