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Apr 25, 2026 - World

West Midlands police confirm deaths in blaze on Friday eveningTwo young children have died in a house fire in Wolverhampton, West Midlands police have confirmed.Emergency services were called to the property in the south of the city at about 8.30pm on Friday, with first responders attending from West Midlands police fire and ambulance services. Continue reading...

Apr 25, 2026 - World

After the shootings, OpenAI came forward to say that last June the company identified Van Rootselaar's account using abuse detection efforts for "furtherance of violent activities."

Apr 25, 2026 - World

The one-time retirement program will be open to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below, with a combined age and years of employment of 70 or more, per reports.

Apr 25, 2026 - World

Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct actionThe criminalisation of direct action climate protests in the UK is counterproductive and increases the determination of activists to undertake disruptive demonstrations, according to a study of 1,300 campaigners.New findings suggest arrests, fines and lengthy prison sentences given to nonviolent climate protesters who have blocked roads or damaged buildings may actually radicalise them. The repression of protest could even be one driver of recent covert actions such as the cutting of internet cables, they said. Continue reading...

Apr 25, 2026 - World

A previously unknown species of bacteria found in patients with noma could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical diseaseThe “astonishing” discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat a fatal and disfiguring childhood disease, researchers hope.Noma, which is fatal in 90% of cases without treatment, begins as a sore on the gums but goes on to destroy the tissues of the mouth and face. Continue reading...