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The Conservative peer Peter Gummer has said he will leave the House of Lords after an investigation found he committed five breaches of standards over Covid…

A newly described artificial-intelligence coach provides feedback to make peer reviews more specific and useful.Credit: Mohd Izzuan Roslan/AlamyAn artificial-intelligence coach can help peer reviewers to provide…

Failing to adopt a definition of anti-Muslim hostility would signal to British Muslims that their safety does not matter, a charity’s head has warned, as critics…

A 25,000-tonne illegal waste dump next to a primary school in Wigan presents “a grave environmental hazard” and should be cleared, the chair of the Lords…

The difficulty of detecting AI-tool use in peer review is proving problematic.Credit: BrianAJackson/iStock via GettyIt’s almost impossible to know whether a peer-review report has been generated…

The company linked to the former Conservative peer Michelle Mone, which owes the government almost £150m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Survey results suggest that peer reviewers are increasingly turning to AI.Credit: Panther Media Global/AlamyMore than 50% of researchers have used artificial intelligence while peer reviewing manuscripts,…

The formerly Conservative-supporting boss of the supermarket Iceland is to be made a Labour peer when the party appoints another 25 representatives to parliament’s upper house…

Nigel Farage has addressed Reform UK’s largest rally in Scotland to date but refused to engage with local journalists – leaving the newly defected peer Malcolm…

Mandelson not likely to retain Labour whip if he returns to Lords, senior peer suggestsPeter Mandelson is not likely to remain a Labour peer if he…