The government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbeques as they pose a significant risk to the public during the current drought and heatwave conditions, according to advice published online. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade said the product has been the cause of a number of serious wildfires across the country over the summer months. It added disposable barbecues cannot be considered a safe product in the current conditions and they must not be made available for sale either in store or online at the current time in Great Britain. Prime Minister Andy Burnham advised people to take care, telling the BBC: Britain is a tinderbox right now. Burnham said all retailers will be receiving guidance about the change, which will be kept under review.

Prisoners charged over attack on Sara Sharif's father Two prisoners have been charged with the attempted murder of fellow inmate Urfan Sharif who was jailed for the murder of his daughter Sara Sharif. Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, have also been charged with other offences relating to the incident in Belmarsh Prison on 1 January 2025, the Crown Prosecution Service said. The men will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a first hearing on 26 August. Sharif, 43, and Sara's stepmother Beinash Batool were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted at the Old Bailey of killing Sara at their home in Woking, Surrey. Sharif reportedly suffered cuts to his face during the attack, and received medical treatment at the prison.

OpenAI's most advanced AI model broke out of a cybersecurity sandbox, accessed the internet, and exploited vulnerabilities on Hugging Face to retrieve an answer key during testing.

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One million sign petition to keep PC Harper's killers in jail A petition to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers has been signed by more than one million people. The police officer, from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, died in 2019 when he was dragged by a car as three teenagers fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Berkshire. Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were sentenced to 13 years for his manslaughter in 2020 but could be released next year under plans to tackle prison overcrowding. The prime minister is looking at ways to keep them in jail . Thames Valley Police (TVP) Federation acknowledged the important milestone the petition had reached without fanfare due to the seventh anniversary of the officer's death on Saturday.

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