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    Antonia Juelich   Boko Haram fighters are using the artificial intelligence chatbots of Big Tech companies to help build more powerful bombs, plan attacks and solve problems during combat, according to research by the University of Cambridge.     How are terrorists using AI? Semi-structured interviews with 27...

23 Sep 2026, 02:08   Becky Morton and Harry Sekulich   The UK will set up a new centre to “stem the poisonous tide” of disinformation, including from Russia, and lead efforts to establish global safety standards for artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.   In his first...

By Lauren Hirst, North West and Lucy Manning, Special correspondent Published 22 September 2026, 16:58 BST Updated 11 minutes ago Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur.   The men, both in their 30s, were arrested on Sunday on the...

Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops. Shaun Walker in Prague and Riga Sun 20 Sep 2026 17.47 BST Last modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 02.30 BST European intelligence officials have raised the possibility of...

Friday 18 September 2026 at 5:11pm Vladimir Putin’s government has warned that British facilities in Ukraine will be considered “legitimate targets” if they are used to support long-range strikes against Russia. The Russian foreign ministry summoned the UK’s deputy head of mission in Moscow, Danae Dholakia, to complain about British...

BBC News 18 September 2026: 11:13 . Updated 1 hour ago Usman Zaid, Islamabad and André Roden-Paul At least 16 people, including five police officers, have been killed after a vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque in north-western Pakistan, according to a senior police official in Peshawar. A...

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