Update: Thursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display

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In today’s newsletter: No Bayeux ticket? The report also notes that Everything you need to know about the sold-out exhibition – from its epic journey to London to a Game of Thrones likeness Good morning. If you live in the UK, you have probably heard about the Bayeux tapestry exhibition, which opens today, and you probably haven’t got a ticket. The digital queue was nine-hours long when they first went on sale in July, and the exhibition has already broken the British Museum’s record for the number of tickets sold in a single day. Some lucky individuals, including King Charles and aspiring overlord Peter Thiel, have been treated to early previews of the medieval tapestry. Guests staying at One Aldwych, a hotel where rooms go for £1,000 a night, can partake in the “Bayeux experience” with a themed cocktail (mead spritzer, anyone?), a full English breakfast and preferential access to tickets. Reform | The Met police is expected to investigate allegations that Reform UK broke electoral law relating to overseas donations as part of a wider inquiry. UK- Israel | Prominent British rabbis have backed Ed Miliband’s sanctions on Israeli settlements, warning that the time for inaction on settler violence must come to an end. Technology | Just a day following three Anthropic researchers raised concerns about that artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, US politicians have begun lashing out about the risks of the burgeoning technology. UK news | Protesters who gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel mistook Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team for asylum seekers. US

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