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Solar eclipse in Lincolnshire: When and where to see it
People in Lincolnshire will be able to see a rare partial solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 August, the largest such coverage in the UK since the total eclipse of 1999. The moon is expected to obscure between 90 and 96 per cent of the sun, and organisers across the county have arranged public viewing events…
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Reading scientists create chocolate bars from Berkshire-grown cocoa
Scientists at the University of Reading have made six limited-edition chocolate bars using cocoa grown in Berkshire, reportedly the first made entirely from UK ingredients since 1932. Led by food security master’s student Maha Khan, the project is intended to demonstrate the vulnerability of global cocoa supplies to climate change and the importance of protecting…
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British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record
British former RAF pilot Andy Green, who in 1997 became the first person to break the sound barrier on land, has set a new world speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle. Driving JCB’s Hydromax car at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the 64-year-old reached an average speed of 406mph (654km/h), more than doubling the…
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The “completely defining” role that set Monica Barbaro up for life: “Like I breathed oxygen for the first time”
She was a childhood discovery. The post The “completely defining” role that set Monica Barbaro up for life: “Like I breathed oxygen for the first time” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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California Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Xavier Becerra Says He Prefers Settlement Of Paramount-WBD Antitrust Lawsuit: “Conference Room, Not Courtroom”
Xavier Becerra, the Democratic nominee for California governor, has said he hopes state attorneys general and Paramount can settle their antitrust lawsuit over the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery merger rather than go to trial. Speaking publicly on the case for the first time, at a Politico conference, he argued that negotiation tends to achieve more…
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Ellison threatens to move Paramount headquarters amid Warner merger lawsuit
Paramount chief executive David Ellison has reportedly threatened to move the company’s headquarters out of California if the antitrust lawsuit delaying its proposed $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is not resolved by 1 October. The possibility matters because it could affect Hollywood jobs and production activity, while increasing pressure on California officials during…
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UK to get best eclipse since 1999 as Moon blocks out Sun across Europe
The UK will witness its fullest solar eclipse since 1999 on Wednesday evening, with the whole country experiencing the event and up to 96% of the Sun’s disc obscured by the Moon in some areas. Experts describe it as the best eclipse the UK will see for the next 50 years, while parts of Europe…
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Heatwave disorder prompts tighter security at London lidos
London’s outdoor swimming pools have tightened security after a summer of disorder linked to Britain’s record-breaking 2026 heatwave, with lifeguards reportedly pushed into the water, drunken teenagers brawling, and lidos hit by thefts and break-ins. Operators ramped up controls as crowds flocked to the open-air pools to escape the heat during the school summer holidays,…
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Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds – the heatwave veg that’s good to eat
UK farmers are facing one of the driest, hottest growing seasons in decades, with predictions of the worst harvest since records began. As a result, fruit and vegetables are emerging misshapen, discoloured or smaller than usual, and supermarkets, keen to avoid empty shelves, are expected to relax their usually strict cosmetic standards on size, shape…
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Yob killer sentencing row, OpenAI’s Astra maths breakthrough, Sydney knifeman tasered
Politics erupts over sentencing reforms as PC Andrew Harper’s killers may serve less time; OpenAI’s Astra cracks ten maths problems while researchers expose an AI reasoning flaw; plus Sydney’s tasered intruder, Rodgers’ vaccine-card claims and Vargas Llosa’s final novel.