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Simon Steyne argues that modern democracy is rooted in the working-class militancy which was made possible by the Industrial Revolution, and that in replacing human labour, artificial intelligence (AI) could undermine democracy (

Letters, 19 January

Although such labour militancy was certainly important in this respect in Europe, …

Seven people involved in a Scottish child abuse ring that plumbed “the depths of human depravity” have been jailed for minimum terms ranging from eight to 20 years.

The two women and five men will be monitored for life after being convicted of gang-raping a child and violently abusing two …

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s opposition conservatives, has vowed to bring proposals for an immediate change to the country’s asylum law before parliament this week, even if it ends up being passed with the support of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland.

Merz, who is expected to become Germany’s next …

France is seeking western support for a UN security council resolution that names Rwanda as being behind the M23 rebel group attacks inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the surprise weekend seizure of parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern DRC.

UN officials said as many as …

Political interference in central bank policymaking could harm plans to bring down inflation, the head of

the European Central Bank

In a veiled warning to Donald Trump, after the US president last week

demanded the Federal Reserve “immediately” lower interest rates

Live TV reporters at Sandown this weekend may have some extended gaps to fill after the Professional Racing Association (PRA), a pressure group headed by the former British Horseracing Board chair Peter Savill, said on Monday that it will instruct the 170 trainers on its membership list to boycott pre- …

The tennis turned out to be one of the least interesting aspects of the men’s Australian Open final as the world No 1 Jannik Sinner predictably bulldozed Alexander Zverev, the No 2, to clinch his third grand slam and second consecutive victory in Melbourne Park. He did not face a …

Dangerous temperatures could kill 50% more people in Europe by the end of the century, a

study

The researchers estimated an extra 8,000 people would die each year as a …

Tesla has filed a complaint against the European Commission after the imposition of tariffs by the bloc on its Chinese-made electric vehicles.

The EU announced its decision to

impose tariffs on all imports of Chinese electric cars

The armed group M23 and Rwandan soldiers

entered the centre of Goma