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Chest fairings could smooth airflow around the body Warning came before time-trial stage to Dijon Riders in the Tour de France Femmes were examined for hidden aerodynamic enhancements, or chest fairings, before the race’s time trial stage to Dijon on Tuesday, in a clampdown on the latest attempts to circumnavigate cycling’s rules. Changes to body morphology to improve aerodynamics are banned under International Cycling Union rules. The UCI’s commissaires were looking for padded chest fairings th

All passengers thought to have been taken to Boulogne after large air and sea rescue operation by France and UK A dinghy carrying 173 people has capsized after its engine caught fire as it attempted to cross the Channel from France. The people onboard were rescued from the water after a large air and sea operation was launched using UK border security and French vessels along with an RNLI boat. Continue reading...

Jordan FA president says Fifa threatened to block funds Secretary general calls selloff plan ‘sad and reproachable’ The Jordan Football Association president, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, has accused Gianni Infantino’s administration of “blackmail”, claiming that Fifa threatened to withhold financial assistance from his federation if it refused to back the president’s bid for re-election. In a major intervention Prince Ali, who ran for the Fifa presidency against Infantino in 2016 and finished thi

Eruption of the Fuego volcano sends lava and ash nearly four miles into the sky as country declares second-highest alert Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala ’s Fuego volcano have evacuated their homes after a huge eruption spewed lava and plumes of ash. Central America’s most active volcano erupted on Monday morning, with conditions intensifying by nightfall and prompting authorities to issue the country’s second-most severe alert warning. Continue reading...

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Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP support India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost a byelection in a seat it had held for three decades, after the Cockroach movement student protests that have shaken Narendra Modi’s government. Prashant Kishor, a high-profile electoral strategist turned politician, scored a breakthrough win for his fledgling Jan Suraaj (Good Governance) party in the Bankipur constituency in P

One of the finest defenders in history, the former Italy and Milan player died last week aged 66. Former teammates and huge crowds paid their respects at Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio Continue reading...

Salah greeted by hundreds of fans before free transfer Egypt star left Liverpool this summer after nine years Mohamed Salah arrived smiling at an Istanbul airport on Wednesday wearing Trabzonspor’s burgundy and blue kit ahead of ⁠his expected move to ⁠the Turkish Super Lig ​side, as hundreds of fans jostled for a glimpse of the Egyptian forward. Trabzonspor announced on Tuesday they were in negotiations with ⁠Salah and the club chairman, Ertugrul Dogan, said they expected to sign the 34-year-old

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves. The windfall war profits have reignited calls for oil and gas supermajors such as Saudi Aramco and BP to pay for the environmental damage caused by “cashin

Migration commissioner says scheme regularising undocumented people ‘not a good signal’ for Europe Explainer: Why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint? The EU’s top official on migration has criticised Spain’s plan to regularise undocumented migrants as “not a good signal” for Europe, after an emergency meeting intended to draw a line under divisions on the Ceuta crisis. Magnus Brunner, the European commissioner for migration, said that while the EU could not currently see a direct link between event

Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles an hour A four-tonne piece of a discarded SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is believed to have unintentionally crashed into the moon at high speed, in a collision that poses no danger to Earth but was expected to blast out a new lunar crater. The object, the size of a building, is part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from the US com

Whether you’re nursing a joint, have an existing condition or just don’t feel like running, these exercises help get your cardio in The runner’s high might be contagious. In 2024, the fitness tracking app Strava recorded a 59% increase in users attending social running events and run clubs globally. Applications for London’s marathon have increased 40% since 2024, while New York City’s received about 20% more applicants this year. Overall, an estimated 56 million Americans regularly run on a tre

Freedom 250 staged on White House South Lawn Invitation-only event cost an estimated $60m in all Gaethje won title on night marred by Obama smear The UFC staging its Freedom 250 card on the South Lawn of the White House in June led to losses of around $30m (roughly £22m), the company’s owners announced. US president Donald Trump, a longtime fan of the UFC , and vice-president JD Vance were in attendance for the event which marked celebrations for 250 years of American independence. Continue read

‘It has gone very well, getting to know the new coach’ Brazil winger has one year left on contract at Bernabéu Vinícius Júnior is settling into life under the new Real Madrid manager, José ⁠Mourinho, with a smile on his face even as uncertainty swirls around the Brazil forward’s future at the Bernabéu. The 26-year-old, who has ⁠been ​one of the linchpins of Real Madrid’s attack in recent years, gave an upbeat assessment of his second ⁠day of pre-season training under Mourinho despite speculation

Gianni Infantino’s reign as Fifa president is in severe peril after the collapse of his plans to sell off parts of the World Cup to private investment. Many Concacaf countries are considering following Europe’s lead by formally removing their support for the Fifa president, and there are widespread calls to remove him from his post. Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Jonathan Liew Continue reading...

