“We need regulations to stop people using it for bad things, and we don’t appear to have those kinds of political systems in place at present.” Prof Hinton said he fears AI will be bad for society if ...

Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...

Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often.

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...

Ruben Amorim admits he has “no idea” how long it will take to turn around Manchester United and said his focus is “to survive”. United suffered a third consecutive defeat and fifth in seven games with ...

The National Trust says 2024 was good for trees, heather and seals but bad for bees, butterflies, bats and natterjack toads.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife is said to have instructed a former aide to organise protests against political opponents.

As hundreds of bathers dashed for the water, a magical moment was happening between Victoria Tansey and Philip Frith.

An Israeli strike has killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said.

Aberaeron’s coastal defence works aren’t expected to be completed until mid-summer, but it is hoped the town will be approaching ‘back ...

The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.