Residents help battle forest fires threatening homes in Ecuadorian capital
Residents join firefighters battling forest fires that are threatening residential areas in Quito, Ecuador.
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Rise in abuse of election candidates is ‘changing politics’ in England
Electoral Commission finds abuse, particularly of women, minority ethnic and disabled people, is affecting candidates’ behaviourAbuse and intimidation of election candidates is “a serious and growing concern”, the Electoral Commission has said, as a review of this year’s local and mayoral elections in England revealed a surge in threats to those who stood.More than half of the candidates for Labour or Reform UK reported abuse while those most likely to be targeted were women, people from minority ethnic backgrounds and…
Politics live: petrol prices set to rise ‘even higher’; Labor’s private health reform for over-65s condemned as ‘lazy’
Follow the day’s news liveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastHanson’s comments on Albanese’s mother ‘gratuitous and unnecessary’: HumeJane Hume has joined the pile on, blasting Pauline Hanson for her comments about Anthony Albanese’s mother.I think that these comments were gratuitous and unnecessary. And the idea that you would disparage people that have grown up in social housing, I think, is a little distasteful. I mean, it doubles down on the fact that Senator Hanson has…
Israeli minister threatens to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship over Gaza film
Middle East live: Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says
'Why not have go?!' – Dunk's wonder goal against Coventry
Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Wayne Rooney take a look at Lewis Dunk's incredible long-range strike in Brighton's 5-0 win against Coventry, praising the defender for his technique.
Getting goal decision so wrong is 'baffling' – Rooney
Match of the Day pundits Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy finds it "baffling" that Erling Haaland's winning goal in the Manchester derby was not ruled out by VAR, but think Phil Foden's red card was the correct decision.
Zverev caps transformational year with US Open triumph
Alexander Zverev lands his second Grand Slam title after ending Ben Shelton's hopes of becoming a rare home US Open men's champion.
Falcons QB Tagovailoa Injured Ahead of Season Opener
Miami Dominates Florida A&M 77-7 in Record-Breaking Win
Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting
Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy open letter saying it was time to "pace the frontier" and slow down AI development. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk both agreed, publicly voicing their support on X. Even Alphabet's Demis Hassabis offered tentative support for Amodei's proposal. Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, […]
Apple is reportedly working on iPhone game controllers
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple is developing two game controllers for the iPhone and will likely sell them under the Beats brand. Rumors that Apple might enter the game controller business have circulated for some time. But last week, MacRumors reported finding two references in macOS 26.7's code to two game controllers identified as first-party […]
The Units’ Digital Stimulation is synthpunk perfection
The Units are a band I discovered in part thanks to No Dogs in Space. During their miniseries on The Screamers (another incredible band worth checking out), they mention synthpunk.org as one of their sources. And there's no better way to get my attention than to combine two of my favorite things - punk rock […]
Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel’s Blade disaster
Alan Jones told prominent athlete ‘I would like to be kissing you all night’ after alleged assault, trial hears
Alleged victim tells court he froze and was ‘in disbelief’ after broadcaster kissed him on corner of his lips at public eventA prominent athlete froze and was “shocked and embarrassed” when Alan Jones kissed him on the side of his mouth at a public event, the broadcaster’s trial at Sydney’s Downing Centre has heard.The witness said the kiss on the corner of his lips happened years after Jones sent him a weekly bouquet of flowers after he had complimented the…
Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA patient who tore their oesophagus after taking a counterfeit version of an experimental weight loss drug has prompted Australia’s medicines regulator to warn of serious risks of such products.The concern relates to retatrutide, a type of drug known as a peptide. Retatrutide has not been…
Iranian cargo vessel struck near Qeshm Island as Oman delays Tehran-Gulf talks
An Iranian cargo vessel was struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and wounding four, Iranian state media said. Tehran blamed a “terrorist enemy” for the attack, which came as threats to shipping intensified around the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits.
