BBC News – UK
- 'Cliff home was our final destination – what next?' 8 January 2026Residents are told their homes should not be occupied due to a risk of "imminent" cliff falls.
- Business rate rises for pubs to be watered down after pressure from landlords 8 January 2026The hospitality industry had called for a rethink of planned changes to the way the tax based on property is calculated.
- Homeless men refused entry to city centre hotel 8 January 2026Holiday Inn staff member says accepting bookings from the homeless is against company policy.
- New powers for councils to fine pavement parkers 8 January 2026Councils will be able to take action against those creating "unnecessary obstruction" of the pavement.
- Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI 8 January 2026The End Violence Against Women Coalition said it had been a year since the inital law was suggested
- Tennis tournament chiefs admit errors over viral wildcard 8 January 2026The organisers of a professional women's tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player's poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.
- Tournament chiefs admit errors after wildcard's dire display goes viral 8 January 2026The organisers of a professional women's tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player's poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.
- Watch: Eyewitnesses recount deadly ICE shooting 8 January 2026Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in the Central neighbourhood of Minneapolis.
- Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE? 8 January 2026A mother of three and award-winning poet, Good's sudden death sparks protests across the US.
- Weight loss jabs affecting Greggs, boss says 8 January 2026The Greggs boss says there is "no doubt" weight loss jabs have led it to having a healthier menu.
Technology
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records 8 January 2026The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week.
- Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI 8 January 2026The End Violence Against Women Coalition said it had been a year since the inital law was suggested
- Elon Musk's Grok AI appears to have made child sexual imagery, says charity 8 January 2026It said analysts discovered the images on a dark-web forum, by users who claimed to have used Grok
- Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful computer 8 January 2026Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.
- Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI deepfakes 6 January 2026Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as "dehumanising".
- Lego unveils tech-filled Smart Bricks - to play experts' unease 6 January 2026Lego says its new tech-enabled products are its "most revolutionary innovation" since it launched its mini-figurines in 1978.
- Nvidia unveils self-driving car tech as it seeks to power more products with AI 6 January 2026The chip giant is looking for ways to move the AI revolution beyond software and into physical products.
- Car giant Hyundai to use human-like robots in factories 6 January 2026The firm plans to deploy the technology at the same plant that was involved in a huge immigration raid in 2025.
- Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children 5 January 2026Elon Musk's social media platform has warned users not to use Grok to generate illegal content.
- Watch: BBC reporter tests AI anti-shoplifting tech 5 January 2026Some major retailers and independent stores have introduced AI body scans, CCTV or facial recognition equipment to identify crimes like shoplifting.
