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Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggestsUpper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’
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A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim.
The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, including rape. The woman claimed asylum on the basis of fears that she would be killed by her husband: a powerful, previously convicted criminal. Continue reading...www.theguardian.com
How Rupert Murdoch TV smeared and libeled the victim of an ICE homicide, coordinating every step with DHS. bsky.app/profile/mmfa...
Media Matters for AmericaA Fox News anchor claimed that a Houston man shot by ICE had meth in his car. The DA now confirms no drugs were found in the vehicle.
Glasgow properties are ultimately owned by the head of an investment firm behind a Russian shipping hub. Researchers say the port sustains Moscow’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. https://www.theferret.scot/this-russian-depot-supplies-putins-war-in-ukraine-its-boss-has-a-scottish-property-portfolio/
So utterly grim. I would support the war in Iran if I thought it had a real chance of overthrowing the vile regime. But, sadly, the Trump/Netanyahu disaster has just made everything worse. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions soarAt least 1,500 protest after six men on drug-related charges put in solitary confinement before possible executionwww.theguardian.com
UK watchdog hits EY, partner with $1.6 mln fine for inadequate audit of retailer Made.com reut.rs/4vR8V8Y
UK watchdog hits EY, partner with $1.6 mln fine for inadequate audit of retailer Made.comBritain's accounting watchdog fined Ernst & Young and an audit engagement partner about £1.24 million ($1.65 million) on Tuesday over audit failures at online furniture retailer Made.com.reut.rsHouthis pushing to model Iran's Hormuz control in Red Sea, Yemeni FM says reut.rs/3RYseiE
Houthis pushing to model Iran's Hormuz control in Red Sea, Yemeni FM saysYemen's Houthi Movement aims to replicate Iran's Hormuz Strait strategy in the Red Sea by disrupting shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb and has been emboldened by an insufficient international response, Yemen's top diplomat said on Monday.reut.rs
Nigel Farage spotted out campaigning in Clacton with disgraced Reform Nazi salute candidate leftfootforward.org/2026/07/nige...
Nigel Farage seen campaigning with disgraced Reform Nazi salute candidateCorey Edwards was pictured with Farage and other campaigners in a pub beer garden in Clactonleftfootforward.org
Experts run the numbers and declare Tesla Cybertruck as the biggest flop in US automotive history, overtaking the Ford Edsel flip.it/tBWzsA
Experts run the numbers and declare Tesla Cybertruck as the biggest flop in US automotive history, overtaking the Ford EdselThe Tesla Cybertruck has been labelled the 'biggest flop in US automotive history', usurping the Ford Edsel - and the numbers are pretty shockingflip.itGB News pundit Matthew Torbitt admits committing fraud while Labour aide
GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt admits committing fraud while Labour aideTorbitt pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expenses
A GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation to his parliamentary expenses when he was a Labour aide.
Matthew Torbitt, a prominent political commentator who once described himself as “Britain’s favourite lefty”, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at a hearing at Thames magistrates court on Monday. Continue reading...www.theguardian.com
An example of “don’t obey in advance” How @markruffalo.bsky.social and others have held back Ellison’s MAGA Media Takeover Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...
Opinion | A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover (Gift Article)Trump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.www.nytimes.com
In this episode, webexplore the origins of Silicon Valley & the striking parallels between today’s tech billionaires and historical imperialists. They discuss the rise of tech companies like X and Amazon, and how they have followed the template set by the East India Company. linktr.ee/empirepoduk
