Shoppers feel the crunch as fruit and vegetable prices increase

Ofcom has made “urgent contact” with Elon Musk’s company xAI following reports its AI tool Grok can be used to make “sexualised images of children” and undress women. A spokesperson for the regulator said it was also investigating concerns Grok has been producing “undressed images” of people. The BBC has seen several examples on the…

In a social media post on Tuesday evening, Trump said: “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks… subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz”.

Redcar Area Foodbank Every day the foodbank reveals an item it wants people to donate A foodbank is asking for donations ahead of Christmas through a reverse advent calendar. Tracy Gibson from the Redcar Area Foodbank said it was “always busy at this time of year” and the advent calendar allowed people to give something…

Abhishek Dey and Arunoday Mukharji in India and Jessica Parker in Brussels EPA/Shutterstock (From left) European Council President António Costa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Delhi on Tuesday The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks,…