MP's concern after sudden closure of Meals on Wheels delivery service
The service has closed suddenly, citing 'safeguarding issues'
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AI saves Derby City Council £12 million and fills 100 jobs - but warning is issued
Further potential AI savings are being explored, says the council's top boss
Teenage boy chased by masked youths as police launch appeal for CCTV
Two arrests have been made in connection with the incident
Derby hospital leaders warn of 'many difficult decisions' ahead to solve 'catastrophic' budget issues
Derby and Burton hospital leaders have sought to reassure patients
Long-standing Derby store to close as it can 'no longer sustain' itself amid falling footfall
Rising costs, online shopping and increased anti-social behaviour in the city have all prompted the closure
All the Derbyshire schools set to benefit from £4.5 million funding boost
The money will be used to create more space in schools and improve the learning environment
An Australian writers’ festival cut a Palestinian author in the wake of a terror attack. Then it fell apart
Randa Abdel-Fattah, who is Palestinian Australian, has faced criticism for controversial comments on Israel, including alleging Zionists had ‘no claim or right to cultural safety’When the board of a South Australian festival cut a prominent Palestinian Australian author from its lineup, citing her “...
‘We’re a hot button topic’: is intimacy coordination the most misunderstood job in film-making?
Specialists in choreographing sex scenes have come under fire from the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Mikey Madison – is there any weight to their complaints?When intimacy coordinator Adelaide Waldrop gets asked about her job at parties, she contemplates lying. “I’ve considered saying I’m an accountan...
Love Machines by James Muldoon review – the risks and rewards of getting intimate with AI
The sociology professor is suitably comfortable with AI helpers that he creates his own – it’s their inventors’ motives and unregulated environment he argues we should be concerned aboutIf much of the discussion of AI risk conjures doomsday scenarios of hyper-intelligent bots brandishing nuclear cod...
State of Statelessness review – Dalai Lama presides over intimate dramas about Tibetans’ life of exile
Tibetan directors, who all live outside Tibet, deliver a quartet of films that explore the pain of separation and migrationThe wrench of exile is the theme of this quartet of short films from Tibetan directors, who themselves all live outside Tibet. Their intimate, emotional family dramas tell stori...
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TV tonight: police crack a global criminal phone network
24 Hours in Police Custody gets exclusive access into the EncroChat investigation. Plus, Jon Richardson causes chaos in the classroom. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4In 2020, authorities cracked the EncroChat phone network used globally by criminals. This hit fly-on-the-wall true-cri...
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Australian author Craig Silvey charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material
Jasper Jones and Runt writer charged after search warrant issued at his Fremantle home on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProminent Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with possessing and distributing...
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Lovers and fighters: how Les Liaisons Dangereuses reveals the passions of Christopher Hampton
As the writer turns 80, his masterful adaptation of the French novel is being revived at the National Theatre. It highlights his lifelong interest in political power playI once dubbed Christopher Hampton, who celebrates his 80th birthday this month, “the quiet man of British theatre”. By that I mean...
New future touted for HMO-turned guest house as charity reveals plans
Up to 18 people would be housed on the site
£3.75m road improvements set for Derby traffic hotspot next to A52
Works are in the pipeline near the Asda supermarket