Posted by The Guardian | Oct 27, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Computing, Datacentres - UK, Environment, Freedom of information, Planning policy, Politics, Technology, The Guardian, UK news |
Investigation finds dozens of ministers and civil servants moved into AI roles as government developed datacentre expansion plansThe UK’s policy on datacentres and AI was developed without any meetings with environmental groups,...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 27, 2026 | Communities, England, Housing, Land ownership, Planning policy, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Wales |
Proposed lifting of paywall would reveal who owns vast majority of land in England and WalesPlans by the government to give the public free access for the first time to information on who owns England’s land are at risk of being...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 27, 2026 | Architecture, Art and design, Culture, Green building, Hackney, London, Olympic legacy, Regeneration, Stage, The Guardian, Theatre, Yard theatre |
A low-budget building by the Olympic site that was never meant to last has been given a £4m revamp full of Italian pizzazz. Now The Yard is putting bums on (heated) seats – and Ian McKellen is soon to starSince the 2012...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 27, 2026 | British army, England, Military, Sexual harassment, The Guardian, UK news |
In 2021, the young soldier took her life after being sexually assaulted by a sergeant major, then sent thousands of messages by her line manager. She was just 19. Five years on, Leighann McCready is still searching for...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 26, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Data protection, Facial recognition, Home Office, Immigration and asylum, Politics, Technology, The Guardian, UK news |
Tasks from determining asylum seekers’ ages to border surveillance now involve AI, says Open Rights Group AI has been embedded across the Home Office in near-total secrecy, reinforcing the so-called hostile environment for...
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