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Alastair Reid

Verified
(He/Him)
  • Senior Journalist, BBC
Brighton
As seen in: BBC, BBC News, MSN Malaysia, MSN Philippines, MSN South Africa, MSN UK, Nature, The Daily Mirror, The Independent (UK), The Telegraph, Yahoo Canada and
Senior journalist @BBCNews new formats, looking at new ways to do the news. Lapsed musician. Prevs @bigissue, @PA, @firstdraftnews, @AJEnglish, @journalismnews

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My tenant owes £15,000 in rent, but I can't get them out of the property

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By Tarah Welsh, Alastair Reid Verified, Larissa Tairo
| MSN Malaysia Verified
Tarah Welsh - Housing correspondent; Larissa Tairo; Naresh Puri - and; Alastair Reid Rongmala became an "accidental" landlord when her disabilities meant she could no longer live alone. She moved in with her children and rented out her south London maisonette. But last year, her tenant stopped paying rent. Rongmala, 57, eventually sent an eviction notice and began court proceedings, but several months later the tenant is around £15,000 in rent arrears and refusing to leave.
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Technological folie à deux : feedback loops between AI chatbots and mental health

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By Zeb Kurth-Nelson, Eleanor Spens, Lennart Luettgau, Alastair Reid Verified, Iason Gabriel, Christopher Summerfield, Murray Shanahan, Matthew M. Nour, Sebastian Dohnány
| Nature Verified
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have achieved unprecedented adoption, with millions now using these systems for emotional support and companionship in contexts of widespread social isolation and capacity-constrained mental health services. Although some users report psychological benefits, concerning edge cases are emerging, including reports of suicide, violence and delusional thinking linked to emotional relationships with chatbots.
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DragonForce 65 and DragonFlite 95 TT at Blithfield Sailing Club Original

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By Alastair Reid Verified
| Yachts and Yachting Verified
DragonForce 65 and DragonFlite 95 TT at Blithfield Sailing Club by Alastair Reid 14 Mar 18:07 GMT Blithfield Sailing Club held its third ever radio sailing event, and second TT event, over the 8-9th March 2025. The weather gods were kind and greeted the 37 competitors for DF65 and 36 for the DF95 classes with unseasonable but very welcome sunshine and a good breeze offering up to 18 knots on both days.
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