Lulu pays tribute to ex-husband John Frieda after his death aged 75

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Clients 'cautious' on use of AI, says software firm boss

The company recently won a £111m "digital borders" contract with the Home Office to be delivered over the next four years. Mooney said there were "parallel conversations" on AI with "buzz and excitement" about its…

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Find out who's in the running for this year's Booker Prize

Jamaican writer James is nominated this year for his latest novel The Disappearers; while Scottish author Stuart is shortlisted for John of John. This year's other contenders are award-winning US novelist Elizabeth…

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Uranium mining firm hires former deputy PM Dominic Raab for boardroom role

Read our privacy notice . Former deputy prime minister Dominic Raab is set to join a uranium exploration company in a boardroom role. British firm Reveille Resources announced the appointment of Mr Raab as a…

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Entire ‘ghost estate’ has been empty for seven years because no one ever moved in

The 33-home development in Calstock was meant to provide much-needed housing, including 15 affordable properties. Instead, the site has become a boarded-up ghost estate, with just 10 homes built either fully or partially…

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Trump says ‘young, handsome’ pilots have told him ‘very strange’ things about UFOs

In a new interview with the CBS News show 60 Minutes , the US president was asked if he had seen anything in the reams of documents released by his administration that has struck him as too strange to explain. But…

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Blundering bigamist who flew to Thailand to marry younger bride was caught after sending out wedding invitations on Facebook

Contracts manager David Curtis, 56, sent a text message to wife Kirsty, 51, telling her he needed 'space' before boarding a plane to the Far East. She later discovered he had sent invitations for his wedding to Kwanta…

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Deadly floods hit Iraq as thunderstorms sweep across region

The city of Erbil, in Iraq, was particularly badly hit, with extensive damage to homes and businesses. Streets were inundated as torrential rain fell over a short period. Rainfall exceeded forecasts, with an estimated…

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The famous men who surrounded Russell Brand – and now have questions to answer

Female comedians have since gone on the record claiming they all knew to avoid him. Brand wrote in his memoir that BBC bosses were “incredibly tolerant” of his sexual behaviour . A TV psychologist who worked on Big…

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Thomas Markle 'justified child sex in the Far East by saying their families needed money'

The letter was passed to Meghan at the time by royal bodyguards. After accusations against Markle were made public last month, she revealed she had never allowed him to meet her two children 'for one reason – to protect…

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