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Jaguar Land Rover is to cut around 4,000 jobs globally over the next two years as the British carmaker launches a cost-cutting drive aimed at improving its competitiveness. The company, owned by India’s Tata Motors, said it was targeting savings of about £1.7 billion and would seek to reduce the number of vehicles it needs to sell to break even to approximately 300,000. JLR has opened a voluntary redundancy programme for salaried and management staff. The company has not specified how the reductions will be divided between its UK sites and operations overseas, although most of the affected roles are…

Jamelia has described her former husband as a “deadbeat dad” who is “dead to us” after she says he left the family when she was four months pregnant. The singer and television personality opened up about the breakdown of the relationship during a recent podcast interview, recalling how her husband walked out while she was expecting their second child together. Jamelia has kept the man’s identity private. The former couple share two daughters, while the singer is also mother to two older girls from previous relationships. She has previously said the separation came as a devastating shock, claiming that she…

OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT feature that could learn a user’s writing style by examining examples from their connected apps. Called “Writing Style”, the tool is being made available to a limited group of users. Its introductory screen says ChatGPT will “write in your voice by referencing examples from your connected apps”. Users can choose examples from three areas: messaging, documents and email. The services listed in the trial include Slack, Google Drive, Notion and Gmail. Once set up, the feature could allow ChatGPT to draw on a user’s existing correspondence and documents when creating new material. That would remove…

Paul Merson has warned that Roberto De Zerbi’s public criticism of Tottenham’s forwards and medical staff should concern supporters after Spurs’ goalless draw with Nottingham Forest. Tottenham remain without a Premier League goal this season after failing to find the net at the City Ground on Saturday, despite registering 12 attempts. Forest also had 12 efforts, while Neco Williams saw a second-half goal ruled out for handball following a VAR review. De Zerbi questioned his players’ judgement in the final third and said they needed to remain calmer when opportunities arose. He also expressed frustration after being advised to withdraw…

Atlanta radio personality Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan will not face criminal charges over domestic violence allegations made by his estranged wife, Alicia Brown, after the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case. The decision, reported in court documents obtained by TMZ, brings the criminal proceedings arising from a May dispute at the couple’s Sandy Springs home to an end. Morgan, who also hosted BET’s Rap City, had been arrested in June on charges including aggravated battery, battery and third-degree cruelty to children. Brown told Sandy Springs police that an argument over Morgan’s mobile phone escalated into a…

A failed attempt to collect cocaine from a bulk carrier off Western Australia led authorities to uncover a haul worth an estimated $500 million, a Perth jury has been told. Prosecutors allege almost 850kg of cocaine was concealed aboard the MV St Pinot, which had travelled from Argentina to Fremantle carrying soy bean meal intended for use as chicken feed. The Western Australia Supreme Court heard that three men set out in a boat called No Fixed Address to retrieve packages believed to have been dropped into the sea. Instead, they ran into trouble in rough conditions and had to…

Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner said they were encouraged by talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday as Washington sought to revive diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The visit was the first to Ukraine by the US delegation since Mr Trump returned to the White House with a pledge to bring the conflict to an end. It followed more than three hours of discussions with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, although no breakthrough was announced. Mr Witkoff described the Kyiv discussions as “very meaningful, substantive, important” and said both Russia and Ukraine…

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were both seen supporting their 13-year-old daughter, North West, at her sold-out solo concert in Chicago on Saturday night — from opposite sides of the VIP balcony. North performed her first headline show at The Vic Theatre on September 5, with footage from the event showing her parents watching from separate areas of the venue. The concert was billed as a one-night performance and was listed by promoter Jam Productions as an all-ages event. ([jamusa.com](https://www.jamusa.com/events/detail/north-west-1590910?utm_source=openai)) Kardashian shared clips from the show on Instagram Stories, including images of her daughter performing and fans cheering in the…

Isar Aerospace has launched Europe’s first entirely commercial orbital rocket into low Earth orbit, marking a breakthrough for the continent’s private space industry. The German company’s two-stage Spectrum vehicle lifted off from the Andøya spaceport in Norway, succeeding after an earlier attempt in March ended about 30 seconds into the flight when the rocket crashed into the sea and exploded. Isar said the achievement gives European commercial and institutional customers an alternative to relying on launch providers backed by national governments. “Today, Isar Aerospace opened space from Continental Europe,” the company said. “Launch continues to be the largest bottleneck for…

Two people were injured in a Dallas shooting after an argument in the Cedar Crest area on Sunday morning, police said. Officers were called to the 3500 block of East Overton Road at about 11.20am on September 6, where they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. A preliminary investigation indicated that the pair knew each other and had become involved in a disturbance before both were shot. Emergency medical crews took them to a local hospital. Both are expected to survive. Police have not released the identities of those involved or said what led to the argument. It was…