Man charged with murder and sexual assault of 5-year-old Australian girl
The girl’s death sparked an outbreak of violence in the central Australian town from where she disappeared.
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Musk’s AI told me people were coming to kill me. I grabbed a hammer and prepared for war
Several people told the BBC they experienced delusions after intense conversations with AI.
Struggling High Streets fuel sense of neglect for voters ahead of local elections
Failing High Streets fuel a wider sense of political discontent which could prove crucial in the upcoming elections for English councils in May.
Former NASA Engineers Create Ingenious Way To Save Homes From Wildfires Using Noise
“Scientists have created a miraculous new way to stop fires from spreading through neighborhoods using nothing but sound,” reports the New York Post:Former NASA engineers with California-based Sonic Fire Tech found that using sound waves can snuff out blazes and potentially be used to stop another Pacific Palisades inferno… The technology works by targeting oxygen molecules using low-frequency...
Germany says U.S. troop withdrawal ‘anticipated’, Spain and Italy could be next
Germany’s defense minister is playing down the impact of the Pentagon’s decision to pull 5,000 troops from the country, but the move has rattled NATO allies and added to growing fears that Europe can no longer rely on Washington.
The Papers: ‘£7m tax bill for William’ and ‘Traitors take their places’
The Prince of Wales’s income tax bill revealed and Celebrity Traitors returns leads Sunday’s papers.
King’s speech was a ‘high stakes’ moment of US visit, Palace says
The state visit to the US draws a positive response after what was a difficult diplomatic challenge.
Voters will judge Trump on the economy – how is it doing?
How much Donald Trump can do with the time he has left as president will depend massively on the cost of living.
Drivers ‘thrown in deep end’ for expected wet race
Lando Norris says the Formula 1 drivers will be “thrown in at the deep end” by expected wet conditions for the Miami Grand Prix.
Iran submits 14-point response to U.S. proposal to end war
Iran has presented a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the war, according to Iranian state media.
Higgins misses out on final after thriller with Murphy
John Higgins says Shaun Murphy “hits it like God” after the Scot misses out on a ninth World Snooker Championship final following a tense 17-15 defeat at the Crucible.
The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?
President Zelensky has been visiting the Gulf Gulf to demonstrate his country’s military nous
The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout
Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show “the real picture”.
What death doulas can teach us about dying
Death doulas or soul midwives have increased in popularity in recent years. What do they do?
Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)
The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go “primal”.
Reaching for the stars: enduring symbols of Soviet science – in pictures
The photographer Eric Lusito takes us on a scientific journey through space and time in a book on Soviet scientific institutes
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From beds to LED masks, is the red light craze giving us more than just a warm glow?
Whether it can really repair muscles and make skin look younger is up for debate.
‘It’s ridiculous – the rule has to change’ – Rooney
Match of the Day pundits Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart debate whether all hair pulls are worthy of a red card following another incident where Sunderland’s Dan Ballard was sent off.
‘Fantastic all season’ – Rooney on Gyokeres’ impact
Match of the Day pundit Wayne Rooney analyses the impact Viktor Gyokeres has made at Arsenal as he reaches 20 goals for the season during their 3-0 victory over Fulham.
Heartbroken Allen loses semi-final after fluffing winning pot
Watch as Mark Allen misses a simple match-winning pot on the black during his semi-final loss against Wu Yize in the World Snooker Championship.
Ask Slashdot: Are YouTube’s Subtitles ‘Appallingly Bad’?
Long-time Slashdot reader Anne Thwacks frequently uses YouTube’s subtitles “not to disturb others in the room, or because my hearing is not very good.” But they say there’s a new problem. “The subtitling is terrible!”Almost every sentence has a huge error. Proper names are more often wrong than right. Non-English place names are almost always mangled to barely recognizable. And no effort...