UK food exports tumble amid high costs and Middle East impact 25. September 2026 (01:01) Exports to the EU continued a recent downward trend, with declines of 4.9% in Ireland and 4.6% in France, two of the UK’s largest export markets.(London News)
Overcrowding in UK’s A&E departments ‘increases risk of death’ 25. September 2026 (01:01) Around 550 deaths every week across all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland may be caused by overcrowding in emergency departments, a study found.(London News)
Australia news live: Paterson says PM’s AI hack timing not a coincidence; gen Z going without for a house 24. September 2026 (23:52) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCharlton says AI incidents likely to become ‘more and more prevalent’Andrew Charlton, the assistant minister for science, technology and the digital economy, said yesterday’s reported hack of Medicare by an OpenAI agent was a “novel” moment for cybersecurity, but was likely to become “more and more prevalent in the future”.In this type of situation, you know, you would expect for an incident which is as serious as this, you would expect that disclosure to be delivered in a very serious way. It was not delivered in a very serious way, it was delivered via an email to a public inbox.In fact, several of the indicators are now at the highest observed levels that we’ve seen, including wastewater, consumption, methamphetamine-related hospitalisations, and death. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mary Peltola’s campaign says reports of her using slurs and shoving staffer are exaggerated 24. September 2026 (23:46) Alaska Democratic nominee in pivotal Senate race ‘struggled to deal with her grief’ after death of husband and mother, spokesperson saidMary Peltola’s campaign on Thursday downplayed a report that the Democratic nominee in Alaska’s pivotal Senate race shoved a staffer and used slurs, saying the article exaggerated her behavior, but acknowledging she struggled following the deaths of her husband and mother.The New York Times article published on Wednesday is based on text messages and interviews with nine former employees of Peltola, who served in the House of Representatives from 2022 till the beginning of last year and is now set to face Republican senator Dan Sullivan in the 3 November midterm elections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
