Pope Leo XIV calls for church to 'illuminate dark nights' in first mass remarks as world celebrates election of first American pontiff in the Vatican
MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a new pope.
Starmer's trade deal with the US 'only covers a quarter of UK exports' as huge pharma sector is left in limbo - with film industry still under threat and Trump 'targeting tax on tech firms'
The pact theatrically announced by the PM and US president last night will cut tariffs from 25 per cent to 10 per cent for the first 100,000 cars sent to America.
Eliza Cummings is pregnant! Agent Provocateur model and Nat Rothschild's ex reveals she's expecting her second child with celebrity photographer husband 18 years her senior
The 34-year-old - a former girlfriend of financier Nat Rothschild - took to her Instagram page today to announce she's expecting her second child with her Hollywood photographer husband Greg Williams.
Shoppers delighted after spotting discontinued 2000s snack on UK shelves for the first time in 15 years
The iconic snack was launched in 2005 and discontinued five years later, to the dismay of a dedicated cult following.
Sadiq Khan 'sends in the bulldozers' for London's Green Belt: Anger as Mayor says homes could be built on 'low quality' land to hit Labour's targets
In a shift of position, Sadiq Khan is using a speech to argue that brownfield site alone cannot meet the capital's needs.
The 'shocking role' of the Peltzes in Brooklyn and Nicola's feud with the Beckhams is revealed to KATIE HIND by insiders - and why David and Victoria have been left 'furious'
When Brooklyn Beckham first told his parents in late 2019 that he had found a new girlfriend in Nicola Peltz, they were thrilled.
Fresh hope in hunt for British hiker, 25, missing on New Zealand mountain trek as rescuers spot torchlight
Eli Sweeting, 25, sparked a major search and rescue operation when he failed to return from a hike up the mile-high Mitre Peak near Milford Sound on Sunday, May 4.
Alarm as severe reactions to Ozempic set to SOAR by 350 per cent, new data reveals
Bad reactions to popular weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, are on track to soar by more than 350 per cent within a year, new data has suggested.
Pope Leo's brothers reveal eerie childhood premonition that he would 'rise to lead'... and why they're now SCARED for him
Louis Prevost, the brother of Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV, said he was stunned when he watched the conclusion of the Conclave and saw his brother emerge from the Vatican.
Game of Thrones fans are keeping us trapped in our houses, say locals in village besieged by lovers of fantasy show's prequel House Of The Dragon
Furious residents in Newborough, Anglesey, say hundreds of visitors block the road on their way to its the village's beach.
Crisis for Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas? Friends say Hollywood's worst-kept secret has created intimate impasse in love affair
What began as an unlikely pairing for Tom Cruise, 62, and Ana de Armas, 37, has since become a globetrotting love affair, but it seems that the couple are already facing a huge obstacle...
JD Vance's British mentor reveals what the vice-president really thinks about Pope Leo XIV's criticism of him
Cambridge academic Dr James Orr has revealed his friend has no desire to enter into a 'theological cage fight' with the new Bishop of Rome.
AI-Generated 'Slop' Threatens Internet Ecosystem, Researchers Warn
Researchers are sounding alarms about the proliferation of AI-generated content -- dubbed "slop" -- that may be overwhelming the internet's human-created material. Fil Menczer, distinguished professor of informatics at Indiana University, who has studied social bots since the early 2010s, is now expressing serious concern about generative AI's impact. "Am I worried? Yes, I'm very worried," he told Bloomberg.
Another research from Georgetown University found over 100 Facebook pages with millions of followers using AI-generated images for scams. According to Tollbit, a company that helps publishers get compensated when their sites are scraped, web scraping volume doubled from Q3 to Q4 2024, causing significant strain on sites like Wikipedia during high-traffic events.
The situation creates a dangerous feedback loop where AI content is generated to please AI recommendation systems, potentially marginalizing human creators. Jeff Allen of the Integrity Institute told Bloomberg this resembles "the algae bloom that can blow up and suffocate the life you would want to have in a healthy ecosystem."
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Special Constable jailed for storing photos of dying punch victim on Snapchat, sending grim details about fatal car crash to friend and taking photos of police computer records
William Heggs, 23, formerly a volunteer officer with Leicestershire Police, used his mobile phone to take photographs of body-cam footage showing William Harty, who was killed by his brother-in-law.
Bomb squads called to Leigh-on-sea as seafront taped off
The situation remains ongoing
The 'fisherman aesthetic' is making a splash this summer - here's how to get the coastal look on the high street
If the return of the boat shoe wasn't an indicator that the nautical look would come back into fashion this season, then the naval-inspired looks on the recent runways of Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Proenza Schouler should have clued us in.
Contactless £100 limit set to be scrapped in major change to payments
The Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing whether the £100 contactless limit should be removed or increased - and today is your last chance to have your say.
Girl, 14, was hit and killed as she crossed road by speeding driver who had taken cocaine and cannabis, inquest hears
Olivia Kolek was crossing Station Road in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, when she was struck by a silver Mercedes near the railway station on New Year's Eve in 2021.
Spanish deputy PM's bodyguards targeted by man with two knives in horror attack as cops taser and arrest suspect
The unnamed Spanish attacker, 44, silently approached the two police guards before launching himself at them when they identified themselves as officers.
Residents of Harlow flats block evacuated from homes after 'a threat to life'
They were told to leave their homes