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FIA has lost sight of what matters, says Verstappen over anti-swearing drive
Max Verstappen has accused Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, of failing to focus on the issues that matter after what he believes is an irrelevant crackdown on swearing.
The FIA recently announced rule amendments that will impose heavy fines for swearing and may even lead to race bans. Verstappen …
The tournament that refuses to die: Champions Trophy back for more
Kabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK government
A civil servant who blew the whistle about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Boris Johnson’s involvement in a decision to evacuate a pet charity from Kabul has won her case for unfair dismissal against the government in a legal first.
An employment panel of three judges unanimously found the …
Hamas says it will hand over bodies of Bibas family and free six hostages
Hamas has said it will release six hostages from Gaza this week and hand over the bodies of four others, including the remains of two young children from the same family whose deaths had not previously been confirmed.
Khalil al-Hayya, a Hamas negotiator, said the four bodies to be handed …
Arts Council England to shelve new funding plan after outcry from producers
Arts Council England has shelved its controversial plan to stop producers from applying for new funding before their current project is over after it was dubbed “the worst idea in the world”.
Figures from the sector told the Guardian that the significant change to the way artists and companies access …
‘Venomous’ attacks on attorney general undermining rule of law, say UK lawyers
Senior lawyers have condemned the “venomous” and “deeply personal”
attacks on the attorney general, Richard Hermer
, saying they were causing “immense and untold damage” to society and the rule of law.In a letter to the Guardian, two former Bar Council presidents and two former Law Society …
A Trump-Putin carve-up of Ukraine is indefensible | Letters
I look with horror and outrage not only at the patronising and hypocritical words of JD Vance in Munich (
JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders, 14 February
) but also at the apparent attempt by Donald Trump to effect peace between Ukraine and …Elon Musk’s startup rolls out new Grok-3 chatbot as AI competition intensifies
artificial intelligence
startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot that integrates with X, formerly Twitter.Grok-3 debut comes at a critical moment in the AI arms race as Musk looks to compete with the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI …
How will approval of £3bn emergency debt package help Thames Water avoid collapse?
won court approval for up to £3bn in emergency debt
that will allow it to avoid collapse – at least in the short-term.The debt package is an important staging post for the utility company, which supplies water and sewage services to nearly a …
Ukraine and Europe made to sit outside as US and Russia sharpen their carving knives
Ukraine was laid out on the glossy conference table in Riyadh on Tuesday, not to be dissected on this occasion, but rather for an initial inspection by the Americans and Russians, who have reserved the carving knives for future use.
No Ukrainians were present for these opening discussions on the …