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InstaDeep Founder Karim Beguir Leaves UK for Switzerland

InstaDeep Founder Karim Beguir Leaves UK for Switzerland

One of Britain’s leading artificial intelligence entrepreneurs has moved his residency to Switzerland, according to new company filings, amid growing concern over the departure of high net worth individuals from the UK. Karim Beguir, the cofounder and chief executive of InstaDeep, the London registered AI firm acquired by BioNTech for up to £562 million two […]

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Souza Urges Caution Over Assisted Dying for 18 to 24 Year Olds

Souza Urges Caution Over Assisted Dying for 18 to 24 Year Olds

The children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has told a House of Lords committee that people under the age of 25 should not be permitted to access assisted dying services. The Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill currently before Parliament would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults from the age of

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Cardiff Nightclub Attacker Jailed for Sexual Assault and Strangulation of Woman

Cardiff Nightclub Attacker Jailed for Sexual Assault and Strangulation of Woman

An asylum seeker who followed a woman from a nightclub before sexually assaulting and strangling her has been jailed for more than three years. Fawaz Alsamaou, 33, a Syrian refugee, pursued his victim through the dark streets of Cardiff after she left Pulse nightclub, an LGBTQ+ venue, in the early hours of 12 May last

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New £1.8m Lifeboat at Caister-on-Sea Pays Tribute to Annette Thurlow

New £1.8m Lifeboat at Caister-on-Sea Pays Tribute to Annette Thurlow

A £1.8m lifeboat hailed as one of the most advanced in the UK has been named after Annette Thurlow, a much-loved former nurse who died suddenly in 2018. At a special ceremony on Tuesday, the new independent all-weather lifeboat at Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, was officially unveiled as the Annette Thurlow. Traditionally, Caister names its

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Farage Pledges to End Permanent Settlement Rights for Migrants

Farage Pledges to End Permanent Settlement Rights for Migrants

Nigel Farage has pledged that Reform UK would abolish the right for migrants to gain permanent settlement after five years, promising to end what he described as the “era of cheap, low-skill foreign labour.” Under current rules, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after five years in Britain, a key stepping stone

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Lucy Connolly Pushes for Women’s Prison Reform After Southport Tweet Sentence

Lucy Connolly, a woman who served time in prison for stirring up racial hatred, has said she hopes to work with Reform UK to help overhaul the prison system in England, particularly focusing on the women’s estate. Connolly, a former childminder and wife of a Conservative councillor, was a special guest at Reform UK’s annual

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Clive Lewis Demands End to Two-Child Benefit Cap Amid Rising Living Costs

Clive Lewis Demands End to Two-Child Benefit Cap Amid Rising Living Costs

Norwich South MP Clive Lewis has renewed calls for the two-child benefit cap and recent welfare cuts to be scrapped during a parliamentary debate, citing the growing pressures of low pay, high living costs, and rising housing expenses on families across the region. Mr Lewis argued that too many households are “trapped” by financial hardship

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Care Sector Struggles to Fill Roles Amid Decline in Overseas Healthcare Visas

Care Sector Struggles to Fill Roles Amid Decline in Overseas Healthcare Visas

The UK care sector is facing serious recruitment challenges following a significant decline in work visas issued to overseas healthcare professionals, according to newly released Home Office statistics. Official data shows that the number of Health and Care Worker visas granted to international applicants, including dependants, fell by 77% in the twelve months ending June

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