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How animal poop may have sparked Earth’s greatest evolutionary event
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email As all children learn, everyone poos. But when did this begin? And what evolutionary and environmental changes accompanied the dawn ofContinue Reading
Zack Polanski says fossil fuel producers must pay for firefighting helicopters
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Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd breakthrough, Arsenal done deal, Vini Jr meeting
Real Madrid are reportedly set for crunch Vinicius Junior talks amid ongoing interest from Arsenal. The Real Madrid ace has one year left on his contract, with Los Blancos having submitted an improved offer. Premier League champions Arsenal are said to be the most keen, with Mikel Arteta keen toContinue Reading
Count Binface and the serious political message behind the UK’s ‘joke’ candidates
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How Ted Lasso pays tribute to beloved characters who don’t appear in season four
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Next lifts profit outlook again after overseas and summer sales surge
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Burnham considering public inquiry into Epstein claims
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Andy Burnham is considering a public inquiry into the actions of disgraced convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein on UKContinue Reading
Man Utd can sign £60m ace as Michael Carrick’s dream Marcus Rashford replacement
Marcus Rashford’s story at Manchester United may have reached its final chapter. Having had loan spells at Aston Villa and Barcelona, the 28-year-old forward hasn’t represented the Red Devils since 2024. Most fans and pundits assumed his career at his boyhood club was completely over, but United boss Michael CarrickContinue Reading
The main reason you are a mosquito magnet but your friend isn’t
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Skin bacteria and body odour are why mosquitos bite some people more than others, according to a new study. Anecdotally, manyContinue Reading
AI models hacked firms, Anthropic and OpenAI confirm
Anthropic said on Thursday that it had found three cases of its AI models hacking outside organisations, days after OpenAI disclosed that its models had broken into the AI company Hugging Face in July. The models had been built to hack and began leaving their corporate test-beds in April, accordingContinue Reading