We would like to hear your experience of using peptides for therapeutic purposes In recent years there has been a boom in interest in using peptides , from weight loss to anti-ageing and recovery from injury. These include approved prescription weight-loss medications based on synthetic peptides that mimic natural hormones. However, sales of experimental and unregulated peptides are rising as online sellers tout them as part of a “wellness” regime. Continue reading...

Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook Elon Musk’s X has become the latest major US social media company to block the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders from Saudi authorities. Earlier this year, the Guardian reported that platforms including Snapchat and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram had blocked dissidents’ accounts over allegations by Sau

Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed Mourners gathered in central Gaza on Tuesday for a mass funeral for 112 people, including 40 children, who were killed in 2023 in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war. Their bodies could not be recovered until now because of Israel’s continuing strikes, which have slowed, though not halted, since the ceasefire in October. Continue reading...

Winner called waste management team after she realised stub showing she had hit the jackpot had been thrown away A €1m lottery ticket has been recovered from the rubbish in Italy after the frantic winner called on refuse collectors to help her retrieve it, according to the waste management company. The instant win ticket was “miraculously still in one piece” after garbage workers combed through mounds of rubbish on their truck, said Roberto Nicola Toscano, the administrator of the SANB company i

Denkiworks’ debut lets players pull off tricks and pull pints in a stunning, Japan-inspired setting A freeloading tanuki, mounting debt, and a town full of possibilities will sound familiar to fans of Animal Crossing . Alas, while you won’t find accountability from Tom Nook, Kyoto-based studio Denkiworks has stepped in to heal your financial trauma with a BMX-filled adventure in which a mammal finally pays the price for their years of bad behaviour. “Even Japanese people ask why it’s a tanuki,”

At Color Splash Out, LGBTQ+ kids can play, create and connect without judgment, especially in a state that passed seven anti-trans bills last year Color Splash Out summer camp – in pictures For the first time in his life, 17-year-old Alastair Mendoza didn’t think twice about jumping in the water. He kayaked through tangles of reeds, taking in the schools of minnows beneath him and the hawks overhead. He splashed around with friends he had made only days prior. “I actually felt comfortable,” Mend

After a bumpy confirmation hearing, Clayton replaces acting director Bill Pulte to head US intelligence agencies US politics live – latest updates Jay Clayton has been sworn in as the US’s top spy after a contentious Senate confirmation hearing during which ⁠he refused to directly ⁠acknowledge ​that Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. The oath of office was administered to Clayton on Tuesday by the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, in the Oval Office as the president looked on and

Ukraine shoots down most drones but no ballistic missiles in overnight attack that mainly targeted civilian facilities Europe live – latest updates Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed allies for not delivering air defences fast enough after Ukraine failed to down a single Russian missile in a deadly overnight attack that killed at least 17 people and ⁠injured dozens more. Preliminary data from the Ukrainian air force showed its defences shot down 98 of the 115 drones fired by Russia overnight but no

David Hearn has ‘number of potential remedies’ after being prosecuted in connection with pool damage, attorney says An attorney for the former Olympic canoeist who was charged with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool has said that “all options are on table” for legal recourse after prosecutors recently abandoned the case abruptly. David Hearn “has a number of potential remedies” after being prosecuted in connection with pool damage now attributed to faulty work by a contractor, atto

Investigators pin blame for Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and ruined thousands of homes, on ‘electrical arcing events’ at out-of-service tower The deadly 2025 Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area was caused by equipment belonging to the utility company Southern California Edison, fire officials said in a report released on Tuesday. Los Angeles county fire officials found that the cause of the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses was a tower

