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Public servants who deliberately cover up state-related disasters will face up to two years in jail under a new Hillsborough law, David Lammy has promised, following concerns from campaigners that it could be watered down.Writing in the Guardian, the deputy prime minister and lord chancellor said legislation would ensure that state actors from “the bobby on the beat to the highest office in the land” will face “serious punishments for serious wrongdoing”.The long-awaited public office (accountability) bill will be introduced to parliament on Tuesday after months of behind-the-scenes wrangling between lawyers for the Hillsborough families and officials.It means that ministers,…

Apple will release some of the biggest software updates for its iPhone, iPad and smartwatch on Monday, radically changing the way icons, the lock screen and the system looks, as well as adding features for compatible devices.Announced at the company’s developer conference in June, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe introduce Apple’s new Liquid Glass design, giving everything a softer, more rounded and semi-transparent look that has proved divisive.Here’s what you need to know about the updates.When can I get it?Downloads for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS updates usually start at about 6pm UK time (1pm…

new video loaded: How an Emirati Royal Won the Battle for A.I. ChipsBy David Yaffe-Bellany, Christina Shaman and June Kim•September 15, 2025Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates secured a tentative A.I. chip deal with the United States. His company also struck a $2 billion deal with President Trump’s crypto start-up. David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The New York Times, walks us through both deals’ intersecting timelines.

There are many anecdotes about Hermeto Pascoal, the Brazilian musician who died on Saturday at the age of 89, that have become the stuff of legend. From punching Miles Davis in the face to playing for five hours straight one night in Rio and being widely known as “the sorcerer” of Brazilian music, with a long white beard to match, these episodes would make an average artist infamous. But beyond the outre stories, Pascoal truly was a mythic figure: a musical genius with few peers, who pushed music beyond boundaries.This self-taught, skilful musician learned flute, tambourine, piano and many other…

An emergency summit of Arab and Muslim countries held in Doha has declared its solidarity with Qatar and condemned Israel’s bombing of the Qatari capital last week.The extraordinary joint session between the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered nearly 60 member states on Monday. Leaders said the meeting marked a critical moment to deliver a united message following what they described as an unprecedented escalation by Israel.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Israeli attack targeted senior Hamas leaders who were meeting to discuss a United States-backed ceasefire proposal. At least six people were killed…

Here are the key events on day 1,300 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 16 Sep 202516 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is how things stand on Tuesday, September 16 :Fighting A Ukrainian drone attack killed two women in the village of Golovchino in Russia’s Belgorod region, Russia’s state TASS news agency reports. A man who was seriously injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Belgorod region in April has died in hospital, TASS reports. TASS also reported that Russian forces shot down 82 Ukrainian drones in a 24-hour period. Russian forces have captured the village…

Israel has bombed and destroyed the tallest residential building in Gaza, the Al-Ghafri high-rise, as it launched a massive wave of strikes on Gaza City on Monday evening, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to continue to flee the city.Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, says Israel is using unconventional weapons to forcibly evict Palestinians from Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the enclave.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIsraeli media source Channel 12 reported that “exceptionally intense air strikes” were concentrated in the city’s north and west, while the Palestinian Civil…

The sudden winding down of USAID by the Trump Administration, the linchpin of America’s annual $40 billion vast footprint in global assistance programs led to wide ranging discussion on the future of foreign aid. Africa, a major recipient of foreign aid is now in the eye of the storm as United States and Western allies continue to reduce foreign aid commitments since 2018 according to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In this article, I argue that Africa has an extraordinary opportunity to recast its relationship with donor nations by focusing on durable partnerships. As noted recently by the Mo…

new video loaded: Emmys Host Donates to Charity, With No Help From StarstranscriptBacktranscriptEmmys Host Donates to Charity, With No Help From StarsNate Bargatze, host of the 77th Emmy Awards, pledged $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. To keep speeches short, he deducted $1,000 for every second a winner went over their given time.“45 seconds. That’s what you got. I am going to donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Every second you go over 45 seconds, we will deduct $1,000 away from the Boys & Girls Club. I know, I know. If you go…

This is why the African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world.