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BenevolentAI, a British-based drug developer, is facing a boardroom coup led by its founder after seeing its shares slump since it floated little more than two years ago.Sky News has learnt that Ken Mulvany, who founded the artificial intelligence company in 2013, has written to BenevolentAI’s chairman to seek the removal of most of its board and the appointment of a new slate of directors – including himself as executive chairman. The move represents a dramatic intervention from Mr Mulvany more than 18 months after he stepped down from its board in the wake of its listing on the Euronext…

Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in parts of the US in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.People in the southeast of the US are set for a “sight to behold”, experts say, as periodical cicadas – which usually surface every 13 years – will emerge coinciding with another brood which come out in a 17-year cycle this spring. While annual cicadas, which are bigger and greener than their black-bodied cousins, can be found anywhere in the world, periodical bugs, which are black in colour and have red, bulging eyes, can only be found in North America.The…

Ultravox star Chris Cross has died, his bandmate Midge Ure has announced, in a tribute paid to his friend as “the glue that held the band together”.The musician, whose real name was Chris Allen, was the bass guitarist with the band, best known for their 1981 hit Vienna. He died on 25 March, according to reports, but the news was shared last night.In his tribute, posted on social media, Ultravox frontman Ure said: “We worked together, we played together, made music and directed videos together. We were instant friends as well as Ultravox comrades.”Even after years apart we managed to…

The annual rate of shop price inflation almost halved in March, according to new industry figures.Falling food costs and competition between retailers contributed to the rate easing to 1.3% last month – down from 2.5% in February, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index found. Annual shop price growth is now at its lowest since December 2021, according to the figures.The report also found that food prices were 3.7% higher than a year ago – down from 5% in February.Inflation on products other than food fell to 0.2% in March, a drop from 1.3% the preceding month. BRC chief…

A delivery driver fatally shot a TV star’s dog while dropping off groceries.Angie Harmon – known for her appearances in Law & Order and Rizzoli & Isles – says her family is “devastated”. On Instagram, she wrote: “He got out of his car, delivered the food & THEN shot our dog.”Our [Ring] camera was charging in the house, which he saw & then knew he wasn’t being recorded.”The police let him go b/c he claimed ‘self defense’. He did not have a scratch or bite on him nor were his pants torn.” Harmon went on to claim that the delivery…

Children and adults in England living with Type 1 diabetes are set to receive an “artificial pancreas” in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS.The “ground-breaking” device continually monitors a person’s blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump. The system is called a Hybrid Closed Loop System, sometimes termed an artificial pancreas, where a blood sugar monitor, insulin pump and software on a person’s phone talk to each other, according to Diabetes UK.It removes the need to draw blood with a finger prick test, or manually inject insulin for some…

British-American actor Chance Perdomo has died in a motorbike crash at the age of 27.Perdomo was born in Los Angeles but raised in the UK port city of Southampton in Hampshire. He was best-known as Andre Anderson in the superhero show Gen V, a spin-off of the satirical TV series The Boys.His representative said in a statement provided to NBC: “His passion for the arts and insatiable appetite for life was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth will carry on in those who he loved dearest.”Authorities concluded there was nobody else involved in the crash, they added.…

X Factor star Lucy Spraggan has revealed she is getting married and that Simon Cowell will walk her down the aisle. The 32-year-old singer-songwriter, who appeared on the reality show in 2012, announced on Instagram she is due to marry her girlfriend Emilia Smith in June. Alongside various shots of the couple celebrating their engagement, Spraggan wrote: “‘When you know, you know'”That’s the response we’ve heard the most over the last few weeks when Emilia & I have told our people that we are, in fact, getting married in June.”That’s a phrase I really thought I understood throughout my life,…

A man has been arrested and charged after a rock was thrown at actor Michael Stuhlbarg in New York.The Boardwalk Empire star suffered a cut after the “unknown object” struck him in the back of the neck while he was walking in New York City, according to officers. The 55-year-old then chased the suspect until officers stopped the man and took him into custody.Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Xavier Israel, a homeless man, who was arrested and charged on Sunday. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world…

TV presenter and singer Fleur East has announced the birth of her first child.The former X Factor star posted pictures on Instagram of daughter Nova and revealed she had been born on 22 March. “Our daughter entered the world via squat position into the arms of my Husband and I on our living room floor!” said East.She said the family were “resting and doing well” and thanked her midwives, family and birthing partners – her auntie Tina and husband Marcel Badiane-Robin.”It really does take a village! So grateful to God for this blessing,” wrote East. The 36-year-old’s pictures showed the…