Autumn more likely to be wetter than average, with UK at greater risk of floods
The UK will experience a greater risk of flooding and a wetter autumn than average, the Met Office has said.
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news.sky.com
11.09.2026
Kinky dating app Feeld’s founders share in record £3.8m dividend after sales jump
Platform ‘for the curious’ says users outside the UK account for nearly 90% of its revenuesBusiness live – latest updatesFeeld, a UK-based dating app aimed at non-monogamous, queer and kinky users, ha
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theguardian.com
02.10.2026
Space firm granted licence to launch rockets from UK
A German rocket firm has been granted a launch licence by UK regulators - and it plans to blast off from the Shetland Islands early next year.
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news.sky.com
01.10.2026
The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills
A British startup is shaping video game inputs into training data for AI models that can navigate the physical world.
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wired.com
28.09.2026
Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover
One of gaming's biggest horror franchises has come to the UK. Can it live up to the original?
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bbc.co.uk
26.09.2026
Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible finacing
The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.
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techcrunch.com
25.09.2026
Scrapping windfall tax early 'could cost UK £8.6bn by 2030'
Replacing the UK's current windfall tax on oil and gas companies could cost the country up to £8.6bn by 2030, campaigners are warning.
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news.sky.com
25.09.2026
UK space squadron to guard against 'unprecedented threats'
The UK is setting up its first space squadron to defend crucial satellites and detect hostile missile attacks.
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news.sky.com
23.09.2026
UK to join new EU ocean science scheme amid El Nino concerns
Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme led by the European Union, as Andy Burnham's government seeks closer ties with the bloc.
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news.sky.com
23.09.2026
Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting
British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.
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arstechnica.com
22.09.2026
Nscale’s IPO will test Wall Street’s appetite for concentrated AI bets once again
The British AI data center developer depends on tech giants Microsoft and Anthropic for most of its revenue.
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techcrunch.com
22.09.2026
The UK Government Faces a Reckoning Over Palantir
Andy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company’s £330 million NHS contract—and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington.
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wired.com
22.09.2026
The rise of Big Toothbrush: how did our mouths become such a lucrative market?
People in the UK are more interested in oral health than ever - and you can now buy prebiotic toothpastes and brushes that cost up to £600. Yet we remain in the midst of a serious dental crisisA Decem
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theguardian.com
22.09.2026
Stop relying on chatbots for customer care, UK service providers urged
Citizens Advice says providers of services such as energy, banking, phone and internet should guarantee the ‘right to talk to a human’Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care and guarantee the “r
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theguardian.com
21.09.2026
‘Just cut the wires’: why UK conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scanners
Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be ‘electronic assault weapons’ by the ‘Blade Runners’ groupAt the top of an extendable ladder on a quiet street of Ilfracombe, in Devon, an older woman
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theguardian.com
19.09.2026
Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards
Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakesMeta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deep
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theguardian.com
17.09.2026
'One in five' Britons using AI to get their news, watchdog says
One in five people are now using AI to keep up with current affairs, according to communications watchdog Ofcom.
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news.sky.com
14.09.2026
UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI
The Cabinet Office, which leads on AI safety, says the UK "cannot simply turn AI off".
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bbc.co.uk
11.09.2026
UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog
The technology will soon be routinely used within the NHS, MHRA chief Lawrence Tallon tells the BBC.
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bbc.co.uk
10.09.2026
UK Lawmakers Are Freaking Out Over AI’s Summer of Chaos
As AI agents go rogue and fears of superintelligence grow, politicians are raising the alarm over its potential harm to human existence.
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wired.com
09.09.2026