By NATASHA ANDERSON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Updated: 12:42 BST, 6 July 2026 Charlie Kirk’s parents and widow Erika are set to appear in Utah court this week as prosecutors lay out distressing new evidence against the conservative activist’s alleged killer. The five-day preliminary hearing beginning today will be the…
Can the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy be improved with AI?
Fertility companies are betting on artificial intelligence and other technologies to boost the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy. By itself, IVF is a revolutionary reproductive technology. For more than 40 years, it has enabled millions of people who might not otherwise have been able to have children to become…
Keir Starmer condemns Andy Burnham’s call for football fans to be allowed to booze on the terraces at matches
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 12:07 BST, 6 July 2026 | Updated: 12:08 BST, 6 July 2026 Keir Starmer has condemned Andy Burnham’s call for football fans to be allowed to booze on the terraces at matches. The PM’s spokesman defended the ‘sensible’ ban on alcohol within view…
Workers are more likely to be injured on very hot days » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Working a long shift in intense heat can be dangerous, whether it’s in a sunny farm field or a sweltering restaurant kitchen. People working in these conditions can get seriously ill or even suffer a potentially fatal heat stroke. Gaurav Vasisht of the New York State Insurance Fund says…
Owner of award-winning eco-home wins battle with council over his £80,000 padel court after planning officers said 20ft tall floodlights ‘harmed landscape’
An eco-home owner has won a planning battle with his local council over the floodlights on his £80,000 padel court. Simon Roberts appealed to the government adjudicator after East Suffolk Council said the 20ft-tall lights ‘harmed the landscape’. The 69-year-old built them last year at his home in Blythburgh, Suffolk,…
‘Once-in-a-millennium’ asteroid flyby will be visible to much of the world in 2029
Three years before the skyscraper-size asteroid Apophis makes its very close (but safe) flyby of Earth, scientists have already begun charting exactly when and where billions of people can watch it sweep across the sky. Speaking at an “Apophis T-3 Years” workshop held earlier this month at the University of…
Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy?
AI think, therefore AI am Album / Alamy Some of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence are being worked on not by computer scientists head down in code but by philosophers lured from academia into jobs at AI firms. The philosophers are tasked with making the next generation of models…
Ludus Latrunculorum – Roman Britain’s Most Popular Board Game Revived By 3D Printing
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Board games were central to Roman society and enjoyed by all social classes, from enslaved individuals to the Emperor. Many, such as Duodecim Scripta and Ala, resemble games still played today and are likely ancestors of modern backgammon. Other games, especially those involving dice, remain mysterious…
Trump reignites feud with Giorgia Meloni as he mocks Italian PM with ‘restraining order needed’ picture ahead of crunch Nato summit
The US President has reignited his feud with Giorgia Meloni by posting a mocking picture of the Italian Prime Minister along with the words ‘restraining order needed’. Donald Trump shared the picture of Meloni smiling up at him with the words branded atop to his Truth Social account – only…
England’s heroes celebrate with their wives as Trump hails Kane and dramatic World Cup victory over Mexico is called ‘best since 1966’
England’s WAGs celebrated the Three Lions’ best World Cup win since 1966 with kisses and hugs for their husbands and partners in wild scenes at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium after an extraordinary 3-2 victory. Harry Kane, who scored a second-half penalty to break Mexican hearts, shared a sweet kiss with…