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Jon Harvey discovers why the essence of 21st Century democracy would horrify the Greeks

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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has set out his views on Labour's path forward and the policy challenges facing the country.

When I swapped my iPhone for a Nokia, Walkman, film camera and physical map, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But my life soon started to change

The superpower hopes that the brave new world of Artificial Intelligence will inspire an increasingly disillusioned Gen Z, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum en route to Beijing.

The mightily stressful and incredibly close-to-the-bone BBC show traces the demise of four ancient worlds – and it’s wildly prescient stuff. Will we never learn?

Frida, six, is one of the many patients treated at the Royal London Hospital for an e-bike injury.

Aeneas program, which predicts where and when Latin texts were made, called ‘transformative’ by historians In addition to sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a freshwater system and public health, the Romans also produced a lot of inscriptions. Making sense of the ancient texts can be a slog for scholars, but a new artificial intelligence tool from Google DeepMind aims to ease the process. Named Aeneas after the mythical Trojan hero, the program predicts where and when inscriptions were made and makes suggestions where words are missing. Continue reading...

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We look into the Great Puffin Brexit Bonanza, as the critical count for this vulnerable seabird gets underway on Northumbria's Farne Islands.

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The poll also shows Labour with 18% are behind Reform (26%) and the Conservatives (25%) when it comes to voting intention in the areas where elections are taking place.

The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United Sta...

A North East animal centre says it is struggling to find homes for black cats and is desperately seeking adopters.