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Consideration given to recruiting 50% women to newly formed PSNI, records show

Hundreds of files are being opened for public viewing under the 30/20 year rule at the Public Record Office in Belfast.

Evening Standard

China ‘spy’ live: Second suspected Chinese agent loses legal battle as Beijing accuses UK of ‘smears’

China warned the UK against ‘making trouble’ following banning of alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo

The Independent UK

Former Tory leader Lord William Hague elected chancellor of Oxford University

It comes after Lord Patten announced that he would be retiring after more than 20 years in the historic position

Evening Standard

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Tories need to channel British Empire soldiers who fought off Zulus, says Geoffrey Cox

But former chairman Lord Patten says history won’t save the party against Labour

Evening Standard

10 ways to use generative AI in your music production

Harness the ever-increasing power of generative AI in your music-making

MusicRadar

Robin Schneider obituary

Other lives: Consultant on equality and inclusion who showed that diverse teams foster greater innovation and increased profitability

The Guardian - UK

PSNI risk being left “unrecognisable” due to budget cuts, Chief Con says

The police are currently facing a funding gap of £141 million that could result in a total recruitment freeze

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Kate Middleton stuns in polka dots as she beams at William in Garter Day parade

The first Garter Day procession of King Charles' reign took place at Windsor Castle on Monday- with Kate watching on from the sidelines.

Daily Record

How patten used text-to-audio AI to make an entire album: "We're at the precipice of a fundamental shift in how we think about making music"

Generative AI is about to redefine creativity. We speak to the producer pushing the boundaries of this extraordinary new technology

MusicRadar

Good case for ‘all-party’ involvement in BBC chair appointment, says Lord Patten

The former BBC Trust chairman said that Richard Sharp did the ‘right and sensible’ thing in quitting.

The Independent UK

Chinese vice-president at coronation shows how China sees UK, says Lord Patten

Han Zheng’s attendance is a sign that China does not give ‘two hoots’ about the UK, the last British governor of Hong Kong said.

The Independent UK

We soon won’t tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive?

AI music is going mainstream with high profile fakes of Drake, the Weeknd and Kanye West – but the tech will be used in more profound, insidious and even poetic ways

The Guardian - UK

Richard Sharp shouldn’t be BBC chairman, says ex-director general

‘I don’t think his appointment should stand,’ says Lord Birt – as Lord Patten also criticises under-fire chair

The Independent UK

Protest laws would be denounced if done by China, says ex-Hong Kong Governor

Tory peer Lord Patten of Barnes said he found it ‘astonishing’ that the Public Order Bill was being proposed.

The Independent UK

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Victoria Greens spruik family ties in election pitch as ageing millennials defy drift to conservatism

Reproductive rights and parenting become hot topics in state election as parties on the left court women and young families

The Guardian - UK

Ai Weiwei says mother, 90, warns him against China return

Artist and activist tells event in London he is not clear in own mind about whether struggles for freedom were ‘worth it’

The Independent UK

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei awarded global arts prize valued at more than £90,000

Previous British winners include David Hockney, Sir Anish Kapoor and Dame Judi Dench.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson election victory would be a "disaster" says former Tory chairman

Ex- Conservative Party chairman Lord Patten accused Boris Johnson of leading an 'English Nationalist Government' and said voters 'can't trust' it

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