Vivi Koroma Kala, a marketing professional with 16 years of experience, remains unemployed two months after being made redundant. Despite numerous job applications, she has faced numerous automated rejections, raising concerns about the role of artificial intelligence in hiring processes and potential biases against non-white applicants.

A 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial mound, Fire Beacon Cairn, near Crowcombe in Somerset, has been vandalised. The landowner reported incidents of rocks being removed, prompting alerts to Historic England. Damage assessment and repairs will follow as officials emphasise the site’s historical significance.