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Social workers’ AI tool makes ‘gibberish’ transcripts of accounts from children

11/02/2026 19:39 The Guardian

Transcription tools used by councils in England and Scotland reported to wrongly indicate suicidal ideationAI tools are making potentially harmful errors in social work records, from bogus warnings of suicidal ideation to simple “gibberish”, frontline workers have said.Keir Starmer last year championed what he called “incredible” time-saving social work transcription technology. But research across 17 English and Scottish councils shared with the Guardian has now found AI-generated hallucinations are slipping in. Continue reading...

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Marwan Barghouti’s son calls on UK to put father’s release at heart of Palestinian renewal

Cross-party UK MPs campaigning for senior Fatah leader’s release from Israeli jail, saying he is unifying figureThe son of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian prisoner often described as the Nelson Mandela of the Palestinian movement, has called on the British government to put his father’s releas...

11/02/2026 20:06 The Guardian
Labour can win political argument for closer EU ties, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor says stronger alignment with Europe is ‘biggest prize’ for trade and economic growthRachel Reeves has insisted Labour can win the political argument for a closer relationship with the EU, calling it the “biggest prize” for UK economic growth.Some Labour strategists have been wary...

11/02/2026 18:51 The Guardian
Michelin two-star chef in hygiene row hits out at ‘prehistoric’ inspectors

Gareth Ward of Ynyshir in Wales vows to fight on after inspection report is disclosed revealing concerns about fliesA chef whose Michelin two-star restaurant in Wales was given a one-star hygiene rating has claimed the inspection regime is “prehistoric” as it emerged officers raised concerns abo...

11/02/2026 18:18 The Guardian
Hidden passage linked to Underground Railroad found in New York museum

Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts sayA landmark house in Manhattan preserved as a museum to New York’s 19th-century history has revealed an even more intriguing secret: its previously unknown status as a refuge f...

11/02/2026 18:08 The Guardian
Putin ‘trying to break the Ukrainian people – they will not be broken,’ says Nato’s Rutte - Europe live

Head of alliance warns that Ukraine ‘cannot sustain this fight or secure this peace alone’As part of the increased focus on Arctic and High North, UK defence secretary John Healey is expected to confirm today that the number of British troops deployed to Norway will double over three years from...

11/02/2026 16:41 The Guardian
Moscow preparing to evacuate Russian tourists from Cuba amid US oil blockade

Cuban aviation authorities have warned country is running out of jet fuel, threatening to derail tourism industryAir Canada cancels all flights to Cuba as US oil blockade cuts off fuel accessMoscow has said it is planning to evacuate Russian tourists from Cuba within days as a fuel crisis triggered...

11/02/2026 16:14 The Guardian
Briton shot by father in Texas after row about Trump was unlawfully killed, coroner rules

Lucy Harrison died after being shot in chest by alcoholic Kris Harrison while staying at his home in US last yearA Cheshire woman who was shot dead by her “reckless” father while visiting him in the US after a row about Donald Trump was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.Lucy Harrison, 23, w...

11/02/2026 14:43 The Guardian
Rejecting Muslim hostility definition sends message ‘your safety doesn’t matter’, peer says

Shaista Gohir says every group has right to be protected after critics warn proposed definition risks breaking lawFailing to adopt a definition of anti-Muslim hostility would signal to British Muslims that their safety does not matter, a charity’s head has warned, as critics argue that adopting a...

11/02/2026 14:00 The Guardian
Netanyahu to push Trump to take tough Iran stance during White House visit – US politics live

Israeli PM is expected to press the president to take a harder line over Iran’s nuclear program As Donald Trump redoubled his war of words on the European Union and Nato in recent weeks, a senior state department official, Sarah B Rogers, was publicly attacking policies on hate speech and immigrat...

11/02/2026 12:28 The Guardian
Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies

US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democraciesAs Donald Trump redoubled his war of words on the European Union and Nato in recent weeks, a senior state department official, Sarah B Rogers, was publicly attacking policies on hate sp...

11/02/2026 12:00 The Guardian
Sussan Ley looks doomed but Angus Taylor would still face a huge job

Resignation looks likely to spark a spill as Taylor seeks to recruit moderates such as Jane Hume to his causeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnnouncing his plan to quit Sussan Ley’s opposition frontbench on Wednesday...

11/02/2026 10:56 The Guardian
Shadow attorney general says it would be unacceptable to ‘effectively knife’ first female Liberal leader – as it happened

This blog is now closedAngus Taylor resigns from shadow cabinet and says he does not believe Sussan Ley in position to lead LiberalsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTurnbull says Liberals should stop ‘chasing Pauline Hanson down a rightwing populist burrow’Turnbull has...

11/02/2026 09:31 The Guardian
Broken ribs, ruptured bowels: ebike injuries double at major Sydney hospital in one year

More than half of the cases presenting to the St Vincent’s emergency department in Sydney had self-reported speeds of more than 25km/hFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“You don’t understand the power of an ebike unt...

11/02/2026 06:20 The Guardian
‘I’m thinking of building an ark’: the Cornish village soaked by 41 consecutive days of rain

In Cardinham, which has had 366mm of rain this year, there’s little need to check the weather forecast: more rainTell us: how have you been affected by the rainy weather in the UK?“I’m thinking of building an ark,” said Sarah Cowen, an artist and cafe owner. “It’s been horrendous. We’v...

