Melham becomes second woman to win famous race over 3200m Jockey and horse complete Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double Jockey Jamie Melham became the second woman to win the Melbourne Cup after Half Yours saluted on a wet track under cloudy skies at Flemington, in front of around 80,000 spectators. The five-year-old...
Alonso tells Alexander-Arnold to ‘enjoy’ Liverpool return no matter how fans react
Defender may face hostile reception from Anfield crowd Slot says he has ‘great memories’ of Real Madrid full-back Xabi Alonso has told Trent Alexander-Arnold to enjoy his “nice” return to Liverpool as the Real Madrid defender prepares to face his boyhood club for the first time since his acrimonious summer...
Wolves left stunned as Gary O’Neil walks away from talks to return as head coach
Club were confident O’Neil would take charge Supporters’ Trust had criticised the potential move Gary O’Neil has stunned Wolves by withdrawing from talks to return to the club as head coach. Wolves sounded out O’Neil over the weekend and all parties held further discussions on Monday about him succeeding Vítor...
‘We must change course’: a stark climate warning from the UN chief – podcast
As global leaders and environmental activists descend on Brazil for next week’s Cop30 climate summit, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global environment editor, Jon Watts, who recently sat down for an exclusive interview with the UN secretary general, António Guterres. As he approaches his final summit as the UN...
The multi-million pound baby powder case
Esther Addley reports on a class action suit of more than 3,000 cancer survivors and their loved ones against Johnson & Johnson ‘I remember lying on a bed,’ says Sue Rizello of her earliest memory nearly 60 years ago, ‘with my mum leaning over me and using baby powder on...
NHS hospitals to test AI tool that helps diagnose and treat prostate cancer
Three-year study will test biopsy analysis tool shown in trials to identify men likely to benefit from certain drugs A tool that uses artificial intelligence to help diagnose men with prostate cancer and guide decisions about treatment is to be tested in NHS hospitals, researchers have announced. The £1.9m Vanguard...
Walking 3,000 or more steps a day may slow progression of Alzheimer’s, study says
Scientists find even modest amounts of exercise appear to delay brain changes and cognitive decline in patients Even modest amounts of daily exercise may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in older people who are at risk of developing the condition, researchers have said. People are often encouraged to clock...
LLMs tried to run a robot in the real world – it didn’t go well
Researchers at Andon Labs recently evaluated how well large language models can act as decision-makers in robotic systems. Their study, called Butter-Bench, tested whether modern LLMs could reliably control robots in everyday environments – particularly in carrying out multi-step tasks like "pass the butter" in an office setting. Read Entire...
They got Doom running on a satellite orbiting Earth, because of course they did
Last year, a team of software and aerospace engineers took Doom porting to the next level, getting the game to run on a satellite orbiting Earth. It took some out-of-the-box thinking and tweaking, but they eventually got it playing (without graphics). Of course, since "pics or it didn't happen" applies,......
After a decade of frustration, Microsoft finally fixes “Update and shut down” Windows bug
As Windows Latest highlights, Windows typically needs to boot into an offline servicing phase to apply a patch because it can not update files while they are in use. Ideally, Windows would shut down after this step. Instead, it boots back to the login screen. Read Entire Article