The move signals Google’s push to bring more advanced, conversational AI into the driving experience.
Month: April 2026
Union warns of summer strike action risk as workers balloted over pay
Workers at Glasgow Airport are being balloted.
Vancouver playwright re-examines the Israel-Palestine narrative from a soldier’s view
Vancouver-based playwright Itai Erdal wrote a Soldiers of Tomorrow in response to what he was taught growing up in Israel. Learn more.
AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses
Researchers say results mark a really ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’
Moment predator who exposed himself on the Tube is snared by police
Ayman Yanoussi, 21, of Newham, exposed himself to several women on a station platform and on a District line train
Rudy Rochman Debates Israel, Gaza and Zionism
Rudy Rochman faced 20 pro-Palestinian activists on Jubilee. Here’s what the viral debate reveals about Israel discourse online.
UK royals join block party in Front Royal, Virginia
Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show.Si…
George Clooney given Scotland kit during Gleneagles lunch with prize draw winner
Claire Phale had lunch with Clooney after winning a prize draw with Itison in support of Scottish homelessness charity Social Bite.
Horror of dilapidated £4m Chelsea mansion where mummified corpse found to finally end
Action to finally be taken on rotting mansion where mummified corpse of a man was found
Religious group members questioned over modern slavery
Police are continuing to investigate allegations of sexual abuse, forced marriage and modern slavery connected to a religious community in Cheshire, England….
Starmer On London Stabbing: Response Will Be Swift And Visible
A violent stabbing incident in North London has left two Jewish men seriously injured, triggering a major police investigation. Authorities have cordoned off…
Responsibility on all to defeat dissident threat – Hilary Benn
Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has pledged the ‘absolute co-operation’ of gardai to investigate a car bomb attack on Dunmurry police station.
Blaze breaks out at Stamford Hill as firefights rush to scene
Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters have been mobilised to tackle the blaze
England’s Jamie Smith set to keep wicket with Ben Foakes injured
England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith is set to replace the injured Ben Foakes behind the stumps in Surrey’s Championship’s game with Sussex.
Rowley says Polanski’s Golders Green arrest post will have a ‘chilling effect’
Mr Polanski retweeted an X post accusing officers of ‘repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head’.
UK terror threat level raised to severe after Golders Green attack
The UK’s terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe after the attack in Golders Green yesterday.This means an attack is likely in the nex…
Irish Government hoping UK Legacy Bill can be ‘expedited’
The Irish Government’s legacy legislation will be dependent on the UK Government passing its own laws, the Northern Ireland Secretary has been told.
UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ following Golders Green stabbing attack
The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe”, meaning an attack is “highly likely” in the next six months. Two Jewish men – Shloime Rand, 34, an…
Israel rights group petitions top court to order release of 14 Gaza doctors
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel accuses authorities of hindering the rehabilitation of Gaza’s healthcare system.
Synagogue evacuated after fire spreads in home next door in north London
Stoke Newington Fire: Firefighters save Torahs from Synagogue after two injured
Banksy confirms he is behind new central London statue after furious debate
The new sculpture shows a man, potentially a politician, walking off a plinth while carrying a flag that appears to be blowing in his face
Watch ITV Evening News LIVE as UK terror level raised to ‘severe’ following Golders Green attack
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on the public to “open their eyes to Jewish pain” following Wednesday’s attack in Golders Green.Addressing the nat…
Polanksi ‘misinformed’ over Golders Green arrest says Met Chief
Polanski reposted a tweet which criticised Met Police officers use of force in detaining the suspect in the Golders Green stabbing
London ‘about survival, not opportunity’ as 800k youngsters could leave
Research shows young people see London as getting less safe, more expensive and presenting fewer opportunities
Nationwide switch to digital landlines less than a year away
BT warned of disruption if customers delay taking action.
Who is the Golders Green terror attack suspect Essa Suleiman?
The Somalia-born British national was referred to the Government’s Prevent counter-extremism programme in 2020
Google cloud growth tops Microsoft and Amazon as all three beat estimates on AI demand
Amazon, Google and Microsoft all reported better-than-expected first-quarter cloud results, signaling an acceleration of AI demand
Deaths set to outnumber births in Britain
Deaths are projected to outnumber births in the UK every year from 2026, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. The projections al…
Lib Dems apologise for embarrassing spelling error in election leaflet
The party misspelt ‘Shepherd’s Bush’ twice on a leaflet sent to residents in the Hammersmith and Fulham neighbourhood
the volunteers tackling antisemitic attacks in London
A minute after stabbings were reported in Golders Green on Wednesday, a Shomrim volunteer was on the scene
Most of the DLR to shut on bank holiday weekend
TfL has confirmed the fleet of 54 new trains will re-enter service in the summer
North London residents watch in horror as fire engulfs building near synagogue
Social media footage depicts thick plumes of smoke bellowing from a building
All the permutations in promotion and play-off races
Get up to speed on the race for automatic promotion and the play-off places ahead of what should be a dramatic final day of the Championship season.
Elizabeth line ‘chemical smell’ panic as 14 passengers treated by medics
The station was evacuated and trains were cancelled after passengers reported feeling ill
Council chief exec on £220k took family to court over £1k gift
EXCLUSIVE: Debra Warren demanded the money was paid back, suggesting her mum may not have given it of her own free will before she died
Golders Green attack in London has left Britain’s Jewish community ‘scared’, says UK PM
The stabbing attack in Golders Green, London, has left Britain’s Jewish community “scared, intimidated, wondering if they belong”, the UK Prime Minister Keir…
Donald Trump urges ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel
Mr Trump made a further call for the presenter to be sacked in a post on Truth Social on Thursday.
Firefighters tackle huge blaze near synagogue in Stamford Hill
Officials warned it could take several hours to bring the fire under control
The tear that exposes Israel’s deepening divide
Israeli man arrested and kippah torn by the police, illustrates the colonization of minds and reflects the decline of the idea of coexistence in Israel-Palestine.
Activists say Israel has intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete
Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver aid say Israeli forces intercepted them, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing near the Greek island of Crete.
Iran defies Trump’s blockade as oil prices soar
Iran warned the United States on Thursday that its naval blockade was doomed to fail, after President Donald Trump signalled it could be enforced for months to come, in a
German growth beats forecast but energy shock looms
Germany’s struggling economy expanded slightly faster than expected at the start of the year, data showed Thursday, but the positive momentum could be derailed by the Iran war energy shock.
Mirroring Gaza, Israel is destroying towns and villages in southern Lebanon
In southern Lebanon, towns near the border with Israel have been largely destroyed by Israeli demolitions and strikes. Israel says it has been attacking Hezbollah infrastructure, but civilian infrastructure has also been significantly affected.
The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas
The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela has arrived in the Venezuelan capital Caracas.
Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia
Ukrainian forces have hammered one of Russia’s largest sites in Tuapse, causing oil spills and black rain.
Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years
Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned on Thursday.
Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia Amid Talks Of Temporary Cease-Fire
Ukraine has hit an oil facility and industrial site in Russia’s Perm region, roughly 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, according to Russian officials, as US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed a potential temporary cease-fire aimed at pausing the four-year war in Ukraine.
Who did Israel hit on Lebanon’s ‘Black Wednesday’?
Israel says it targeted Hezbollah, but experts say the evidence proves otherwise.
Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits
Trump promised nomination as some 287 on Nobel Peace Prize list for 2026
Among possible nominees for this year’s prize are Lisa Murkowski, the U.S. senator for Alaska, and Aaja Chemnitz, a member of the Danish parliament elected from Greenland