11/02/2026 06:00 The Guardian
Debunked claims from election deniers influenced FBI raid in Georgia, affidavit reveals

The 28 January raid of the Fulton county election office also came after a referral from a White House lawyerThe FBI’s rationale behind raiding the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month was based on debunked claims from election deniers and came after a referral from a White House la...

10/02/2026 21:53 The Guardian
Ministers warned not to copy Wes Streeting’s release of messages with Peter Mandelson

Cabinet Office, PM and Met urge caution amid police investigation linked to release of Epstein documentsMinisters have been warned not to publish their messages with Peter Mandelson after Wes Streeting released his private WhatsApp exchanges with the disgraced former ambassador.In a message to offic...

10/02/2026 19:47 The Guardian
Norway defence chief says Russia could invade to protect nuclear assets

Exclusive: Eirik Kristoffersen, who served in Afghanistan, rejects Trump’s claim that Nato troops stayed off frontlinesNorway’s army chief has said Oslo cannot exclude the possibility of a future Russian invasion of the country, suggesting Moscow could move on Norway to protect its nuclear asset...

10/02/2026 19:07 The Guardian
Who could fill key No 10 vacancies – and win the battle for Starmer’s ear?

Everyone around PM agrees ‘chaos’ at No 10 has to be sorted, but there are competing factions trying to gain upper handWith three vacancies opening up at the very top of Keir Starmer’s operation, there is already a battle over who will win the war for his ear – and the direction of the gover...

10/02/2026 19:01 The Guardian
Mark Carney reminds Trump that Canada paid for key border bridge US president says he won’t open

Trump earlier had ranted against bridge and also warned that China would ‘terminate’ hockey in CanadaMark Carney said he had held a “positive” conversation with Donald Trump after the US leader threatened to block a new key bridge between their two countries, reminding the president that Can...

10/02/2026 18:28 The Guardian
EU’s von der Leyen calls for bloc to ‘deepen’ the single market – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage hereCuriously, US vice-president JD Vance – who dominated the headlines with his highly confrontational speech on Europe last year – is not attending the MSC this year.He spent the weekend in Italy attending the Olympi...

10/02/2026 16:25 The Guardian
UK sleepwalking into joblessness epidemic, Tesco boss warns

Ashwin Prasad says far fewer people in work than there could be with ministers ‘tinkering at the edges’ of problemThe UK is “sleepwalking into a quiet epidemic” of joblessness with millions of people out of work and on benefits, the boss of the nation’s biggest supermarket chain has warned...

10/02/2026 16:21 The Guardian
Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals

Bill limits type of science used to determine health risks and gives industry major role in chemical review processA new Republican House bill proposes sweeping changes to US toxic chemical laws that would gut protections for consumers, workers and the environment, public health advocates mobilising...

10/02/2026 13:00 The Guardian
Astronomers celebrate cancellation of $10bn Chile project that threatened clearest skies in the world

Astronomers had warned that proximity of INNA facility to telescopes would have irreparably damaged observationThe scientific community is celebrating the cancellation of a project which would have threatened the clearest skies in the world in Chile’s Atacama Desert.The proposed $10bn, 3,000-hecta...

10/02/2026 12:48 The Guardian
BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie

As trust in Russia and China’s state broadcasters grows, director general warns of the dangers of cutting back the serviceThe BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks with no future deal with the government currently in place, the corporation’s director general, Tim Davie, h...

10/02/2026 12:35 The Guardian
Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers a ticking bomb for sea life, say experts

Exclusive: Analysts say there will be oil spill catastrophe that could be far bigger than Exxon Valdez disasterDecrepit oil tankers in Iran’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a “ticking time bomb”, and it is only a matter of time before there is a catastrophic environmental disaster, maritim...

10/02/2026 11:50 The Guardian
Philippe Gaulier, clown guru and mentor to theatre and comedy greats, dies aged 82

Sacha Baron Cohen pays tribute to teacher who ran school outside Paris and was a formative influence on countless comedians and actorsMaster clown Philippe Gaulier, the influential founder of France’s École Philippe Gaulier, has died aged 82. Gaulier taught the art of clowning for decades and his...

10/02/2026 10:18 The Guardian
Ed Miliband says Starmer wants to end ‘class divide’ in push to move past leadership turmoil – UK politics live

The prime minister is hosting a meeting of his cabinet as he attempts to push forward following a bruising week for his leadershipThe Telegraph is running a story today saying that “Wes Streeting has been accused of orchestrating a leadership coup against Sir Keir Starmer”.The report says that W...

10/02/2026 10:09 The Guardian
Keir Starmer must lead ‘moment of change’ after Labour turmoil, says Ed Miliband

Minister calls for party’s briefing wars to end as MPs rally around ‘liberated’ prime minister after speech in parliamentEd Miliband has said Keir Starmer must lead a “moment of change” for the government, saying Labour needs to end the briefing wars against its own members and show “a g...

10/02/2026 09:13 The Guardian
£700m ‘fish disco’ plan could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study

Scientists find underwater acoustic project to stop fish being sucked into cooling systems could save 44 tonnes a yearScientists have found that plans to use a “fish disco” to deter migratory marine life from the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor could help save 90% of fish from the power p...

10/02/2026 08:30 The Guardian
Woman, 69, in hospital with four broken vertebrae after interaction with police at Sydney Herzog protest

Jann Alhafny says she feared there could be a stampede or that she might suffocate after she was allegedly pushed to the groundPunched, pepper sprayed, charged: police accused of brutality at Sydney protests – Full Story podcastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 69-year-o...

10/02/2026 08:15 The Guardian
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