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UK licensing bodies have announced a “pioneering” collective licence that will allow authors to be paid for the use of their works to train generative AI models. The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) – which is directed by the Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), representing publishers and authors – […]

A former police officer has been jailed for 10 years and six months after leading a paddleboarding expedition on a rain-swollen river that ended in four people losing their lives. Nerys Lloyd, 39, pleaded guilty to four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and a Health and Safety at Work offence over the tragedy on the […]

Slump in export orders pushes UK private sector into decline The UK’s private sector went into decline for the first time in 1 1/2 years, as new export orders fell at the fastest rate in almost five years, in a sign that trade wars are taking their toll on the British economy. Weaker demand from […]

The actor Sophie Nyweide has died at the age of 24, her family has announced. An online obituary gives no cause of death, but says Nyweide died on 14 April. “Sophie was a kind and trusting girl,” it reads. “Often this left her open to being taken advantage of by others. She wrote and drew […]

Ministerial-level Ukraine peace talks that were due to take place in London on Wednesday have been postponed at the last minute amid speculation that Russia is willing to change its position and after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said he could not attend. The UK Foreign Office indicated that ministerial-level meetings would be […]

Indian security forces fanned out across the Himalayan region of Kashmir as soldiers and police launched a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of a militant attack on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists. Tens of thousands of armed police and soldiers headed to the region setting up checkpoints and searching vehicles, while many businesses […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Foreign Office postpones Ukraine peace talks after Marco Rubio pulls out Dan Sabbagh Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence editor. The UK Foreign Office has confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with US and European counterparts due to be held today […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The coffin has now entered St Peter’s Basilica. Members of the clergy walk in a procession inside St Peter’s basilica with incense as the Pope’s coffin is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter’s Basilica, following the Pope’s […]

London to host US and European negotiators for ceasefire talks Dan Sabbagh and Luke Harding report from Kyiv David Lammy, the British foreign secretary, will host US and European negotiators for fresh talks about Ukraine on Wednesday amid speculation that Russia has told Washington it might be willing to drop its claim to parts of […]

I, Jack Wright 9pm, U&AlibiA great cast – including John Simm, Gemma Jones, Rakhee Thakrar and Niamh Cusack – for this rompy thriller about a wealthy patriarch who died by suicide … or did he? Businessman Jack Wright married three times and has a brood of grownup kids, so there is a lot of squabbling […]