Month: November 2025

Will AI mean the end of call centres?

2 hours ago Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter Getty Images Ask ChatGPT whether AI will replace humans in the customer service industry, and it will offer a diplomatic answer, the summary of which is “they will work side by side”. Humans though,…

China to ease chip export ban in new trade deal, White House says

7 hours ago Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporter Getty Images China will begin easing an export ban on automotive computer chips vital to production of cars across the world as part of a trade deal struck between the US and China,…

Van Dijk rejects Rooney’s ‘lazy criticism’

Van Dijk rejects Rooney’s ‘lazy criticism’ Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Van Dijk has won two Premier League titles with Liverpool Published 1 hour ago Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said Wayne Rooney blaming a lack of leadership for…

‘He lives for the goals’ – robot Haaland returns from malfunction

‘He lives for the goals’ – robot Haaland returns from malfunction To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Haaland scores twice to send Man City second By…

What we know about stabbings on Doncaster to London train

3 hours ago Cachella Smith, Maia Davies and Harry Sekulich PA Media Passengers travelling from Doncaster to London were attacked in a mass stabbing on a train on Saturday night. Eleven people received treatment in hospital following the attack. One…

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people

26 minutes ago Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Becky Dale and Wesley Stephenson,Senior data journalists, BBC Verify Getty Images Water companies have been ordered to tackle potentially harmful levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water sources…

‘No help, no food, no water’: Hurricane-hit Jamaican towns desperately wait for aid

9 hours ago Brandon Drenonin Westmoreland, Jamaica Five days after Hurricane Melissa pummelled into western Jamaica with record force, residents in devastated communities along the coast are still desperately waiting for help. Many of the roads are blocked by debris…

Man, 32, only suspect in train stabbing as staff member in life-threatening condition, police say

5 hours ago Aimee Dexter PA Media A 32-year-old man is now the only suspect after multiple people were stabbed on a train, police have confirmed. A railway staff member remains in a life-threatening condition following the attack on a…

Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in

2 days ago Chris VallanceSenior technology reporter Getty Images Pornhub says the number of UK visitors to its website is down 77% compared with July, when more rigorous age checks for sexually explicit sites were introduced under the Online Safety…

Security concerns over system at heart of digital ID

2 days ago Brian WheelerPolitical reporter Getty Images The government is facing questions over whether the system at the heart of its plans for digital ID can be trusted to keep people’s personal data secure. Digital ID will be made…