Michigan awaiting results for Democratic contest between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens; in Washington state, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez survives progressive challenge in US House race Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez survives Washington’s crowded primary Incumbent Wesley Bell wins Missouri primary as Cori Bush comeback bid fails Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan Sign up for US Breaking News email Almost all of the polls have closed in Michigan. W

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The vocal vaccine sceptic and wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff turned to the former US science adviser when she was worried about Covid. Now, she’s claiming it was a cunning plan You should keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and Stephen and Katie Miller as far away from your general vicinity as humanly possible. Many people will not need to be told this. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, is famous for masterminding the first Trump administration’s family sepa

Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall Protesters are staging a “tree sit” in a tiny Arizona town to prevent the destruction of a grove of ancient cottonwood trees as federal contractors race to build a row of two 30ft walls along the border with Sonora, Mexico . The gathering ramped up last week in the town of Lochiel, in the remote San Rafael valley of south-east Arizona. On 27 July, contractors working for Fisher

AI Security Institute says models by OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk Advanced artificial intelligence models have stunned the UK’s AI Security Institute by carrying out a hacking campaign against real people during a cybersecurity test. The institute (AISI) said the incident was unprecedented and involved sending targeted emails to software developers in an attempt to pass a cyber challenge. Continue reading...

Felix Kersten, the personal therapist of Hitler’s principal enforcer, claimed to have saved countless lives from the Holocaust. A new feature film exposes him as a narcissist prone to myth-making Five years ago, German writer-director Felix Randau was approached by French producers who wanted him to make a miniseries about Felix Kersten, the former massage therapist to Nazi SS head Heinrich Himmler. When the producers first pitched the project, there was one sentence which leapt out. “They said

Briton withdrew from Wimbledon with bruised bone Draper in tears during 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 loss to Térence Atmane Jack Draper was in tears during a first-round comeback defeat by Térence Atmane at the Canadian Open. The Briton was competing for the first time since pulling out of Wimbledon with a recurrence of a bruised bone in his left arm, and was beaten 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in Montreal. Continue reading...

UK’s Secret Intelligence Service praised for playing long game and having ‘a taste for dirty tricks’ MI6 has been ranked as the most powerful foreign intelligence service in Europe ahead of France and the Netherlands, according to a peer review. The British intelligence agency scored 251 points in the research and was commended for its expertise in recruiting high-level informants and penetrating the ruling elites in Russia, China, Iran and Turkey, according to the review by 60 professionals fro

Special rapporteurs say ‘transnational repression by Indian authorities’ has put Moninder Singh in danger UN rights experts have urged Canada to take all feasible measures to protect the Sikh activist Moninder Singh , who has been repeatedly warned by the Canadian authorities of credible threats to his life. In a letter to the Canadian government, the five UN experts raised “concerning allegations of foreign intimidation and reprisals” against Singh, a Canadian national. Continue reading...

Ministers love to claim credit for things like cheaper petrol and cheaper pharmaceuticals – why not cheaper housing? Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Residential property prices in Australia’s eight capital cities have fallen by an average of 2.5% from their most recent peak in March, according to data published earlier this week by both Cotality and Proptrack . The declines have been somewhat greater in Sydney and Melbourne – 5.6% and 5.7% respectively – where they s

Restaurant chain pulls peppers ‘out of an abundance of caution’ as salmonella outbreak sickens 110 people Chipotle said on Tuesday ⁠it had removed jalapeños from some of the chain’s restaurants after identifying ⁠the peppers as ⁠a ​potential ingredient tied to a salmonella outbreak, replacing them ⁠with supplies from different growers. The company said it ​began tracing ‌ingredients through its supply ‌chain after learning of a ‌potential outbreak and identified jalapeños from a common lot as a

The ultra-likable comedian decides to go on a chicken shop diet for 28 days, but like a gen-Z Super Size Me uncovers some dark truths behind this billion-dollar industry ‘I think you’re going to die,” says a teenager bluntly to comedian Mo Gilligan when he tells her about his plan to eat only from chicken shops for one month. Spoiler: he lives. But after 84 fried chicken meals, Gilligan is heavier, unhealthier and starting to feel depressed. In this funny, slick and accessible Netflix documentar

