Florida set for 19th state killing of year on Thursday as death penalty under renewed focus after botched Christa Pike execution Florida and Alabama plan to execute one man each on Thursday just hours after Indiana put a prisoner to death – in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for the same day in the…

The conviction of the comedian for rape and sexual assault upholds the vital principle that women can say no, even after they’ve said yesWith all the sanctimony a born-again Christian rapist can muster, Russell Brand paused on his way into court last week to address reporters. Britain was, he told them piously…

Philippe Jaenada told French radio that he used ChatGPT to ‘play with the reader’, after the prize removed a different book from its longlist over allegations of AI useThe winner of France’s most prestigious literary prize has admitted using artificial intelligence while writing his novel, barely a day after…

Share index slumps 5% amid signs AI industry will face tougher regulation after Democrats’ midterm elections successThe tech-heavy US Nasdaq share index is on track for its worst day in 18 months after slumping by up to 5% on Thursday amid growing signs that the artificial intelligence industry will face tougher…

President calls on all parties to help avoid new election after Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs fell short of majorityIsrael’s president, Isaac Herzog, was due to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, on Thursday with less than a week left before he decides which of the two men should…

Andy Burnham has asked countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape a formal apology through a ‘structured dialogue’. During the prime minister’s visit to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, Downing Street said affected countries would play an indispensable…

With flights disrupted, how concerned should you be about your travel plans?Europe live – latest updatesMore than 30 planes have been subjected to security alerts or diversions this week, with at least 24 more bomb threats on Thursday disrupting civil aviation across Europe.What do we know so far, and how concerned…