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Google plans to infuse its search engine with artificial intelligence (AI) as it faces fierce competition from Microsoft and ChatGPT. Google has announced how it will infuse its search engine with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, as the AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT gains momentum and challenges the tech giant’s position as the primary gateway to the Internet. Google had already announced in mid-March plans to integrate AI into home office software - Gmail, Meet, Docs - but the company is now ready to test the AI waters with its search engine. Google’s Bard vs OpenAI’s ChatGPT: Which of the rival AI chatbots is better? Google vs Microsoft: What you can expect from their newly-launched AI office tools

Animal rights campaigners are calling on the UK government to ban testing ingredients used for make-up on animals. Testing cosmetic products and ingredients on animals remains banned in the UK, the government insists. But the Home Office has issued licenses that allow testing of ingredients that might affect worker safety. The High Court said that the government was acting legally after a case was brought by animal rights activists. Animal tests for makeup ingredients allowed Which animals are used in UK experiments? Nars boycotts over China animal testing Testing on animals in the UK had only been allowed if the benefits gained from the research outweighed any animal suffering, for example for medicines. However, in 2020 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), an EU agency which oversees chemical regulation, ruled that companies needed to test some ingredients used in cosmetics on animals to ensure they were safe for workers manufacturing the ingredients

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that former prime minister Imran Khan's dramatic arrest on corruption charges this week was illegal. The court ordered Mr Khan's immediate release. His lawyers had argued that his detention from court premises in Islamabad on Tuesday was unlawful. At least 10 people have been killed and 2,000 arrested as violent protests have swept the country since he was held. Tuesday's arrest escalated growing tensions between him and the military. The opposition leader, ousted in a confidence vote in April last year, was brought to court on the orders of Pakistan's top judge. As Mr Khan arrived in court, media ran through the corridors to capture his first public appearance since he was arrested. Surrounded by security, Mr Khan said nothing as he walked to the wood-panelled courtroom which was filled with officials from his party and journalists.

US President Joe Biden has said his visit to Northern Ireland last month was to ensure "the Brits didn't screw around". He was speaking at a Democratic Party event in New York on Wednesday. Mr Biden undertook a four-day visit to Ireland in April to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement. The trip also focused on the president's Irish ancestry with the majority of his time spent in the Republic of Ireland. On Wednesday, Mr Biden said: "I got to go back to Ireland for the, for the, the Irish Accords, to make sure they weren't, the Brits didn't screw around and Northern Ireland didn't walk away from their commitments." Before setting off for his visit to Belfast, Mr Biden told reporters his priority was to "keep the peace" in Northern Ireland.

The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of supplying weapons to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the war in Ukraine. Reuben Brigety claimed that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December. President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said it was disappointed by the claims and said no evidence has been provided to support them. The country has maintained claims of neutrality in the invasion of Ukraine. Mr Brigety said at a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday that Washington had concerns about the country's stated non-aligned stance on the conflict. He referred to the docking of a cargo ship in the Simon's Town naval base between 6 and 8 December last year which he was "confident" uploaded weapons and ammunition "as it made its way back to Russia".

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Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, aided by a weaker dollar and economic worries, while investors sought further clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,032.74 per ounce, as of 0327 GMT. U.S. gold futures were up 0.1% at $2,038.90. The dollar index dipped for a second straight day, making the greenback-priced bullion more affordable for overseas buyers. “While gold remains supported overall, it doesn’t look overly happy at these highs and investors seem quick to book profits with any break above $2,050 for now,” said Matt Simpson, senior market analyst at City Index. Bullion prices initially rose on Wednesday after U.S. inflation data was released, before turning negative on profit taking. The annual increase in U.S. consumer prices slowed to below 5% in April for the first time in two years, potentially providing cover for the U.S central bank to pause interest rate hike next month.

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, joined several of his colleagues on the left, who are sounding the alarm over the Biden administration's handling of the southern border, warning on Wednesday that the crisis will go from bad to worse with the coming end of the Trump-era Title 42 policy. Cuellar, D-Texas, told Fox News that in the past two days, 10,000 people crossed the border illegally into the United States ahead of Thursday's Title 42 expiration, according to Border Patrol data. With the number of illegal crossings expected to multiply in the coming weeks, Cuellar said Border Patrol has been instructed to release migrants onto city streets if NGOS and border communities don't have the capacity to hold them.

UK interest rates are expected to rise even further this week as inflation remains high, according to economists. The base rate of interest has been forecast to rise from 4.25% to 4.5% on Thursday. It would be the 12th time in a row that policymakers at the Bank of England have raised rates, making it even more expensive to borrow and pressuring banks to lift savings rates. It would also mark the highest level since 2008.Mortgage-holders, and renters absorbing interest rates rises through soaring rents, are feeling the pain of successive interest rate hikes. It comes as UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation remained firmly in double digits in March, squeezing household budgets, and proving more stubborn than expected.

Trump said he would be able to instantly end the Ukraine war - just one of his outlandish claims, as Robert Moore reports If Donald Trump's performance last night provides an early guide to the 2024 presidential campaign, my advice is to hide in a dark room for the next 18 months. Or head for the hills and disconnect from social media. Just a day after he was found liable for sexual assault by a New York jury, the former president was last night hosted by CNN in New Hampshire and given a national stage. Trump used it to unleash a 70-minute untamed torrent of misinformation. Wild conspiracy theories, multiple falsehoods, angry accusations, and outlandish claims poured forth.

