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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/062e/live/0400ba10-4305-11f1-8f44-65d2172cbb44.jpg”] Getty Images The Metropolitan Police has been criticised over the pilot of a controversial AI tool to assess officers’ device data, which its staff association described as “intrusive”. Developed by the US firm Palantir, the tool is being used to organise data the Met already lawfully holds, to identify potential concerns about…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/611b/live/16ad7870-4309-11f1-bca5-158773f8e356.jpg”] Man City left frustrated by fixture pile-up Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side have reached the FA Cup final, which is to be held on Saturday, 16 May By Shamoon Hafez Manchester City reporter Published 28 April 2026, 15:00 BST 1519 Comments Updated 1 hour ago Manchester City…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/0a97/live/fb9b0800-42f8-11f1-9516-81393c122a1a.jpg”] Sinner beats Norrie to equal historic winning run Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Cameron Norrie failed to return 33% of Sinner’s serves in Madrid ByFlora Snelson BBC Sport journalist Published 7 hours ago World number one Jannik Sinner’s brilliant form continued as he reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open with a…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/202c/live/3b3229c0-42f5-11f1-9516-81393c122a1a.jpg”] Reuters Police in Greece have arrested an 89-year-old manfollowing a double shootingwhich left five people injured. The attacker initially opened fire at a social security agency in the Kerameikos area of Athenson Tuesday, wounding an employee in the leg, police say. He then travelled to a courthouse around 5km (3.1 miles) away…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9136/live/f3dce6f0-42f4-11f1-9516-81393c122a1a.jpg”] Neighbours of White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect react The man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington dinner lived with his parents in a quiet coastal suburb of Los Angeles. Some people here lovingly refer to the city of Torrance, known for its good schools, ocean breezes…

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