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AI firm drops key safety pledge as Pentagon dispute drags on

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has made Anthropic an offer it may not be able to refuse. The Defense Department and the AI firm held a meeting at the Pentagon on Tuesday, where the government tried to compel the house of Claude to lift some restrictions on military use of its tech. However, recent changes to the company's safety policy suggest it may be willing to be more flexible than it's letting on. …

Traffic was queueing along the road this evening (Wednesday, February 25).

Sophie, 61, spent two days in the east African country at the request of the Foreign Office and first arrived into the capital city of Mogadishu on February 23.

From captivating moments underwater to mammals interacting with human items on land, the World Nature Photography Award winners have been announced for 2026.

Gloucestershire Police confirmed it has closed its criminal investigation into the death of 33-year-old Alice Webb after the man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter died while on police bail.

The 54-year-old Married with Children alum's 304-page tell-al lYou With The Sad Eyes hits shelves next Tuesday

But only Qualcomm can power the most alluring features

hands on  Just 20 percent of punters who bought Samsung's 2025 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, cited AI as the main reason for their purchase. With this year's S26 models, the Korean giant hopes to improve that number.…

A secret storage unit rented by the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was used to keep safe sex-slave manuals, naked photographs of women and dozens of pornographic magazines.

Lee grew up in New Jersey and studied ballet in Carnegie Hall with Vera Nemtchinova. At the start of her career in New Jersey, she spent time with Buddy Hackett, Red Buttons, Jack Carter.

DVD and Blu-ray sales have been in freefall for years, but the decline is slowing considerably as Gen Z buyers turn to physical media and drive a measurable uptick at video rental stores and retailers across the U.S. Overall disc sales fell just 9% last year after dropping more than 20% in both 2023 and 2024, according to the Digital Entertainment Group, and U.S. consumers spent 12% more on 4K UHD Blu-rays in 2025 than the prior year. The Criterion Collection, a leading boutique Blu-ray label, confirmed significant year-over-year sales increases that its president credits to younger customers. Vidiots, a video store in Los Angeles, averaged 170 rentals a day in January 2026 -- its biggest month ever -- after loaning about 22,000 discs total in 2023 and roughly 50,000 in 2024. Barnes & Noble reported DVD and Blu-ray sales growth of "mid-double digits" over the past year.

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The 'Stop The Chop' campaign has been led by Kat Scott 32, who told the Daily Mail how the judicial review ruling gave the group 'greater confidence in moving forward'.

The Queen also welcomed celebrities like Rose Ayling-Ellis, Alex Jones and Paddington Bear to Windsor Castle in Berkshire today.

Manchester United Under-18s continued their flawless start to the year on Wednesday afternoon with a thumping victory over Derby County U18s.

The actress and writer appeared on BBC Breakfast today (February 25), where she opened up about her past experience to presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent.

The aspiring rapper, 18, said that the pop star is 'cool' and 'nice' during an appearance in content creator G Hobs' car interview on Sunday.

The podcaster and author, now 41, has been married to McFly vocalist and guitarist Tom Fletcher, 40, since 2012 and the couple share three sons; Buzz, Buddy and Max.

The Coronation Street legend, 68, revealed she is battling the disease earlier this month, explaining she had been diagnosed just after she'd relocated to Dublin to start her new job on Irish soap Fair City.

Alexandra Depledge, the government's entrepreneurship adviser, said the UK 'lacks economic resilience' due to its over-reliance on businesses in hospitality and retail.

Beleaguered first-time buyers have been given yet another boost to take the first step on the property ladder as another lender launches a zero-deposit mortgage.

You may well wonder why, only two months away from my 76th birthday, I'm planning an appointment with my GP.