House Republicans have unveiled what they say are records of $10m (£8m) in payments to members of the Biden family from foreign entities. Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said Joe Biden's relatives had used the family name to enrich themselves, and the president was "involved". The report itself does not substantiate these claims or implicate Mr Biden. It does not allege illegal conduct. The White House called the report "baseless innuendo". Republican leaders pledged to aggressively investigate Mr Biden, his administration and his family when they took over control of the US House of Representatives in last year's midterm election. Mr Comer has faced pressure from within his party to release findings from the House Oversight Committee's ongoing inquiry into the Biden family. In January, he said he would investigate "influence peddling" by Mr Biden's family. Wednesday's report is the most detailed accounting yet of what House Republicans say they have uncovered.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a long-waited counteroffensive against Russia, as the military still needs promised Western aid. The expected attack could be decisive in the war, redrawing frontlines that, for months, have remained unchanged. It will be a crucial test for Ukraine, eager to prove the help it has received can result in major battlefield gains. "With [what we have] we can go forward and be successful," the president said. "But we'd lose a lot of people. I think that's unacceptable," he said at his headquarters in Kyiv, in an interview for public service broadcasters who are members of Eurovision News, like t BBC. "So we need to wait. We still need a bit more time."

Billions of pounds' worth of green energy projects are on hold because they cannot plug into the UK's electricity system, BBC research shows. Some new solar and wind sites are waiting up to 10 to 15 years to be connected because of a lack of capacity in the system - known as the "grid". Renewable energy companies worry it could threaten UK climate targets. National Grid, which manages the system, acknowledges the problem but says fundamental reform is needed. The UK currently has a 2035 target for 100% of its electricity to be produced without carbon emissions. Last year nearly half of the country's electricity was net-zero. Where does the UK get its energy and electricity? Wind generated a record amount of power in 2022 But meeting the target will require a big increase in the number of renewable projects across the country. It is estimated as much as five times more solar and four times as much wind is needed.

Prince Harry is among a group of claimants - including former Girls Aloud star Cheryl, presenter Ian Wright and Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell - accusing the Daily Mirror publisher of phone-hacking.

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Bacon, cheese and fried foods are just some that might be damaging your health Read more: Doctors horrified after patient's scan reveals tapeworm infestation Processed meat These are meats preserved in processes involving smoking, curing, salting, and adding preservatives. And while they're high on taste, they're low on health benefits. Common processed meats include sausages, bacon, ham, and deli meats. Meat processing can help improve its texture and shelf-life but when eaten in excess they can also harm your health. Early animal studies have suggested salt may destroy certain strains of lactobacillus bacteria in the gut, although more research is needed. But more worrying is the addition of nitrates and nitrites, which are used to preserve their colour and flavour.

Calvin Eng, the owner of New York-based Cantonese-American restaurant Bonnie’s, isn’t shy about his love for monosodium glutamate. Case in point – he has the letters “MSG” tattooed on his arm, and his restaurant’s menu includes a signature drink called the MSG Martini. “Things just taste better with MSG, whether it’s Western food or Cantonese food,” the chef tells CNN. “We use it in drinks. We use it in desserts. We use it in savory food. It’s in almost everything. Salt, sugar and MSG – I always joke that they’re the Chinese Trinity of seasonings.”

Pakistan’s political turmoil deepened Wednesday as supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan vented their fury after he was dramatically arrested by paramilitary troops in a major escalation of a year-long political standoff that has put the South Asian country on edge. Khan’s arrest on Tuesday over multiple corruption charges turbocharged the showdown between the country’s powerful military and his supporters, who hit the streets sparking unprecedented scenes as angry crowds broke into and vandalized the homes of army personnel. Clashes continued into Wednesday with hundreds of Khan’s supporters storming the headquarters of the national broadcaster Radio Pakistan in Peshawar, according to a CNN journalist at the

As they wait for an expected counter-offensive, residents near Ukraine's front lines seek safety, food and companionship in basements. Ukraine’s southern front lies just seven kilometres from the town of Orikhiv, where some 1,000 residents are trying to survive incessant shelling, waiting for a major Ukrainian offensive. Life is mostly lived in basements where meals are taken and the onset of Spring keep up spirits. Outside there is much destruction.

A 32-year-old French journalist has been killed while reporting from the war zone in eastern Ukraine. Arman Soldin, who worked for AFP news agency, died on Tuesday after being hit by rocket fire near Chasiv Yar, just west of Bakhmut. A team of journalists came under attack at about 16:30 (13:30 GMT) while with a group of Ukrainian soldiers. French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Soldin's work on the front lines of the war. "We share the pain of his loved ones and his colleagues," he wrote in a tweet. The chairman of AFP, Fabrice Fries, said the news agency was "devastated" by Soldin's death, which he said was a "terrible reminder of the risks and dangers faced by journalists every day covering the conflict in Ukraine". The agency's Europe director, Christine Buhagiar, remembered Soldin as "enthusiastic, energetic and brave", and said he had been "totally devoted to his craft".