‘She never accepted no’: Liam Neeson on dogged heroine behind Tuam mass baby grave film 25. September 2026 (08:00) Catherine Corless’s exposure of almost 800 infant deaths at a home led by nuns prompted Neeson to bring the story to screenLiam Neeson still remembers his shock and shame when he read a New York Times article about the mother and baby institution in Tuam, County Galway.It was 2017 and the article chronicled the campaign by Catherine Corless, an amateur local historian, to expose abuse and neglect by Irish nuns that led to hundreds of children being buried in a mass, unmarked grave. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
PM rejects ‘nonsense’ suggestion he delayed revealing OpenAI Medicare hack as Labor considers changing laws 25. September 2026 (07:57) Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crimeGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government could change Australian laws if the current legal framework could not respond to the unprecedented OpenAI hack of Medicare, ministers have confirmed.It comes as the prime minister denied accusations from the opposition he had held on to the information before announcing it at the UN general assembly in New York, and said it was released at the first possible opportunity. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pomp and toasts: Day 2 of Trump and Xi in DC 25. September 2026 (07:54) Xi’s first visit to Washington in a decade was a display of pomp and pageantry, with Trump offering his guest a two-month truce on the brewing tariff war.(BBC News)
Overcrowding in UK’s A&E departments ‘increases risk of death’ 25. September 2026 (07:46) Around 550 deaths every week across all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland may be caused by overcrowding in emergency departments, a study found.(London News)
‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project 25. September 2026 (07:00) Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate companyA bold bid by residents of a progressive town in the English West Country who raised almost £1m to create what could have been the UK’s largest community-led regeneration project is in tatters.More than 1,000 residents of Frome in Somerset had clubbed together with the aim of building homes, workspaces, a riverside park and a lido on a brownfield area in their town centre. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
