Top British security officials will face questions over an aborted China spying case brought by its chief prosecutor, which collapsed as it is seeking to rebuild economic ties with the country.

The case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash, who were charged last year under the Official Secrets Act over allegations they spied for China between 2021 and 2023, was dropped last month.

UK correspondent Gail Downey explained further.

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Top British security officials will face questions over an aborted China spying case brought by its chief prosecutor, which collapsed as it is seeking to rebuild economic ties with the country.
The case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash, who were charged last year under the Official Secrets Act over allegations they spied for China between 2021 and 2023, was dropped last month.
UK correspondent Gail Downey explained further.
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Gail Downey: UK correspondent reveals why UK China spying case was dropped

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The Warriors are set to face the Dolphins at the Go Media Stadium tomorrow in round one of the NRL finals. 

Former Warriors captain turned real estate mogul Tohu Harris joined Andrew Dickens to discuss. 

"From what we've seen from the Warriors this year and how they've defended, I'm quietly confident."

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The Warriors are set to face the Dolphins at the Go Media Stadium tomorrow in round one of the NRL finals.&nbsp;
Former Warriors captain turned real estate mogul Tohu Harris joined Andrew Dickens to discuss.&nbsp;
"From what we've seen from the Warriors this year and how they've defended, I'm quietly confident."
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Tohu Harris: Former Warriors captain on Warriors v Dolphins

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Chaos in UK airports, after an hours-long air traffic control outage led to the cancellation of at least 2,000 flights and left passengers stranded.

National Air Traffic Services CEO Martin Rolfe has faced criticism following the outage, and there's growing calls for him to lose the role. 

UK correspondent Enda Brady says this latest incident cost airlines millions and industry experts and passengers have voiced outrage.

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Chaos in UK airports, after an hours-long air traffic control outage led to the cancellation of at least 2,000 flights and left passengers stranded.
National Air Traffic Services CEO Martin Rolfe has faced criticism following the outage, and there's growing calls for him to lose the role.&nbsp;
UK correspondent Enda Brady says this latest incident cost airlines millions and industry experts and passengers have voiced outrage.
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Enda Brady: UK correspondent on the UK's air traffic control head being under pressure to quit following recent glitch

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An artificial intelligence researcher who worked with Anthropic recently quit the industry, and accused the AI giants of 'gambling with our lives' to grow the technology.

Jacob Coxon spent the past three years pre-training AI models, beginning at OpenAI and moving to Anthropic, but has since claimed neither of the big companies are 'acting responsibly'.

Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie says this is the latest in the case of AI experts 'sounding the alarm' over the risks of the technology.

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An artificial intelligence researcher who worked with Anthropic recently quit the industry, and accused the AI giants of 'gambling with our lives' to grow the technology.
Jacob Coxon spent the past three years pre-training AI models, beginning at OpenAI and moving to Anthropic, but has since claimed neither of the big companies are 'acting responsibly'.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie says this is the latest in the case of AI experts 'sounding the alarm' over the risks of the technology.
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Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on the AI researcher quitting Anthropic and warning of the tech's risks

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Gail Downey: UK correspondent reveals why UK China spying case was dropped

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