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Heathrow Airport reveals record year for passenger numbers – prompting climate warning from ‘speechless’ campaigners | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A record number of people travelled through Heathrow last year – a trend the airport is celebrating but which others say is a cause for alarm. A record 83.9 million flyers made their way through the west London airport last year, its management said. The figure is 4.7 million higher than 2023, and 3 million…
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Snapchat ‘asleep at the wheel’ when it comes to suicide and self-harm content, says children’s charity | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The social media site Snapchat is “fundamentally failing to act on suicide and self-harm content”, according to the Molly Rose Foundation. Just 2% of reported suicide and self-harm content on Snapchat was removed between January and July last year, according to Snapchat’s latest transparency report. There were 289 posts relating to suicide and self-harm that…
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Jenny Eclair says she ‘can’t compete’ with ‘terrible’ AI Michael Parkinson podcast | Ents & Arts News
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The first episode of a podcast hosted by AI replicating Sir Michael Parkinson has been released – and comedian and podcaster Jenny Eclair has branded it a “terrible, terrible idea”. The podcast Virtually Parkinson sees AI technology synthetically recreate the late presenter’s voice and style to interview real-life celebrities. Known for his interviews with the…
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Jeff Bezos’s New Glenn debut launch called off | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The launch of a huge, partially reusable rocket, built by Jeff Bezos’s company, has been called off this morning after hours of delays. The 98-metre rocket, called New Glenn, is around as tall as Big Ben. It was set to carry up to 45 tonnes of tech to low Earth orbit. However, the team at…
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MPs to debate Jools Law to allow bereaved parents access to children’s social media | Politics News
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MPs will today debate a change in the law proposed by a bereaved mother who believes social media may hold crucial clues to her son’s death. Jools Sweeney was 14 when he was found unconscious at home in April 2022. His parents and friends who saw him earlier that day say there were no signs…
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UK to ‘mainline AI in the veins’ under new plans from Sir Keir Starmer | Politics News
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The government will “mainline AI into the veins” of the UK, with plans being unveiled on Monday by Sir Keir Starmer. The prime minister is set to promise investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector. It comes as his government battles against allegations they are mismanaging the economy and stymied…
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Millions of people’s ‘intimate’ location data stolen in major hack | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Millions of people using some of the world’s most popular apps may have had their locations leaked in a major hack. Tinder, Spotify, Citymapper, Mumsnet and Sky News were among hundreds of companies named in a sample list of apps linked to the breach. Hackers appear to have targeted a US location tracking firm Gravy…
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Are weight loss drugs making only the wealthy healthy? | UK News
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👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Weight loss injections like Wegovy and Mounjaro are being taken by so many people in the UK that obesity statistics could fall for the first time ever. More than 500,000 people in the…
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‘The future is in our hands’ scientists say, as 2024 becomes first year to pass 1.5C global warming threshold | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Last year was the warmest on record, the first to breach a symbolic threshold, and brought with it deadly impacts like flooding and drought, scientists have said. Two new datasets found 2024 was the first calendar year when average global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – before humans started burning fossil fuels at scale.…
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Stellantis meets electric vehicle target despite criticising the goal and closing its Luton plant | Money News
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The company that owns Britain’s Vauxhall car plants met the UK government’s electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate last year despite publicly criticising the target and announcing the closure of its Luton factory. Stellantis, which also owns the Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat brands, as well as a number of others, was the UK’s best-selling electric van…