Humans couldn’t halt AI that wanted to harm them, scientists claim

It is an issue troubling some of the greatest minds in the world at the moment, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk. SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk described AI as our ‘biggest existential threat’ and likened its development as ‘summoning the demon’. He believes super intelligent machines could use humans as pets. Professor Stephen … Read more

Covid UK: GPs are told to halt non-urgent care in bid to boost speed of vaccine rollout

GPs are told to halt non-urgent care in bid to boost speed of Covid-19 vaccine rollout Family GPs are told to stop routine appointments during the vaccine rollout Guidelines say more surgeries should pause non-urgent checks and tests It comes as GPs warn patients of ‘severe strain on health care in London’  By Kate Pickles … Read more

Premier League clubs ‘could halt the season for TWO WEEKS in January’ after surge in Covid-19 cases

Premier League chairmen ‘consider halting the season for TWO WEEKS in January’ after surge in coronavirus cases across English football The Premier League announced a record 18 positive Covid-19 cases on Tuesday  Man City, Sheffield United and Southampton have announced positive cases Ten Football League matches on Tuesday were postponed due to coronavirus  Top-flight chairmen … Read more

Cate Blanchett forced to halt plans to renovate her ‘haunted’ £5m mansion after rare bats discovered

Cate Blanchett is forced to halt plans to renovate her ‘haunted’ £5m English mansion after surveyors discover rare bats have made it their home too Cate Blanchett, 51, has had plans to add to her £4.9m East Sussex, home halted Ecologists found bat droppings belonging to rare brown long-eared bats in shed Plans for a state … Read more

City regulators told to halt Cerberus’s Co-op bid

City regulators under mounting pressure to block takeover of Co-op Bank by ‘aggressive’ private equity firm Cerberus By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 23 November 2020 City regulators are under mounting pressure to block the takeover of Co-op Bank by ‘aggressive’ private equity firm … Read more

Chief executive saw his life brought to a screeching halt by a mental health crisis

As a successful, middle-aged man, it had never occurred to Ian Braid that one day he might have a mental health crisis As a successful, middle-aged man, it had never occurred to Ian Braid that one day he might have a mental health crisis. But three years ago, his high-octane life came to a screeching halt … Read more

US Election 2020: Biden ‘confident’ to win, Trump sues to halt count

Joe Biden all but declared election victory on Wednesday afternoon after winning Wisconsin and Michigan as President Trump cried fraud, desperately scrambled to undermine the results and claimed his own wins in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia even though votes are still being tallied there.  CNN called Michigan for Biden on Wednesday afternoon, giving him … Read more

Chock-a-blockdown! London’s roads grind to a halt with rush hour traffic 34% higher than in 2019

Chock-a-blockdown! London’s roads grind to a halt with EIGHT-mile queues and rush hour traffic 34% higher than in 2019 as drivers try to escape the city before new rules come into force By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 18:15 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 18:18 GMT, 4 November 2020 Rush-hour traffic has skyrocketed on … Read more

Carers are to be banned from working in more than one home to halt Covid spread

Carers are to be banned from working in more than one home to halt Covid spread after claim outbreaks in first lockdown were fueled by staff employed at multiple sites Government understood to be drawing up laws to make staff movement illegal  ONS found care homes with agency staff had higher Covid rates than others  … Read more