13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (664+ words) US President Donald Trump has downplayed the risks of AI, saying “negative forces” were “bringing up things that won’t happen”, after calls by industry bosses to slow down development. Anthropic boss Dario Amodei said he was concerned that since this…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (649+ words) US President Donald Trump is continuing his visit to Ireland after stirring up a diplomatic row hours into the trip by backing Irish unification. Mr Trump started Sunday at his golf resort in the south-west of the country as it…...

23+ hour, 27+ min ago   (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (286+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy will be set by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1069+ words) Volunteers have spent ‘hundreds’ of hours transforming a green space at the heart of their ‘depressing’ estate, but now Bury Council could build on it. The Milton Road estate, in Radcliffe, is one of the most deprived in Greater Manchester....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (603+ words) National security “can’t come at the expense of social security”, the Prime Minister has insisted, as he criticised Tory plans to fund defence. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch used Andy Burnham’s second Prime Minister’s Questions to question whether the Government would…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (174+ words) Bury Council is hosting a new recruitment event to help connect jobseekers with employers across the borough. The Bury Works Recruitment Event is designed to create opportunities for people to find work, connect with others and further their careers. Whether…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (571+ words) Calls for a permanent bus service linking Tottington and Ramsbottom have sparked debate among residents and business owners over whether the route would be beneficial. Tottington councillor Yvonne Wright called for the connection in a Facebook post on September 1, arguing…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (369+ words) A care home in Whitefield has applied for permission to expand by building three new bedrooms, in a proposal that would increase its capacity to 27 residents. Hamilton Care Home, on Bury New Road, Whitefield, has submitted plans for a single-storey…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (549+ words) Andy Burnham said Labour must stop the “politics of poison seeping into our streets” after scenes of unrest at anti-migrant protests over the weekend. Speaking to MPs and peers at a closed-doors meeting on Monday, the Prime Minister said the…...