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Tesla pushes to legalise driverless cars in UK

Tesla pushes to legalise driverless cars in UK

Tesla is pushing to legalise its self-driving system in the UK and Europe, launching a charm offensive with regulators as Elon Musk bets the carmaker’s future on autonomous driving. The company demonstrated its “full self-driving” (FSD) technology to officials on European roads last month, taking attendees at a safety conference on test drives around Munich....

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Tamil Nadu Colts Team Embarks On Thrilling UK Tour

Tamil Nadu Colts Team Embarks On Thrilling UK Tour

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association: The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association proudly announced the departure of the Tamil Nadu Colts team for an exhilarating series in the United Kingdom, set to commence on Monday. The TN Colts team, headed by coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and consultant Robin Singh are poised to showcase their mettle against top-notch competition...

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This Yorkshire wonder is still a model village – 170 years on

This Yorkshire wonder is still a model village – 170 years on

Salt even banned pubs from the village (which explains why there’s now a bar in its promenade of shops called Don’t Tell Titus). These days though, Saltaire has Unesco-listed status and a cosmopolitan buzz. West Yorkshire is packed with beauty spots, but this mill complex is a one-off. Despite being full of visitors, it’s not...

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The 10 best holidays in Cornwall for 2024

The 10 best holidays in Cornwall for 2024

One such is Cornish Cycle Tours, which offers a five-day West Cornwall itinerary, starting in Porthleven and following the coast clockwise through Penzance, Sennen, St Ives, Redruth and Falmouth. The package includes accommodation at each stopping point, as well as the option to ride an electric bike. How to do it: Cornish Cycle Tours (01637...

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WestJet’s St. John’s-to-London route goes live — sparking anger over affordable air travel within N.L. | CBC News

WestJet’s St. John’s-to-London route goes live — sparking anger over affordable air travel within N.L. | CBC News

Newfoundland and Labrador is connected once more to Europe with a direct flight to the United Kingdom this summer, but government subsidies of the St. John’s-to-London route has one Labrador MHA demanding closer attention to the high cost of travel within the province. The newest WestJet route, which flies three times weekly from May until October,...

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Britain ‘must invest in Iron Dome as world war looms’

Britain ‘must invest in Iron Dome as world war looms’

Gen McMaster, who served as national security adviser between 2017 and 2018, said: “I think it’s quite urgent for the United Kingdom, the United States, for all nations to invest more in defence. “What we’ve seen is we have a huge gap in our defence, industrial base, and in the capacity of all of our...

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The dull London hotel that’s been voted the ‘best in Britain’

The dull London hotel that’s been voted the ‘best in Britain’

Can this really be the best hotel in the whole of the United Kingdom? Does charm, character, history, a beautiful location count for nothing? As for value, while the hotel’s standards, including cleanliness, are high, and hotels in London are more expensive than ever, there are other similar properties in the area that come at...

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UK votes in local elections that may test PM Rishi Sunak’s leadership

UK votes in local elections that may test PM Rishi Sunak’s leadership

Britons head to the polls on Thursday in a set of local elections that could put Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a perilous position if the governing Conservatives suffer significant losses. UK prime minster Rishi Sunak(Bloomberg) Thousands of politicians are vying for more than 2,500 council seats, 25 places in the London Assembly and 10...

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Urgent Action Needed to Stop AI Developers From ‘Destroying’ Artists’ Careers, Says U.K. Parliament Committee

Urgent Action Needed to Stop AI Developers From ‘Destroying’ Artists’ Careers, Says U.K. Parliament Committee

A U.K. parliamentary committee is calling on the British government to introduce tough new laws that would make it illegal for artificial intelligence (AI) developers to use copyright-protected music for training purposes without consent – and protect creators and artists from the unauthorized use of their voice and image in AI-generated works. A report from...

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Teenage cancer patients will die because of trial age limits, charity warns

Teenage cancer patients will die because of trial age limits, charity warns

Teenage cancer patients will die because of trial age limits which prevent them from testing new drugs, a charity has warned. A new report published by the Teenage Cancer Trust has found that young people aged 13–24 are missing out on the chance to take part in clinical trials, leaving them unable to get innovative...