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AI minister Kanishka Narayan told the BBC that control over AI should belong to society and democracy, not a narrow group of tech elites. He compared the scale of change to the industrial revolution, described the discovery of 500 vulnerabilities in government systems using AI for £13,000, and hinted at an AI announcement in the budget.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to the Met Office forecast, Storm Boelo will bring strong winds and rain to Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England on Saturday. It will arrive less than 48 hours after the first storm of the season — Austen — was declared, which will reach the country on Friday and affect the south-west.
Sevara AzamovaOn 20 October 2026, a power failure in Google Cloud's London region europe-west2 disrupted the operation of banks, courts and logistics services across the UK. Revolut reported disruptions worldwide. By evening, Google Cloud announced that services had been restored. On 20 October 2026, a power failure in the Google Cloud europe-west2 London region disrupted the operation of banks, courts and logistics services across the UK. Revolut reported outages worldwide. By the evening, Google Cloud announced that its services had been restored.
Javlon TursunovAccording to the UK's Office for National Statistics, unemployment fell to 4.7% in June–August — the lowest in more than a year — while the employment rate rose to 75.3%. At the same time, vacancies dropped to 691,000, the lowest level in more than five years: small companies cite rising labour costs. The data is the last official snapshot of the labour market before the budget.
Javlon TursunovThe UK's National Trading Standards has for the first time compiled a 'watchlist' of AI scams: fake online shops, deepfakes, voice cloning and personalised phishing. Experts warn that previous ways of spotting fraud, such as looking for typos, no longer work.
Sardor QodirovHealth Secretary Yvette Cooper said unauthorised access by NHS staff to the medical records of the Nottingham attack victims and tiger victim William Chapman was a 'disgrace'. Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has dismissed a total of 15 staff, and Yorkshire Ambulance Service has launched an investigation into possible access to Chapman's records.
Otabek YusupovBBC economics editor Faisal Islam summed up the annual IMF meetings in Bangkok: the global economy is being pulled in different directions by an energy shock, trade conflicts and war on one side, and massive AI investment on the other. The IMF called the UK a 'model pupil', and Chancellor John Healey linked strong growth data to AI investment. A separate theme was the 'second China shock' in electric vehicles and the UK's rapprochement with the EU.
Dilnoza RahimovaThe UK government has said it is ready to review the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) following Baroness Hallett's report calling for urgent reform. More than 24,000 claims have been submitted, but only just over 1% resulted in one-off payments of £120,000. The campaign group Vaccine Injured and Bereaved UK welcomed the recognition of the problem but demanded concrete commitments and timelines.
Aziz KarimovUK GDP grew 0.1% in August against forecasts of a 0.1% decline. Chancellor John Healey called it a 'sign of resilience' ahead of the 28 October budget. Over three months growth was 0.7%, with computer programming the main contributor. The opposition and Liberal Democrats were sceptical about the data, and analysts warn of inflation risks.
Dilnoza RahimovaUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, responding to a question from Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey about the US-Russia diesel fuel deal, declined to assess Donald Trump's actions, saying he wanted to be careful in creating conditions for reuniting people. Burnham said he would try to mend relations between the US and Ukraine. He also added that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, currently on an official visit to London, will not leave the UK empty-handed, and that additional military and financial support for Ukraine will be organized soon.
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