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Queen’s University students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition
Queen’s University Belfast is sending a 10-student team to Florida later this month to compete in NASA’s Lunabotics competition, an international championship for university teams to design and operate robots for lunar exploration. The competition requires teams to use NASA’s systems engineering process to create robots capable of autonomously digging up lunar material, navigating obstacles,…
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UK carmakers weigh Chinese investment against vital EU export access
Britain’s car industry faces a critical dilemma, attempting to balance attracting Chinese investment against the risk of EU protectionist barriers. The UK currently has no tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicles, unlike the US and EU, but EU officials have warned that Brussels would impose “made in Europe” restrictions on British exports unless the UK follows…
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Passengers thwart cockpit attack as Flydubai co-pilot injures captain
Passengers intervened after a Flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain and the aircraft went into a steep descent, according to the article. The writer reflects on the courage of those on board, including a passenger who entered the cockpit, and on how the incident can intensify anxiety about flying. The article says 182 passengers and crew…
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Spain’s housing crisis erupts in violence; Flydubai co-pilot attacks captain
Tens of thousands of Spaniards take to the streets in violent demonstrations against the housing crisis. Separately, a Flydubai co-pilot seriously injures the captain with a crash axe.
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US marine arrested over suspected murder and robbery in Okinawa
A 20-year-old US Marine has been arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of murdering and robbing 39-year-old Anna Yagi. Police say the case matters in a region with a large US military presence, while the Marine Corps says it is cooperating with Japanese authorities. Yagi was found unresponsive in a Naha hotel room early Saturday after…
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Chinese vehicle technology raises fears of remote disruption to British emergency services
Security sources say Chinese components in electric vehicles and critical infrastructure could allow remote actors to disable vehicles, raising concerns about Britain’s reliance on Chinese technology. The reported risk is particularly serious for emergency services and transport networks, where disruption could hinder public services and logistics. The article says the Metropolitan Police has 1,600 electric…
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Fever general manager Amber Cox calls out ‘attacks’ on the fan base in season-ending press conference
Indiana Fever general manager and chief operating officer Amber Cox defended the team’s supporters at a season-ending press conference, saying claims that the fan base is hateful or discriminatory “have no basis in reality”. Her remarks respond to criticism directed at Fever fans since Caitlin Clark joined the team, and highlight a broader dispute over…
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Anthropic’s super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows
Anthropic’s Mythos model helped identify a critical authentication flaw in Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS), and attackers began exploiting it within a day of its public disclosure. The activity makes the vulnerability the second Mythos-linked flaw known to have been used in real-world attacks, raising the stakes for organisations running vulnerable servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-61500,…
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Ex-Royal Marine completes world record row across two oceans without setting foot on land: ‘The man-eating sharks reminded me not to fall over the side’
David Bell, a 54-year-old ex-Royal Marine, has broken a world record by rowing 17,500 miles from Peru to Kenya across the Pacific and Indian Oceans in 327 days, completing the longest solo, unsupported ocean row by distance. The achievement is particularly remarkable because Bell has a lifelong fear of water, yet undertook this extraordinary challenge…
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‘I’m as English as a Yorkshire cup of tea’, declares Green deputy leader Mothin Ali as he hits back at ex-home secretary Suella Braverman’s claim that British Asians can’t be English
Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali declared himself “as English as a Yorkshire cup of tea” at the party’s conference in Brighton on Saturday, directly rebutting claims by Reform MP Suella Braverman that British Asians cannot be English. Braverman, a former Conservative home secretary who defected to Reform, stated on BBC’s Question Time this week…