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New York child dies from measles in state’s first fatal case in 30 years <p>New York governor says case is ‘devastating reminder of what’s at stake’ when vaccine protections are eroded</p><p>A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles, marking the state’s first death from the disease in 30 years, state officials announced on Monday.</p><p>The child died in Lewis county, about 93 miles (150km) north of Syracuse, New York governor Kathy Hochul said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/03/new-york-child-measles-death-first-in-30-years">Continue reading...</a>
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‘A serious failure’: CPS prosecutor cites imaginary case to high court after AI search <p>Exclusive: Nonexistent precedent cited in alleged child rape case adds to dozens of AI-related errors plaguing court proceedings</p><p>A senior crown prosecutor acting in a high court case cited an imaginary legal precedent in an error that has sparked fresh concerns about AI hallucinations infecting the justice system.</p><p>Ravinder Dhillon, representing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), referenced an entirely made-up case during a dispute over whether a child should be prosecuted for the rape of his younger sister, court documents have revealed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/03/a-serious-failure-cps-prosecutor-cites-imaginary-case-to-high-court-after-ai-search">Continue reading...</a>
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UK ministers told not to engage formally with Indian mega-zoo after lobbying <p>Guardian and Mongabay reveal approaches to officials and MPs on behalf of Vantara zoo ahead of UK-chaired Cites meeting on endangered animal imports<br></p><p>British government ministers were told not to engage formally with Vantara, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/india-supreme-court-giant-zoo-son-asia-richest-person-vantara">controversial mega-zoo</a> run by the Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, after lobbying efforts by the private animal sanctuary in the run-up to a UK-chaired meeting on the trade in endangered species, according to documents.</p><p>This week, the UK heads a 32-country committee meeting in Geneva of Cites, the United Nations body that regulates trade in endangered species. The meeting will examine how India has responded to compliance concerns about imports of endangered animals.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/03/uk-ministers-anant-ambani-indian-zoo-vantara-freedom-information-endangered-animals-cites">Continue reading...</a>
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