You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas Day, astronomers spotted something zipping away from Earth: a rock somewhere between 130 feet and 330 feet long that they named 2024 YR4. Over the next few weeks, they simulated its possible future orbits. They now say, based on the […]
BBC Eva Komuves spoke at the launch of a new campaign aimed at ending violence against women and girls A woman who suffered a broken jaw and teeth after being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend said she was blamed by him for the attack. “I went to the mirror. My teeth were hanging on by threads […]
Jan 29, 2025, 03:10 PM ET Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has again called out Marcus Rashford, telling reporters that the forward “has to change” if he is to force his way back into the matchday squad. Amorim has excluded Rashford from the team for 11 games in a row since a 2-1 win […]
“Please just keep in mind,” Nikki Glaser exhorted Hollywood’s A-list while hosting the Golden Globes last week: “The point of making art is not to win an award. The point of making art is to start a tequila brand so popular that you never have to make art again.” The stars arrayed before her chuckled. […]
Chinese artificial intelligence startup says it can match Google and ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost. Investors have poured billions of dollars into the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year, hoping to capitalise on this rapidly advancing technology. Generative AI could automate countless tasks and change how many sectors […]
Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham has been jailed after his dog bit a runner. The 32-year-old’s black cane corso attacked Robert Sudell in September 2022 in Swanley in Kent. He was charged over a second incident where the same dog, named Elvis, was out of control in Grays, Essex, in June. Fincham, of Swanley, […]
The Pentagon has revoked the security detail and clearance for Gen Mark Milley, a former US general who has been critical of US President Donald Trump. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the move as one of his first acts in office, asking officials to investigate Gen Milley’s “conduct” and review his military grade. Gen Milley […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next week. Netanyahu’s office said the visit would take place on 4 February and that he was the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House during Trump’s second term. A White House official confirmed there would be […]
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News x/@petrogustavo Colombian President Gustavo Petro published a photo of himself on board the plane on social media Two Colombian air force planes sent to the US to fetch deported migrants have landed in the capital, Bogotá. The migrants had been on US military flights headed for Colombia on Sunday, when Colombian […]
PA Media Rachel Reeves has set out a series of major announcements on infrastructure projects, including backing plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. She promised to go “further and faster” than previous governments after years of sluggish growth in the UK. So what did she announce? Heathrow expansion Reeves confirmed the government is […]