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Sir Paul McCartney has warned artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead.

The proposals could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a “loss of creativity”, he told the BBC.

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When the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, gives her growth speech next week, she has told officials she does not want to announce any more reviews or consultations. It has to be “doing, doing, doing” as one aide put it. “She is very impatient at the pace of change.”

In both the …

More than 40 years after Sebastian Coe powered to his second Olympic 1500m title, he is still running hungry. He’s in the gym most mornings at 6am, cranking out 40-50km a week on the treadmill, doing conditioning work or lifting weights, before meticulously recording his workouts in training diaries – …

Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms – as well as those in developing countries – the incoming boss of the ethical trade body has said.

Eleanor Harrison, who in March takes the reins of the group behind the Fairtrade mark which appears on products in shops, …

Thames Water’s potential rescuers are seeking a clean break with the company’s past before they commit fresh funds, with some demanding a temporary renationalisation to help cut debts and replace bosses, the Guardian can reveal.

There has been public outrage at the governance of England’s water industry amid

The British Council could “disappear” within a decade, harming the UK’s global status and leaving an international vacuum to be filled by Russia and China, unless the government acts to save it, according to the council’s leader.

Scott McDonald, the British Council’s chief executive, said he was looking at £250m …

Tens of thousands of people will risk death or injury this weekend from shells and bombs buried in rubble when they try to reach their ruined homes in areas of Gaza that have been inaccessible throughout much of the 15-month war, explosive disposal experts and aid officials have warned.

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When Axel Rudakubana returned to school after the summer holidays five years ago, something had changed. He had turned 13 weeks earlier but this was not the usual difficult transition to teenage life.

“In year 7 and year 8 he was fairly unassuming. Nothing that would be red flags,” said …

Something is jarring when the foreign secretary, David Lammy, regards UK soft power as so important he

establishes a council

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• Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has warned that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is aiming to “manipulate” Donald Trump, after Putin praised the US leader and said he was ready for talks with him.

  “He wants to manipulate the desire of the president of the United States of America …