Tories say Labour is weakening national security with plan to decommission drones, warships and helicopters – as it happened

Defence secretary John Healey announced moves including decommissioning two Navy flagships as part of plans to save up to £500m

Meta pushes AI bid for UK public sector forward with technology aimed at NHS

Tech giant awards funding to project to shorten waits in A&E, after ‘hackathon’ on using Llama system in Britain

In England and Wales, where you live determines the kind of policing you get. That isn’t right

We want to make once-in-a-generation changes so that every force has access to the best tools – and justice isn’t a postcode lottery, says Gavin Stephens, chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council

UK minister promises to force companies to end subscription traps

Legislation will be drafted to ensure consumers find it easy to exit unwanted signups and to get a refund

Starmer says police should focus on ‘what matters most’ amid Pearson tweet investigation

PM’s comments come as controversy continues about investigation into Telegraph columnist’s deleted tweet

Essex police defend their investigation of Allison Pearson tweet

Force says Telegraph writer accused of inciting racial hatred, rather than committing a non-crime hate incident as she had claimed

Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers

‘AI’ tool could influence Home Office immigration decisions, critics say

Campaigners call for end of ‘robo-caseworkers’ amid fears officials will bow to automated enforcement proposals

AI chatbot launches on Gov.UK to help business users – with mixed results

Initial test run of GPT-4o technology can help with regulations but ‘cannot provide predictions or opinions’

Journalism is the lifeblood of British democracy. My government will protect it

Whether it is online intimidation, journalists imprisoned abroad or the cynical use of Slapp lawsuits, we will fight any threats to those who hold the powerful to account, writes the prime minister Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer says media firms should have control of output used in AI

PM says content creators must be paid and vows to ensure technology ‘does not begin to chip away’ at press freedoms

‘An existential threat’: anger over UK government plans to allow AI firms to scrape content

BBC among those opposing plan that would see AI models trained on content from publishers and artists by default

Anti-hate group vows to continue work after Elon Musk’s declaration of ‘war’

X owner renews hostilities with Center for Countering Digital Hate after it is linked to US election interference row

No, you’re not imagining it – the UK’s 5G connection really is crap

We are lagging behind other G7 countries, but improving mobile networks could add billions to the economy, writes the author Chris Stokel-Walker

Undercover film exposing UK far-right activists pulled from London festival

Film festival organisers make ‘heartbreaking’ decision not to show Undercover: Exposing the Far Right amid concerns over staff welfare