13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (367+ words) NORTH Ayrshire advice charity CHAP has been presented with an award for its work delivering financial education in Dumfries & Galloway secondary schools. CHAP received the prestigious ‘Climate Action’ award at the recent Morgan Sindall Supply Chain Awards in recognition of…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (664+ words) US President Donald Trump has downplayed the risks of AI, saying “negative forces” were “bringing up things that won’t happen”, after calls by industry bosses to slow down development. Anthropic boss Dario Amodei said he was concerned that since this…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago   (730+ words) Angela Rayner has suggested ministers could still impose a cap on political donations in the wake of Reform UK’s £72 million gifts from two crypto-billionaires. The twin £36 million donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have reignited calls for a cap…...

18+ hour, 53+ min ago   (539+ words) Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies are “talking about the threats as well as the opportunities” after Elon Musk and Sam Altman backed a call for the industry to slow down development. It comes after Anthropic boss Dario…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago   (249+ words) AN Irvine convenience store has launched a new home delivery service to bring essentials straight to customers' doors. Susmita’s Off Licence, located on Main Road in Springside, will now offer deliveries through Snappy Shopper, giving residents quick and easy access…...

22+ hour, 31+ min ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (331+ words) ARTWORK by families of Royal Navy submariners is now on display at a new exhibition in Irvine. The Scottish Maritime Museum is hosting the art exhibit, which is part of a creative wellbeing project designed to support the families of…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (342+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (325+ words) Budget airline Ryanair has seen more than a third of shareholders vote against pay plans for boss Michael O’Leary that could net him at least 150 million euros (£129 million). The Dublin-based carrier revealed 39% of investors at its annual general meeting failed…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (548+ words) Hundreds of thousands of passengers were disrupted this week (Gareth Fuller/PA) Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, as airports said their operations have returned to normal. A technical issue at National Air…...