13+ hour, 49+ min ago   (664+ words) US President Donald Trump has downplayed the risks of AI, saying “negative forces” were “bringing up things that won’t happen”, after calls by industry bosses to slow down development. Anthropic boss Dario Amodei said he was concerned that since this…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (775+ words) A hedgerow cut down amid a long-running 63-home planning battle could now have to be replanted, with councillors told any replacement would be protected for at least 30 years. The hedge on Sidmouth Road near Ottery St Mary was removed late…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (344+ words) First-time headgear worked the oracle for Owen Burrows’ Waardah who ran out an ultimately impressive winner of the Betfred Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster. Sporting a hood for the first time in a race, she was more tractable for Callum…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (232+ words) First performed in the late 1940’s, September Tide is set in familiar du Maurier territory – the Cornish coastline – and tells of Stella Martyn, a wistful, charming and beautiful widow who lives alone but has her admirers. When her newly married…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (334+ words) A funeral will be held on Thursday for a police officer who was killed in a horrific collision on the A66 and described as “giving everything to everybody”. The service for Pc Tom Clough, 38, in Redcar, Teesside, comes a day after…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (616+ words) The boss of an air traffic control provider said he “always” accepts “full responsibility” after a technical issue caused huge disruption to flights. Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said in a statement that recovery had…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (943+ words) The Government has announced further changes to prison release arrangements as part of reforms intended to address pressures on the prison estate while attempting to maintain public safety. As Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (536+ words) A charity ladies’ night featuring drag performers has become the centre of a social media row after one of the people behind it said an event post attracted a “ridiculous amount” of hateful comments. Dom Boull posted a video on…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (245+ words) Bake Off is getting a theatrical rise as Woodhouse Theatre Company prepares to bring the popular baking competition from screen to stage while raising money for Devon Air Ambulance. The East Devon-based company will stage The Great British Bake Off…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (534+ words) Erdenali graduated to the highest level in impressive style when proving too strong for the raiding party in the Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. A strong British and Irish contingent went to post for the Group One contest, with…...