A driver who caused the death of her friend when she lost control of a rented Lamborghini and crashed into a motorway barrier has been jailed for 10 years. Mohammed Shaan Hussain, 20, died when Humaira Batool crashed the £200,000 supercar on the M62, near Ripponden, in West Yorkshire, in December 2022, causing it to flip over and burst into flames. During her trial, jurors heard Batool, 26, from Bradford, had been driving at speeds of up to 140mph (230km/h) in wet conditions shortly before the crash. Passing sentence, Judge Ray Singh said Hussain died as a result of Batool's decision to drive the powerful performance vehicle at eye-watering extreme speeds on a damp motorway in darkness. The judge said: This was not a momentary lapse of concentration.

King calls slave trade a'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Watch: King says slave trade a'shameful chapter' that'fills my heart with horror' King Charles has described the transatlantic slave trade as a shameful chapter of history that filled him with profound sorrow as he opened a summit of Commonwealth leaders in the Caribbean. He said the trade in enslaved persons still casts a shadow over the association of nations. There has been calls from some for the UK to make a formal apology for its historic role in the slave trade ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda, but there was not one in the King's address. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who is also at the summit, has previously said he is open to Britain issuing a formal apology but that financial reparations were not the right answer.

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Democrats maintain a firm grip on California. But they face mounting pressure to balance the state budget, usher in more government efficiency, build homes and solve affordability, figure out wildfire liability and regulate AI.

In response to criticism, the CPS said it has a strict policy limiting AI use'so that it is not used to make legal decisions'. In response to criticism, the CPS said it has a strict policy limiting AI use'so that it is not used to make legal decisions'. 'A serious failure': CPS prosecutor cites imaginary case to high court after AI search A senior crown prosecutor acting in a high court case cited an imaginary legal precedent in an error that has sparked fresh concerns about AI hallucinations infecting the justice system. Ravinder Dhillon, representing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), referenced an entirely made-up case during a dispute over whether a child should be prosecuted for the rape of his younger sister, court documents have revealed. Her explanation for how the nonexistent case came to be relied on has been called "unsatisfactory" by two senior high court judges and a "serious failure" by an expert in AI and law. The Guardian understands the reference came from an AI response generated during an internet search.

Why do the midterms matter? Protesters dressed as cardboard robots chanted and danced to a drumbeat as they protested against new data centres outside Oakland City Hall last month. Their concerns largely focused on how the centres -- which process large amounts of digital information -- might strain the energy grid. "Power prices have gone up so much in Oakland that some people are thinking of shutting off their power," said Carlos Gutierrez, an activist for Communities for a Better Environment, an environmental justice group. "And the city is planning to provide power to a data centre instead." Opposition to data centres is growing across the United States, as residents express concern about their rapid expansion.

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The influential Center for Renewing America says that "neo-Marxist progressives and anti-Western Muslims" can't sincerely swear to protect the Constitution--and shouldn't be allowed to assume office. With polls indicating that the Democrats are poised to win big in the midterm elections, the Trump administration is already attempting to mount legal challenges in certain races and cast doubt on the results. A post published last month by the Center for Renewing America, an influential right-wing think tank, suggests a more radical strategy, asserting that a number of Democrats could be prevented from holding office even if they win their elections. The post, titled, "Can Congress Seat a Member-Elect Who Vows to Destroy our Constitution?" The post, in effect, claims that Muslim and progressive candidates don't have to be legally accepted into their elected positions. "This is another attempt to contort and twist basic norms that have never been used this way for their own partisan purposes," says Richard Pildes, a professor at New York University's School of Law.

The Capytistas, a secretive group claiming more than $1.2 million in backing, started with Elon Musk and Tesla's board. Members argue that those who buy political power deserve the scrutiny they'll impose. An underground activist group says it plans to start openly doxing billionaires as part of a phased campaign against what it calls the American oligarchy--beginning this month with a release that maps the homes of Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal, and Tesla's board, alongside investors and suppliers that keep the corporation afloat. Two of its members, interviewed by WIRED on the condition of anonymity, say they spent the past year constructing dossiers on billionaires--and one trillionaire--and the people they consider their top lieutenants, using nearly every method available to a private investigator, and some that are not. The pair say the group is international and includes grassroots activists, researchers, journalists, and artists, including some who received top honors in print, television, and digital media in their former careers.