Hundreds of Prisoners Freed Early as England and Wales Scheme Begins

Russia says it could use nuclear weapons if NATO tries to cut off Kaliningrad. NATO says it poses no threat and has denounced the warning.

Guardian tests found ChatGPT and Grok removed a woman's hijab on request; Gemini later complied and Claude refused.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain could stay as it is, join a customs union, return to the single market or 'go all the way' and rejoin the EU. Macron replied 'Welcome back', and Spain's Pedro Sánchez offered 'open arms'.

Ukrainian officials say Russia's heaviest strike on the country's energy grid in months killed seven people and triggered emergency power cuts in Kyiv and three regions. A day later, a drone hit a Kyiv school while more than 100 pupils sheltered inside; no casualties were reported.