Climate change: UK breakthrough could slash cement CO2 emissions (www.bbc.com)
Scientists say they’ve found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings....
Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service (www.bbc.com)
Recall drawing regulatory scrutiny in the UK — Microsoft's AI Copilot+ feature a 'privacy nightmare' (www.tomshardware.com)
Microsoft’s new AI tools are drawing concern from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), with the recently announced “Recall” feature of Copilot+ PCs being named a potential security risk. The ICO joins industry veterans and privacy campaigners in investigating the safety of Recall, a snapshot-collection...
Drinkers lose up to £114 a year over beer and wine short measures, study reveals (www.standard.co.uk)
More than two-thirds of beer and wine served in UK pubs and bars is short measured, a survey by Trading Standards suggests....
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Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by making it easier to criminalise protests, court rules (www.theguardian.com)
Bid to cut crown court backlog no longer achievable, spending watchdog warns (www.independent.co.uk)
Almost a third of household smart meters not working properly, says Citizens Advice (www.theguardian.com)
Rishi Sunak announces 4 July general election (www.bbc.co.uk)
Government tells Britons to stockpile as part of emergency planning (www.ft.com)
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Matthew Trickett: Former Royal Marine accused of spying for Hong Kong intelligence service found dead in park (news.sky.com)
Water firms ask for bill rises of between 24% and 91% (www.bbc.co.uk)
PIP 'unsustainable' in current form as Stride to announce benefit changes (inews.co.uk)
Julian Assange wins High Court bid to bring appeal against extradition to US (news.sky.com)
AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed, say UK researchers (www.theguardian.com)
What happens when councils take control of buses? (www.bbc.co.uk)
Average British house price hits record high of £375,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Radio Caroline, Britain's pirate radio station broadcasting from sea, turns 60 years strong (abcnews.go.com)
Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents (www.theguardian.com)
Sainsbury's staff beat up shoplifter after dragging him into the back room (metro.co.uk)
DWP told to pay £50,000 to Deaf job-seeker after repeated failure to provide BSL interpreter (www.disabilitynewsservice.com)
Post Office Horizon IT scandal: Alan Bates rejects second offer (www.bbc.co.uk)
New weapon being developed to blast drones out of sky with radio waves, says MoD (www.shropshirestar.com)
A cutting-edge new weapon which uses radio waves to blast drones out of the sky is under development for the UK’s armed forces....
MP uses parliamentary privilege to ask why Lucy Letby story blocked in UK (www.theguardian.com)
Schools won't be allowed to teach children that they can change their gender ID, reports say (news.sky.com)
