Several key players substituted as PSG romped to 4-0 win Xabi Alonso ‘hurt’ but says ‘next year will be different’ On the afternoon that Paris Saint-Germain reached the final of the Club World Cup, placing them 90 minutes away from winning every trophy available this season, Luis Enrique underlined how...
England turn up the volume and drown out doubts against Netherlands | Nick Ames
Sarina Wiegman’s side delivered a warning shot to the rest in Zurich – the reigning champions will not go quietly What was all the fuss about? On Saturday night England were staring into the abyss after a largely flat, listless defeat against France. Now their Euro 2025 campaign is up...
EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion
European Commission unveils strategy for storing medicine, generators and raw materials The EU should develop stockpiles of medicine, generators and raw materials to be better prepared for a military invasion, pandemic or natural disaster, the European Commission has said. Outlining its first-ever strategy on stockpiling, the EU executive said on...
ASA cracks down on online pharmacies advertising weight loss injections
Watchdog releases nine new rulings setting clear precedents for online selling Online pharmacies are no longer allowed to run adverts for weight loss injections, the advertising watchdog has ruled, as part of a crackdown on what has been described as a “wild west” culture of online selling. In the UK,...
Texas floods and forecasting cuts: a sign of things to come? – podcast
In the days since the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country, speculation has grown about whether cuts to US weather agencies may have contributed to the the number of casualties. Ian Sample talks to the meteorologist and climate journalist Eric Holthaus to find out whether this narrative stacks up...
Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought
Scientists spot traces of 10,000 miles of rivers in area where many believed ‘there wasn’t any evidence for water’ Thousands of miles of ancient riverbeds have been discovered in the heavily cratered southern highlands of Mars, suggesting the red planet was once a far wetter world than scientists thought. Researchers...
Robot surgery on humans could be trialled within decade after success on pig organs
AI-trained robot carries out procedures on dead pig organs to remove gall bladders without any human help Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human...