Month: May 2025

Hamas on Saturday said that it has responded to a Gaza ceasefire plan put forward by the US, repeating its call for an end to the war, in a move the US’ Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, called “totally unacceptable.”

Hamas has agreed to release ten hostages and return 18 bodies in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, following a proposal by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, the terror group said Saturday.

Round-tripping involves transferring money between companies without any genuine exchange of goods or services — the only aim being to inflate revenue figures for investor consumption. Between 2021 and 2024, Builder.ai and VerSe Innovation reportedly exchanged invoices in round-tripping. Last month, Builder.ai said it planned to file for bankruptcy after one of its key lenders, Viola Credit, seized $37 million from its accounts.

His career in public service began in the 1950s.

A teenager who was driving illegally and was in the country illegally when he struck and killed a young Colorado woman in Aurora is now in the custody of Imm…

China’s representative at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore accused U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of making “groundless accusations” of rapidly deve…

The Israeli actress has faced protests while filming across London over recent weeks, the Met says.

Nigel Farage’s party has now soared to become second favourite to win the Holyrood by-election, and are as short at 4/1 at some bookmakers, as the First Minister and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s pleas to voters fall on deaf ears.

Catherine Cobden, head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, says U.S. President Donald Trump’s new threat, to double tariffs steel and aluminum tarif…

The EU and Ukraine’s Western allies have paid more to Russia for its fuel than they’ve provided in aid to Ukraine. Data from the Centre for Research on Energ…

Israel has refused to allow foreign ministers from five Arab countries to meet with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Israel controls the…

Plus: Google celebrates the 10th anniversary of Google Photos with a new editing interface for its 1.5 billion monthly users.

Today’s London news round-up:

The software names and designs coming for Apple at WWDC, the future of the web thanks to AI, and more, on The Vergecast.

“This is a one way road that what we saw by Erdogan, Putin or even Lukashenko and Orban. There is no turning back.”Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban’s waning p…

The woman died at the scene, while a man in his 30s was taken to hospital with minor injuries. He has since been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in hospital.

The stunning 25-acre site looks like the picturesque lavender fields of Provence

Amendments to the Knowledge of London are being made to modernise the process without compromising its high standards, according to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.In response to a question from London Assembly Member Alex Wilson, the Mayor confirmed that updates are being carried out as part of a wider action plan. Wilson had asked for details on what changes are being made and how the long-standing benchmark for taxi drivers will be protected.The Knowledge, introduced in 1865, requires London

IF you need somewhere cheap to stay with all of your mates, it might be more affordable to stay in your own castle. Wyatt Castle in Dorset dates back to 1797, and is now open to the public to stay …

London Clown Festival 2025 runs 16 Jun–4 Jul at Jacksons Lane and Soho Theatre, showcasing daring UK & international clowning, cabaret,…

Rabat – Israel has refused to allow foreign ministers from five Arab countries to visit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the city of Ramallah, Israel has refused to allow foreign ministers from five Arab countries to visit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the city of Ramallah, located in the occupied West Bank.

David Devine scored 1-12 for the Anthony Nash-coached winners, who had to repel a late Cormac O’Doherty free with Derry’s last chance.

Detailed price information for Meta Platforms Inc (META-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

US president Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw federal funding from California over transgender high school athlete AB Hernandez, who qualified for the…

A man from north-west London who survived a cardiac arrest while out running has become the first person to sign up for this year’s London Life Hike. Rob

The new benchmark, called Elephant, makes it easier to spot when AI models are being overly sycophantic—but there’s no current fix.

MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI: including Meta’s AI friends and how generative AI is helping a Neuralink patient communicate faster.

Plus, Anthropic’s CEO says AI could wipe out some white-collar jobs and drive unemployment to 20%

A former PE teacher at Harris Academy Tottenham has been banned after he petitioned for the headteacher’s resignation.

A body has been found in search for a missing girl who entered the River Thames.

In what authorities are calling an extremely rare event, a Brockton woman was caught with $240,000 worth of marijuana in her luggage, officials said.

Live shot from Ramsgate as little ships returns after the commemorative cruise to Dunkirk to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo.The Dunkirk evacua…

Head and neck cancer patients went disease-free for five years, compared to half that time for people undergoing standard treatments.

The rally came four days before the Balkan country is expected to receive the green light from Brussels to enter the eurozone.

Today, Adam, Alex, James and Vicki discuss Keir Starmer’s attack on Nigel Farage saying he would “crash the economy”. And, in light of Shadow Justice Secret…

The new release of LiteRT, formerly known as TensorFlow Lite, introduces a new API to simplify on-device ML inference, enhanced GPU acceleration, support for Qualcomm NPU (Neural Processing Unit) acce

Explore Google’s AI Edge Gallery, an experimental app for running advanced AI models on Android devices. Chat, process images, and more!

Last week, Google quietly released an app, Google AI Edge Gallery, that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones.

A PAW Patrol Live! stage show is set to come to London this summer.

Google has introduced the AI Edge Gallery app for Android, enabling users to run AI models from Hugging Face locally on their smartphones without an internet connection. This experimental release allows users to access tools like ‘Ask Image’ and ‘AI Chat,’ utilizing models such as Google’s Gemma 3n.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing a woman injured on the ground

Farage Speech LIVE, Since 10,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2025, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called on Sir Keir Starmer to declare a nationa…

A devastating glacier collapse in the Swiss village has left a trail of destruction and chaos. The disaster has raised concerns about the impact of climate c…

Britain is becoming a dumping ground for people who should just be deported.’Patrick Christys visits a growing migrant camp on London’s Park Lane — met with …

The plane’s pilot, a 71-year-old woman, had planned to land at the airport in Monchengladbach.

Greenwich Park has been ranked among the UK’s top three parks, earning high ratings and praise for its skyline views, historic landmarks, and…

Papers by codebreaking war hero Alan Turing, which were discovered in a loft, are expected to fetch £150,000 at auction – after almost being…

Your Local Guardian readers have shared what they would like to see in Sutton after we counted more than 10 empty units in the town centre.

Britain’s Jack Draper underlines his status as a French Open contender with a ruthless victory over Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca.

Saracens pick up the bonus-point win they needed on the final day of the regular Premiership season but fail to make the play-offs.