Dogs Trust points to hundreds of incidents over recent years, some involving deaths of pets or people With its gentle rippling water, tall purple flowers and rustling trees, Earlswood Lakes near Solihull in the West Midlands seems the perfect spot for dogs to paddle. But their owners have been warned that the otherwise idyllic open water could prove perilous to pets. “We’ve had all this hot weather and millions of families are now spending time around open bodies of water, and it’s easy to not r

Official action by regulator for England and Wales comes after formal complaint made by Labour MP about the funds An official investigation has been launched into charities in England and Wales donating funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. The Charity Commission will aim to establish the amount of charitable funds going to illegal settlements, whether the spending was in furtherance of their purposes and any regulatory action that may be necessary. Continue reading...

Trump’s FCC is developing a measure to bar US imports of new models of Chinese datacenter devices, sources say The Trump administration is reportedly drafting a ban on US imports of new models of Chinese datacenter components, in the latest sign US authorities are scrambling to respond to the rapid development of AI technology in China . Four people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees the US ⁠telecommunications industry, is devel

Researcher says simpler writing by AI is easier to read and digest, but this does not mean human authors are obsolete From Homer’s Odyssey to Agatha Christie’s crime fiction, humans have produced plenty of tales to grace the bookshelf. But research suggests artificial intelligence may now be providing some competition. In a study published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making , 1,682 adults were asked to read one of six short stories, three of which were written by humans and three by Cha

Former world No 2 would like golf to ‘go back to old times’ if LIV folds ‘I’d hate to see it go away,’ Australian says of rebel tour Cameron Smith wants LIV Golf to survive but if it doesn’t, he would “100%” return to the PGA Tour. “I mean, if it was the only option, I think that’s where everyone would want to ⁠be for sure, 100%,” the Australian former world No 2 said ahead of this week’s LIV Golf New York event. “It would go back to old times.” Continue reading...

Gianni Infantino is under increasing scrutiny following his World Cup sell-off plan. We look at each confederation’s relationship with the president The pressure is growing on the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, with many countries withdrawing their support following the bungled World Cup sell-off. However, how key is Infantino’s relationship with each confederation and is it likely that an election contest will actually happen? We look at the key considerations, confederation by confederation

Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’ Middle East crisis live – latest updates Jordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and Islamic world over what it says is an “imminent” threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important Muslim site in Jerusalem, with the potential to “trigger a religious conflict”. The meeting on Wednesday – and the Jordanian warning – follow an

Magpies rejected opening offer of £70m on Monday Newcastle captain to travel from Spain training camp Bruno Guimarães is set to leave Newcastle’s pre-season training camp in southern Spain and fly to London before a £75m move to Arsenal. The out-going Newcastle captain is scheduled to undergo a medical in north London in the next couple of days after the two clubs finally compromised on the fee. While Arsenal had initially wanted to pay no more than £60m for the Brazil midfielder, who turns 29 i

Six additional states caught up in investigation after Michigan reported first two US deaths linked to disease The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly expanded the scope of the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states. The alleged expansion includes the addition of six states, according to the Washington Post, which cited three people familiar with the matter. Those states were Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina, according to a fo

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Blanche, one of Trump’s most trusted legal aides, confirmed in writing that $1.8bn slush fund for president’s allies was dead The US Senate judiciary committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump’s allies was dead. Experts say , however, that Trump could easily reverse the deal. His nomination will now proceed to the full Senate, where it will likely face intense skeptici

WTA event win earns 21-year-old a presidential reception in the Philippines as interest in tennis surges in home country The Philippines has been swept up in tennis fever after 21-year-old rising star Alex Eala delivered a historic win, drawing praise from the president who hosted a reception in her honour. On Monday, Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour-level singles title. Continue reading...

Soldier arrested after shooting; Kyiv comes under ballistic missile attack; more Wildberries hit. What we know on day 1,624 A Russian soldier ⁠in Crimea ⁠ opened fire ​on comrades, killing one and wounding ⁠another, before shooting civilians and killing ⁠three . Three other ‌people were ‌wounded, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed ‌governor of the Sevastopol region. He said the attacker had been arrested. “A tragedy in Sevastopol … According to initial information, a soldier opened