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Scientists now estimate that one common illness in pregnant women may be to blame for about one in 20 congenital heart disease (CHD) cases in the UK.

Birmingham Airport could be a realistic option for flying in and out of London when the High Speed 2 rail line opens, experts said today as journey times from the West End will be slashed to under an hour.

The Chicago Bears legend has died at the age of 67 following a heartbreaking battle with ALS.

A draft executive order from the Trump administration proposes integrating AI into K-12 education by directing federal agencies to promote AI literacy, train teachers, and establish public-private partnerships. "The draft is marked 'predecisional' and could be subject to change before it is signed, or it could be abandoned," notes the Washington Post. From the report: Titled "Advancing artificial intelligence education for American youth," the draft order would establish a White House task force on AI education that would be chaired by Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and would include the secretaries of education, agriculture, labor and energy, as well as Trump's special adviser for AI and cryptocurrency, David Sacks. The draft order would instruct federal agencies to seek public-private partnerships with industry, academia and nonprofit groups in efforts to teach students "foundational AI literacy and critical thinking skills." The task force should look for existing federal funding such as grants that could be used for AI programs, and agencies should prioritize spending on AI education, according to the draft order. It would also instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to prioritize federal grant funding for training teachers on how to use AI, including for administrative tasks and teacher training and evaluation. All educators should undergo professional development to integrate AI into all subject areas, the draft order says. It would also establish a "Presidential AI Challenge" -- a competition for students and educators to demonstrate their AI skills -- and instruct Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to develop registered apprenticeships in AI-related occupations. The focus is on K-12 education, but the draft order says, "Our Nation must also make resources available for lifelong learners to develop new skills for a changing workforce."

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The former Conservative cabinet member is set to take the title in honour of the maritime area of Aberdeen where his father, Ernest, ran a fish-processing business.

As the Royal Family prepare to welcome Donald Trump, the Mail has been exploring the history of VVIPs who have received the grandest welcome the country can bestow.

Meghan, 43, subtly addressed the difficulties surrounding her new ventures while speaking at the TIME100 Summit in New York City on Wednesday.

TikTok star Dominique McShain has died aged just 21 after a year-long battle with incurable colon cancer.

CFO says 'a cushion of several thousand employees we can play with' is a good thing in uncertain times

SAP says 3,000 people have left the company in its restructuring plan but that it will wait to see if more employees might be affected after US tariff policies introduced global economic uncertainty.…

Demi Moore opened up about her gut-wrenching Best Actress loss - and whether she still believes there's a shot at Oscar gold down the line.

Google revealed in court that its Gemini AI chatbot reached 350 million monthly active users worldwide as of March 2025 -- up from 9 million daily users in October 2024. TechCrunch reports: Usage of Google's AI offerings has exploded in the last year. Gemini had just 9 million daily active users in October 2024, but last month, the company reportedly logged 35 million daily active users, according to its data. Gemini still lags behind the industry's most popular AI tools, however. Google estimates that ChatGPT had roughly 600 million monthly active users in March, according to the company's data shown in court. That puts ChatGPT on a similar user base to Meta AI, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in September was nearing 500 million monthly users.

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Prince Louis bears a striking resemblance to Grandpa Middleton; but there's something about him that also reminds me of his great-grandfather on his father's side, the late Duke of Edinburgh.

The TV personality, 33, launched online fashion business, We Are Foolish, in November 2021, with a star-studded party attended by a host of showbiz pals.

You. Will. Love. The. LLM.

The latest update to Microsoft 365 Copilot brings AI-powered search, so-called reasoning agents, and a new Agent Store. Some users already have access to certain features, while others may have to wait through May.…

The president said Elon Musk 'was a tremendous help' a day after the world's richest man announced he would be limiting his government role. Tesla's stock tanked in the last quarter.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: I can disclose that both must now soldier on without Vicky Staines, who had become one of Holly's closest and most trusted allies has ceased her role at Wylde Moon.

Donald Trump last night launched a scathing attack on Volodymyr Zelensky after he rejected the terms of a Ukraine peace deal.

The Government says in time the move could boost the retirement savings of the average worker by around £1,000 due to reduced costs.

More than 1million bank account switches took place in the last 12 months, with 222,805 occurring in the first three months of the year.

WhatsApp is rolling out a new "Advanced Chat Privacy" feature that blocks others from exporting chat histories or automatically downloading media. While it doesn't stop screenshots or manual downloads, it marks the first step in WhatsApp's plan to enhance in-chat privacy protections. The Verge reports: By default, WhatsApp saves photos and videos in a chat to your phone's local storage. It also lets you and your recipients export chats (with or without media) to your messages, email, or notes app. The Advanced Chat Privacy setting will prevent this in group and individual chats. [...] WhatsApp says this is its "first version" of the feature, and that it plans to add more protections down the line. "We think this feature is best used when talking with groups where you may not know everyone closely but are nevertheless sensitive in nature," WhatsApp says in its announcement. WABetaInfo first spotted this feature earlier this month, and now it's rolling out to the latest version of the app. You can turn on the setting by tapping the name of your chat and selecting Advanced Chat Privacy.

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