Viewers have been won over by the quick-witted and quirky former England international. But do they all know about the groin-grabbing and that ‘horse’ of his? It’s difficult to know where to begin with a not-so-quick guide to Celebrity Traitors’ breakout star, Joe Marler. The BBC series has introduced a...
Burn and Joelinton use their heads to give Newcastle win over Bilbao
Newcastle needed that. They have won six of their past eight games, which might sound like an impressive run of form, but their defeat at West Ham on Sunday was wretched enough to raise all manner of doubts. Three successive Champions League wins, though, all without conceding, means they probably...
Garnacho spares Chelsea shock Champions League loss at Qarabag
Chelsea’s precision is nowhere to be seen when Enzo Maresca rings the changes. Chaos tends to set in whenever the Italian tries to freshen things up by making use of a deep but raw squad and he is unlikely to be in a rush to rotate again in the Champions...
Pat Cummins targets return in second Ashes Test but doubts remain beyond Brisbane
Australia captain is on track to feature at Gabba next month But paceman may need to rest during final three Tests Australia captain Pat Cummins is back bowling multiple overs on a reduced run-up and has targeted returning to the team for the second Ashes Test against England, a day-nighter...
AI study gives insights into why super-recognisers excel at identifying faces
Research uses eye-tracking data to examine some people’s extraordinary recognition ability They have been used in the search for the Salisbury novichok poisoners, finding murder suspects and even spotting sexual predators. Now, research has revealed fresh insights into why super-recognisers are so good at identifying faces. Previous research has suggested...
‘Vibe coding’ beats ‘clanker’ to be Collins dictionary’s word of the year
AI-inspired word joins ‘biohacking’, ‘Henry’ and ‘broligarchy’ on tech-heavy 2025 list “Vibe coding”, an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using artificial intelligence, has been named Collins dictionary’s word of the year for 2025. Lexicographers at Collins monitor the 24bn-word Collins Corpus, which draws from a...
Trump reverses course to renominate billionaire Musk ally to lead Nasa
President withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination in May but says on Truth Social he is ‘ideally suited’ for top role Donald Trump has renewed his nomination for the billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become Nasa administrator. “This evening, I am pleased to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist,...
Phil Foden’s double downs Borussia Dortmund as Manchester City sparkle
If Phil Foden performs so, too, do Manchester City. This was reiterated by his two-goal show that helped to sweep Pep Guardiola’s improving team to 10 points from four games at the league stage’s halfway juncture. Factor in Erling Haaland, who decorated his captaincy for the night with a 27th...
From St. Basil’s to Bondi: the brilliant ‘beaver’ supermoon – in pictures
The largest supermoon of the year, the so-called ‘beaver’ moon is the biggest and brightest of 2025, just 357,000 km from Earth Watch November’s ‘beaver’ supermoon rising over Sydney’s Bondi beach – video Glowing September supermoon lights up the sky – in pictures Continue reading...
This machine could keep a baby alive outside the womb. How will the world decide to use it?
For parents who have buried infants born too soon, a device like the AquaWomb is a miracle in waiting – and an impossible choice Beth Schafer lay in a hospital bed, bracing for the birth of her son. The first contractions rippled through her body before she felt remotely ready....