Science

AI ‘presents risk to UK security’ after whistleblower says it could ‘wipe out humans’

'The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.'

Sep 11, 2026

2026 World Laureates Foundation Prize Unveiled in Shanghai

Sep 11, 2026

Children reporting naked image sextortion scams ‘more than double’

Criminals trick children into sending naked images before demanding money (Picture: Getty Images/Blend Images)

Sep 8, 2026

Expert warns we’re ‘50% of the way’ to AI taking over the world

'Governments and militaries may fully depend on these systems, making it possible to seize hard power.'

Sep 8, 2026

At least five killed after Amazon cargo plane in fireball crash at Miami airport

Casualties have been reported after an Amazon Boeing 767 jet smashed into a road just outside Miami International Airport.

Sep 7, 2026

British tourist, 45, drowns after jumping from ferry to swim toward beach

The 45-year-old was travelling with his brother and parents when he jumped from the ferry.

Sep 7, 2026

Putin’s top nuclear general ‘shot in face by motorcycle assassin’

Nikolai Varpakhovich is in a critical condition after he was shot in a suspected Ukrainian assassination attempt.

Sep 4, 2026

More than 80 people die on boat after nearly a month adrift

Rescuers helped the survivors to disembark at the Gran Canaria port of Arguineguin this morning (Picture: REUTERS)

Sep 4, 2026

Russia behind ‘hybrid warfare’ drone attack on German airport 

A drone rigged with explosives and an ‘unknown substance’ was found near a Ukrainian plane (Picture: Getty)

Sep 3, 2026

British student, 22, reveals how he was kidnapped at gunpoint by Israeli settlers

A British student has described how we was kidnapped at gunpoint and kept in a bomb shelter by Israeli settlers.

Sep 3, 2026

Chinese sci-fi, digital cultural IPs shine at Worldcon in California

Sep 3, 2026

Captain and crew detained after eight die on capsizing ferry

More than 200 people have been rescued after a major search operation was launched.

Aug 31, 2026