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Charles and Camilla's US trip would be 'problematic' if war against Tehran is still raging, believes Sir Peter Westmacott - the UK's representative in Washington DC from 2012-16.

The Energy Secretary said there were 'a range of things' the UK could do to help unblock the narrow sea passage, as he did not rule out sending minehunting drones.

Catherine, Princess of Wales is widely regarded as one of the world's most stylish women, so it's no surprise that her mother, Carole Middleton, takes inspiration from her daughter's wardrobe.

"Emerging evidence indicates that agential AI might validate or amplify delusional or grandiose content, particularly in users already vulnerable to psychosis," writes Dr Hamilton Morrin, a psychiatrist and researcher at King's College in London, in a paper published last week in the Lancet Psychiatry. Morrin and a colleague had already noticed patients "using large language model AI chatbots and having them validate their delusional beliefs," reports the Guardian, so he conducted a new scientific review of existing media reports on AI-induced psychosis — and concluded chatbots may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people: In many of the cases in the essay, chatbots responded to users with mystical language to suggest that users have heightened spiritual importance. The bots also implied that users were speaking with a cosmic being who was using the chatbot as a medium. This type of mystical, sycophantic response was especially common in OpenAI's GPT 4 model, which the company has now retired... Many researchers also think it's unlikely that AI could induce delusions in people who weren't already vulnerable to them. For this reason, Morrin said "AI-assocciated delusions" is "perhaps a more agnostic term".... While in the past, people may have had to comb through YouTube videos or the contents of their local library to reinforce their delusions, chatbots can provide that reinforcement in a much faster, more concentrated dose. Their interactive nature can also "speed up the process", of exacerbating psychotic symptoms, said Dr Dominic Oliver, a researcher at the University of Oxford. "You have something talking back to you and engaging with you and trying to build a relationship with you," Oliver said... Creating effective safeguards for delusional thinking could be tricky, Morrin said, because "when you work with people with beliefs of delusional intensity, if you directly challenge someone and tell them immediately that they're completely wrong, actually what's most likely is they'll withdraw from you and become more socially isolated". Instead, it's important to create a fine balance where you try to understand the source of the delusional belief without encouraging it — that could be more than a chatbot can master.

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After Iran launched its first barrage of missiles at the United Arab Emirates, hundreds of British expats and tourists in Dubai scrambled to flee the glittering desert city. 

The White House is loath to set a clock on their operations. But they have to contend with reality. Time, meanwhile, may be the president's most unforgiving adversary.

Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews racked up a huge bill at the luxury Dubai hotel where the couple tied the knot - and it is claimed he left without paying.

If you are looking for a family-friendly place to go for a springtime stroll, then this place may be for you

Some of the most astonishing fiascos at the Academy Awards were the result of honest mistakes, either by the stars or the people behind-the-scenes.

There's a surprise in a new documentary about that Bigfoot film shot in 1967 by Roger Patterson, reports the Wall Street Journal. Capturing Bigfoot "builds to a big reveal: freshly surfaced film that appears to show a woodsy dress rehearsal for one of the world's most enduring hoaxes." In the new footage — from a Kodak reel dating to 1966 — Patterson's camera tracks a man in costume, his brother-in-law, moving in a similar fashion to the figure in the 1967 shoot, which featured a different location and a bigger man with a more distinctive stride, according to the documentary. The test-run footage "is the work of a director with a vision," says Capturing Bigfoot director Marq Evans. He says the reel was given to him by a colleague at Olympic College in Bremerton, Wash., where Evans runs a documentary film program. The colleague found the film in a safe that belonged to her late father, who worked in a Boeing film lab and could have developed film discreetly. With the long-buried footage in hand, Evans set out to explore the ripple effects from the Bigfoot film. Patterson, who died in 1972, hailed from the same region of Washington as Evans; the documentarian discovered that the hardscrabble cowboy had also been a gifted craftsman and artist. Patterson illustrated a self-published book, "Do Abominable Snowmen of America Really Exist?", and set out to make a wildlife movie that would feature the ultimate trophy footage. He and his collaborators inadvertently helped spawn "this massive culture and industry" around the Bigfoot legend, Evans says... Roger Paterson presented his footage to America in a traveling show that crisscrossed the nation and climaxed with the hyped Bigfoot sequence on screen. The money poured in, leading to resentment among cohorts who felt they'd been shortchanged, none more so than Bob Gimlin, Patterson's wingman in the field during the infamous shoot.. [Roger's son] Clint Patterson says his mother privately confirmed his suspicions that the family's claim to fame was bogus, but he kept quiet to protect their financial stream. About 10 years ago, when he first wanted to go public with the truth, his mother disowned him. Bigfoot was also a recurring character on the 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man. Which kind of puts the whole thing in perspective...

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As Beatrice, 37, stood at the entrance of the Chapel with her now disgraced father, the princess deviated from the norm by simply smiling at her grandmother, rather than respectfully curtseying.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, UK interiors expert Jordana Ashkenazi has revealed the trends to stray away from, admitting some features just seem more showy than useful.

According to 'Queen of Clean' Lynsey Crombie, there are several blind spots that people frequently forget about, despite them being vital in giving a home that extra sparkle.

On Wednesday, Danish chef Redzepi, 48, announced he is stepping down from his position after being accused of violently abusing staff for more than a decade.

The group - of a range of different nationalities - face an expedited trial for 'publishing misleading content on digital platforms' as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.

Harry Kane even met his future wife at this school

Reminders Of Him follows Kenna (Maika Monroe), who is fresh from a jail term for 'vehicular manslaughter under the influence'. It is based upon Colleen Hoover's bestselling 2022 novel.

Britain's 'missing babies' can be blamed on immature men who are delaying responsibilities until later in life, according to a report.

The country was already low on interceptor stock as it came into the war following last June's conflict with Iran in the 12 Days War, US officials said.

George Osborne, Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi all hit out at the decision by Threadneedle Street to shake up the designs on paper money.