# 'Project Freedom' paused | Google AI workers worried about military uses | End of morning airport pint?

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Published: 2026-05-06T05:05:00+00:00
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It looks like Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff between the US and Iran as he has announced he will be pausing "Project Freedom". He added in a post on Truth Social, his social media site, that the decision came at the request of Pakistan and other nations. Hate crimes will be fast-tracked when it comes to prosecutions in England and Wales in an effort to deal with the spike in antisemitism. The cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak of hantavirus will set sail to the Canary Islands. There are reported to be "scores" of workers at Google DeepMind who insist their technology shouldn't be used to make "genocide cheaper, faster and more efficient". And finally, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called for a ban on alcohol being served before morning flights, in an effort to deal with bad passenger behaviour. Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.

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