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UK to fight Russian disinformation and push new global AI standards, Burnham says

The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.

Frost, wind and rain forecast as autumn warmth fades for many

Late summer warmth is set to break in many areas as rain and wind sweep in from the west.

Child ketamine users getting bladder damage describe ‘peeing a jellyfish’

Doctors running the UK's first and only dedicated NHS clinic for children with ketamine bladder say they are seeing patients as young as 13.

Fresh bedsheets and dusk walks: Expert tips for sleep-deprived freshers

Why it's a good idea to get out for an evening stroll, and other essential sleep advice for students.

‘Poison seller’ who sold my daughter deadly drugs should rot in hell

Louise Nunn's daughter bought drugs from Canadian Kenneth Law, who sold toxic chemicals online.

‘I don’t have a buoyancy aid’: Living without the Bank of Mum and Dad

Three 20-somethings tell BBC News how they are navigating life without parental support.

Europe’s car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?

Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

IMF tells advanced economies to ‘bring debt down’ as borrowing costs rise

In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".

Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China’s AI ambitions

The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.

US to build two military bases in Greenland under new deal with Denmark

The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.

Trump says he can do business with Burnham but criticises ‘terrible’ Chagos deal

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Trump says he can do business with Burnham but criticises ‘terrible’ Chagos deal

The UK has proposed handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and paying to lease back an important military base.