Thousands of jobs to be cut at Jaguar Land Rover after slump in profits
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

As many as 4,000 positions could go over two years after cyber-attack and US tariffs take toll

Thousands of workers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will be offered redundancies after Britain’s largest car manufacturer had its revenues slashed by falling sales, a cyber-attack and Donald Trump’s tariffs.

JLR informed workers and their union on Saturday that the company would be opening a voluntary redundancy programme for salaried and management team members, the BBC and Sunday Times reported.

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Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Most gambling websites nudge users towards accepting tracking data and harvest it before consent is given, study shows

Online bookmakers and casinos have been accused of widespread non-compliance of information privacy requirements, including “data surveillance” of customers, according to a study.

Nearly nine out of 10 (86%) licensed British gambling websites appear to be flouting the general data protection regulation (GDPR), the strict rules governing how organisations can collect, store and process personal data, according to the research.

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Burnham talks of radical change, but Treasury mood music says otherwise
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Bond market volatility means John Healey will have to take tough decisions, soon, if he wants to meet spending pledges

In John Healey’s bright Treasury office, overlooking St James’s Park, the artwork has not changed since his predecessor, Rachel Reeves, selected a row of Bridget Riley prints in her feminist rehang. Judging by the signals emerging from No 11 about the chancellor’s 28 October budget, not much else has changed either.

Voters listening to Andy Burnham’s promises to overthrow 40 years of neoliberalism and vanquish the ghost of Margaret Thatcher would be excused for expecting a radical policy reset. Early signs suggest they may be disappointed.

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‘Britain’s Yellowstone’: restoration project aims to take the greed out of land acquisition
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Investors in Emblehope Moor will get their financial returns – and then it will be given to community or charity owners

It is difficult to find the most remote place in England. There is no public transport, no roads and no sign of any human habitation. Online route finders mistakenly direct cars up a grassy track. But miles along gravel forest roads in the far north of Northumberland is the largest contiguous rewilding site under single ownership in the country.

The vast glacial bowl of 7,500-acre Emblehope Moor has been bought for £8.5m by Restore, a nature restoration company that works with landowners across Britain.

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Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Most gambling websites nudge users towards accepting tracking data and harvest it before consent is given, study shows

Online bookmakers and casinos have been accused of widespread non-compliance of information privacy requirements, including “data surveillance” of customers, according to a study.

Nearly nine out of 10 (86%) licensed British gambling websites appear to be flouting the general data protection regulation (GDPR), the strict rules governing how organisations can collect, store and process personal data, according to the research.

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‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

A spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced models

Picture humanity in a boat being swept down a raging river, praying there is no Niagara Falls ahead. Or imagine standing with the pioneering physicists in 1942 before they triggered the first self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction beneath a Chicago stadium.

These were two of the analogies used this week by Prof Robert Trager, an expert in the nascent field of AI governance, to describe the perilous but potential-filled moment the world stands at with accelerating artificial intelligence.

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England v Ireland: third women’s cricket one-day international – live
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

• Over-by-over updates from the ODI at New Road

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2nd over: England 10-0 (Bouchier 8, Dunkley 0) The retiring Kelly starts her final bowl for Ireland. Bouchier drives her gorgeously straight down the ground for four.

1st over: England 2-0 (Bouchier 1, Dunkley 0) Welsh Fire’s Prendergast with the first over which is, a wide apart, on the money. Dunkley is given out lbw to a ball nipping in as Dunkley jackknifes back. But she appeals immediately and the replay shows an inside edge.

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Brighton v Arsenal: Women’s Super League – live
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

• Minute-by-minute updates from 12pm (BST) kick-off

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Peep peep! And we’re off. Brighton in blue. Arsenal in yellow shirts and blue shorts.

We’re 10 minutes from kick-off at the Broadfield Stadium in Crawley so what better time that to check out our brilliant pre-season preview on these two teams. Please email me with your thoughts during the game right here.

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