Author: Lucas Bennett

Suspects in a manhunt could be traced ‘within minutes’ under radical police plans to use artificial intelligence to analyse CCTV footage. The head of a new police AI hub due to open within days has said the technology could transform detective work, speeding up the capture of dangerous criminals from days to potentially minutes. Alex Murray, who is the head of the new £115 million PoliceAI Centre, believes bots could also be used to answer 101 calls from the public, analyse criminal case files to suggest possible leads and reduce bureaucracy to allow officers to get back on the streets. Currently, officers…

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine, has made his first public appearance since reports emerged that he had exchanged sexually explicit messages with several women during the early months of his marriage, while he and his wife were undergoing IVF treatment. The 40-year-old appeared before supporters at a campaign event on Sunday afternoon, dressed casually in a polo shirt, jeans and a trucker hat. In a post accompanying the appearance, he said he was taking his campaign to the front porches of Maine. He is seeking to unseat the long-serving Republican senator Susan Collins, a…

The trove of government documents on Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington contains no record of any steps taken to manage the serious national security concerns raised about him, according to the Guardian — an absence that directly challenges assurances ministers and officials gave to MPs. The newspaper reported that multiple sources briefed on the papers, which run to more than 1,000 pages and are due to be published on Monday, found no written evidence that security mitigations were agreed. One source who had seen the contents put the central problem bluntly, telling the Guardian the obvious question…

At least 55 people have been killed and dozens more injured after an explosion in a rebel-held village in Myanmar. The blast, which occurred in Kaung Tat, a village in Shan State close to the Chinese border, is said to have been caused by the accidental explosion of material stored for mining, according to the insurgent army. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) – who control the village and are engaged in a bitter conflict with Myanmar’s military junta – said there have been fatalities, but did not confirm how many. Local sources say at least 55 people have died so far,…

A Rhode Island couple shelled out more than $600 for a Trump-branded watch, only to get a defective one missing a very important feature.  When Tim Petit heard a radio ad using President Donald Trump’s voice to sell luxury watches, his interest was piqued.  When he went to the website, he found a silver and pink watch he knew his wife, Melanie, would love, so he shelled out $640 for it, he told WJAR.  However, when the pink-faced watch with Trump’s signature and fireworks on it came, he said the timepiece was missing an important letter. Instead of a Trump watch, she got a…

The search for troubled former Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown, 43, took a grim turn on Saturday after a family member said he was seen floating away in a river this week. Brown appeared on the Discovery Channel reality show with his family from 2014 to 2018 but was later cut from the series and sought treatment for substance abuse issues. His brother Bear Brown tearfully revealed on Thursday that multiple witnesses had seen Matt in a river in Okanogan County, northern Washington. Bear now fears his brother may have taken his own life after years of struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.…

Violent protests outside a New Jersey immigration facility led officials to withdraw Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents amid spiraling clashes. Demonstrators were seen hurling rocks and fighting with federal agents outside Delaney Hall, a private detention center in Newark. Anti-ICE groups targeted the facility following reports that up to 300 detainees have gone on hunger strike to bring attention to alleged mistreatment and poor conditions in the detention center. The melees escalated to several ICE agents being injured, including three officers who were bitten by a crazed protester on Thursday night. A cinder block was also thrown at an ICE patrol car, shattering its…

A man has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicides in Canada after he sold toxic chemicals online. Kenneth Law, 60, entered the guilty pleas in an Ontario court on Friday, as part of a deal with prosecutors, who withdrew more serious murder charges. Authorities said the former chef also sold about 1,200 packages of the toxic substances to recipients – who he met in online suicide forums – in 40 countries, roughly a quarter of which were sent to the UK. The charges all relate to Canadian victims – but families of British victims have said they were…

Kelly Brook has shared one clever way to keep cool while working out in the gym while on a sun-soaked holiday – by lifting weights in her bikini. The TV personality, 46, shared a video of herself wearing a pretty blue and white bikini, doing squats and lifting weights in a hotel gym in St Tropez. The make-up free star has been enjoying a stay at a wellness retreat on the French Riviera and shared an insight into her holiday with husband Jeremy Parisi. As well as relaxation, their trip also included exercise and healthy meals judging by Kelly’s sporty clip and…

Jessica Simpson made an announcement when on stage at the Graton Resort And Casino in Rohnert Park in Northern California on Thursday evening. The 45-year-old singer told the audience that she was working on a new ‘project’ and that is why there was a cameraman filming her performance, a source who was at the concert told The Daily Mail. ‘Jessica said she had a very special project that she’s filming,’ the audience member said. ‘She seemed thrilled by it as she pointed to the man holding the giant camera who could not be missed. ‘It must be a concert special, like the kind…