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A self-emptying, frictionless marvel: Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro review
The Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro is a cordless vacuum cleaner designed to remove the usual hassles of vacuuming, thanks to a self-emptying, self-charging base station. The Guardian’s reviewer found it excelled on hard floors and at picking up pet hair, but was let down by a battery life that proved shorter…
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Just when you thought it was safe … the shark movie is back for more
Shark-themed films are enjoying a boom in 2026, with roughly half a dozen releases already this year coinciding with Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week. The genre’s enduring appeal lies in sharks occupying a middle ground between everyday reality and horror-movie menace, since audiences know real sharks exist and can be dangerous, even though cinematic depictions…
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An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined
New research suggests that scientists may have significantly underestimated how severely Earth could be affected by an extreme solar storm on the scale of the 1859 Carrington Event, a once-in-a-thousand-years phenomenon that caused telegraph systems to fail and produced aurorae as far south as Cuba. The study challenges a long-held assumption that Earth’s magnetic field…
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Pro-Palestine activists found guilty of criminal damage after targeting Picasso masterpiece ‘Motherhood’ in National Gallery protest
Two pro-Palestine activists have been found guilty of criminal damage after targeting Pablo Picasso’s painting “Motherhood” during a protest at the National Gallery in London. The verdict marks the latest in a series of prosecutions involving activists who have used high-profile artworks to draw attention to the situation in Gaza, a tactic that has sparked…
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Woman, 47, was hit and killed by 40-tonne truck while clambering out of overturned car after crash, inquest hears
An inquest has heard how a 47-year-old woman died after being struck by a 40-tonne truck while she was trying to climb out of her car, which had overturned in an earlier collision. The case highlights the particular dangers faced by people who become trapped or stranded on busy roads following a crash, especially where…
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Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise wins over critics ahead of Brand New Day
Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has been well received by critics ahead of its release, with reviewers singling out Tom Holland’s performance as the strongest of his run as the character. Director Destin Daniel Cretton steered the fourth instalment away from the multiverse-heavy plots of recent films towards a more grounded, character-driven story,…
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Kyushu region followed by 6.8 aftershock
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Uki in Japan’s Kumamoto region, on the southern island of Kyushu, and was followed shortly afterwards by a substantial magnitude 6.8 aftershock near the neighbouring city of Uto. Both tremors occurred at a shallow depth of around 10 kilometres, a combination known to intensify surface shaking and heighten…
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Reform UK reports Green leader Zack Polanski to police over guillotine post
Reform UK formally reported Green Party leader Zack Polanski to police after he shared a now-deleted social media post pairing guillotine imagery with references to Nigel Farage, including a T-shirt bearing the phrase “We’re only making plans for Nigel”. Reform’s home affairs spokesperson branded the post incitement to murder, and the row drew in a…
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‘He made Damien Hirst look like a sideshow’: the bloodsplash horrors of Gunther von Hagens
Gunther von Hagens, the German scientist and inventor of “plastination,” became known for turning preserved human corpses into globally popular exhibitions under the Body Worlds banner, effectively overshadowing the shock art of figures such as Damien Hirst who worked with preserved animals rather than real human remains. Von Hagens’s willingness to display actual dissected bodies,…
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Dolly Parton’s Older Brother Coy ‘Denver’ Parton Dies at 82
Denver was one of 12 children born to Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens Parton in Sevier County, Tenn.