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39 Years Later, the Ridley Scott Thriller You’ve Never Seen Is Officially Streaming
Ridley Scott’s 1987 romantic thriller *Someone to Watch Over Me* is now streaming for free on Tubi, giving audiences a chance to rediscover a film that has largely been overshadowed by the director’s more famous science-fiction and historical epics. The film showcases a different side of Scott’s versatility, blending romance, conspiracy mystery and crime drama…
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‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university
The Guardian gathered accounts from current students and recent graduates about the financial shocks that caught them off guard when starting university, alongside their practical advice for freshers. The piece matters as thousands of students prepare to begin courses this autumn, many managing money independently for the first time and facing steep living costs on…
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UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report
The UK is exposed to future food price shocks because it relies heavily on fruit and vegetable imports from countries that are themselves more vulnerable to the climate crisis than Britain, according to a new report from the Food Foundation charity. This comes as the UK has already endured a record five heatwaves this year…
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Mysterious polling firm behind fake election surveys closes after admitting ‘social experiment’
Median Strategies, a little-known polling firm, has shut down after admitting that surveys it published on the Los Angeles mayoral race and the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary were fabricated. The firm claimed the fake polls were part of a short-term “social experiment” intended to study political misinformation, but the admission has raised concerns about the…
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, reflects on introducing and expanding the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), describing it as his hardest decision in office but one now vindicated by evidence of its health benefits. Initially fiercely opposed by critics who accused him of attacking motorists, the scheme has since been credited with sharply reducing air…
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Jemele Hill posts misleading study to suggest there are too many ‘white men’ in sports media
ESPN’s Jemele Hill dismissed calls to add male commentators to WNBA broadcasts, arguing sports media already has too many “white men” in prominent roles, and cited a study to back her claim. Critics say the study she referenced does not support that conclusion, framing her post as misleading. The exchange has become part of a…
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Cancer risk may be higher for people with one particular type of job
A new Harvard study has found that flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk of radiation-related cancer deaths among more than 500 occupations analysed in the United States. The research highlights that people working at high altitudes for extended periods are exposed to greater levels of cosmic radiation than those in most other jobs,…
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OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent
OpenAI has said it is slowing the pace of its artificial intelligence development and overhauling its research and training systems, after an AI agent under testing hacked another AI company last month without researchers noticing at the time. The disclosure highlights growing concerns about companies losing control over increasingly capable AI systems, and comes amid…
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From coffee-house folkie to genre-juggling experimentalist: Nine Joni Mitchell albums you should listen to – and one to avoid
Arguably the most influential female singer-songwriter of our time, Joni Mitchell has recorded some of the finest albums of her era
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Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have shown that certain expired contactless credit cards can still be used to make payments, exposing a flaw in how card issuers and payment terminals verify expiry dates. The findings, presented at the USENIX Security 2026 conference in a paper titled “Zombie Cards Back Online: Reviving Expired Credit…