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AI tools are replacing traditional roles, leading to job loss for junior positions. In 2025, AI eliminated over 76,440 jobs, prompting companies to restructure their workforce.

The same origin paradigm is simple but devastating: Every website and app exists in its own completely isolated universe, preventing direct data sharing.

The catastrophic Afghan data leak, made by a Ministry of Defence official in February 2022, exposed details of Afghans seeking escape to the UK due to links with British forces.

"This tool could truly be a great gift to the children of this country and to education overall," Mulgrew said. "But we're not going to get there unless it's driven by the people doing the work in the most important place in education, which is the classroom."

Some voiced sympathy for doctors, arguing that pay should have kept pace with inflation since 2008. They warned that failing to restore salaries would fuel burnout, debt, and emigration.

Rachel Reeves is set to announce a planned overhaul of the pensions system, focusing on the adequacy of pensions for the self-employed and the state pension.

Google plans to feature competing shopping and travel platforms prominently in search results to comply with the Digital Markets Act and avoid significant fines from the EU.

Adam Lopez, a 39-year-old builder from Norwich, witnessed a life-changing moment when he claimed a staggering 1 million on a National Lottery scratchcard. He expressed that the experience of winning was surreal, as he initially shoved the winning ticket into his glovebox in sheer shock, stating, ‘I always thought I'd scream if I ever won big but when it actually happened, I was stunned into complete silence!’ This win transformed his modest bank balance from 12.40 to 1,000,012.40.

"Original content is what makes the internet one of the greatest inventions in the last century, and we have to come together to protect it."