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Residents in the ancient market town of Liskeard reported seeing the marsupial - native to Australia - jumping along a busy road.

The resulting crash on the A66 killed two police officers as well as all five occupants of a stolen VW Passat, including Cole Worthy, 17.

The 43-year-old has amassed a cult following through his chart-topping 'world's most controversial podcast' Anything Goes with fans said to include Wayne Rooney and Justin Bieber.

Scientists from the Liverpool School of Tropical medicine have revealed the countries where the most incidents occur every year.

It's alleged that she formed a relationship with a serving inmate at the prison

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: For years, AI industry watchers of all stripes have been warning of a coming jobs apocalypse driven by ultra-intelligent AI systems that will be able to replicate most human tasks more cheaply. Now, newly updated research from Stanford University economists suggests AI seems to be causing significant entry-level job losses for younger workers in some fields, even as older workers appear largely unaffected so far. The August 2026 edition of "Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence" updates and revises a paper of the same name published last year with fresh data and refined statistics. In that update, the Stanford researchers find the employment trends they identified for entry-level workers last year are persisting and expanding. Specifically, employment levels for workers ages 22 to 25 in the most "AI-exposed" occupations are now 19 percent below those of their peers in fields less exposed to AI disruption. Last year, that gap measured just 13 percent. [...] Digging deeper into the data, the researchers found that this phenomenon is mainly manifesting itself through lower hiring rates for entry-level workers in AI-impacted fields, rather than increased firings or employees quitting. They also found that the labor market effects among this age group were mostly seen in lower overall employment, rather than reduced pay rates. But not all jobs that show potential for AI "disruption" are created equal, the researchers found. In its Economic Index, Anthropic differentiates between queries related to tasks that are "automative" (i.e., fully replacing work previously done by a human) or "augmentative" (i.e., helping human workers be more effective at tasks they are still needed for). By this measure, jobs like "accountants and auditors" and "receptionists and information clerks" were among those judged most susceptible to AI automation, while jobs like "chief executive" and "registered nurse" were among those using AI augmentation most often. Unsurprisingly, jobs where AI automation is prevalent are the ones showing the worst relative employment levels for entry-level workers these days. "The findings are consistent with automation-oriented uses of AI substituting for labor while complementary uses are associated with flat or rising employment," the researchers write. Interestingly, the researchers found that the impact is strongest in entry-level jobs built around "codified" knowledge, which is the formal, documented skills that AI can more easily replicate. Meanwhile, experienced workers in roles relying on tacit, practice-based knowledge have seen stronger employment growth.

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Catalin Botezatu, an A-list fashion designer, said he feared for his life when he was allegedly ambushed outside a restaurant and had his limited edition Richard Mille watch cut from his arm.

Brittany Romano, who attended the Lindsay Clancy trial Monday on a Vanity Fair press pass, has sparked outrage online after she appeared to be smiling and winking at the courtroom camera.

She never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion.

Jennifer Garner has revealed she 'panicked' about her financial future after the breakdown of her marriage to Ben Affleck and realised she needed to become 'an earner'.

OLIVER HOLT: Sir Billy, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92, was a breaker of barriers, and deserves to be in the same company as heroes like Jackie Robinson.

The US Secret Service is aware of an Iranian threat against Donald Trump's youngest, Barron Trump, after a video detailing the first son's whereabouts and close friends was released.

Fasten your seatbelt and empty that bladder: AI investment is rising, but reported enterprise earnings impact remains stubbornly flat

Nicholas Hoult has backed out of his role as Gilderoy Lockhart in the upcoming Harry Potter series amid mounting backlash over JK Rowling.

Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the Strait of Hormuz blocked.

A beauty queen has received a suspended jail term for attacking a woman with a red stiletto outside a hunt ball - less than a week after appearing in the Miss Great Britain final.

The controversial breakaway is fighting for its future after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced it would stop funding beyond this year.

It might be time to rethink the old adage 'It's grim up north'. Indeed, Manchester, in particular, is currently one of the fastest-growing economies in the UK.

The partner of a teacher accused of sexually seducing her former pupils while she taught in north London, told her trial she has a medical condition which means they can only have quick sex.

Waymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in Munich by the end of 2027, marking the Google-owned company's first expansion into the European Union. "It already operates in 11 cities in the United States and has applied for a license in the United Kingdom to launch its robotaxis in London this year," notes Reuters. From the report: The Google subsidiary will start rolling out vehicles in the German city this year, which will be manually driven while the company "starts with high-definition mapping of local street networks" and testing with safety drivers, Waymo said in a statement. "Bavaria is determined to live up to its pioneering role and be an international leader in autonomous driving," Florian Herrmann, the head of the Bavarian state chancellery, said in the statement. "Now we need to move quickly from testing to real-world deployment." [...] German authorities gave autonomous vehicles the green light in 2021 to operate in the country in approved geographical areas. Other countries are looking at following suit, though the EU's broader autonomous driving rules are set by the U.N.

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