Dawson’s Creek actor Obi Ndefo has died at the age of 51, his family says. The American actor, who starred in the teen drama between 1998 and 2002, died on Wednesday after his “heart gave out during his longstanding battle against eating disorder orthorexia”, his sister Nkem Ndefo wrote on Instagram. “As his family we
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Scotland’s health secretary has rubbished claims he tried to buy Oasis tickets during a panel discussion on Alzheimer’s disease at the SNP conference. Neil Gray branded the report “total nonsense”, explaining he made a joke and was instead “fully focused on chairing and contributing” to the session. However, those behind the Sunday Mail article are
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A tiger bit an animal handler’s arm in an attack at an amusement park in Australia. Queensland Ambulance Service director Justin Payne said emergency services were called to Dreamworld in Coomera just before 9am (midnight in the UK). The woman, 47 who is an experienced animal handler, “had been bitten by one of the tigers”
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Scotland’s first minister will reveal his government’s plans later this week to help grow the economy, deliver net zero, and eradicate child poverty. John Swinney is expected to address the Scottish parliament on Wednesday to coincide with the publication of his first Programme for Government. Ahead of his speech, Mr Swinney said the forthcoming year’s
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Shares in Rightmove, the online property portal, have risen sharply on confirmation of bid interest from an Australian rival majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. REA Group said early on Monday that it was considering a takeover proposal to create a globally-focused real estate company. Any bid would likely comprise a cash and shares offer.
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Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard are back with their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes.  👉 Tap here to follow Politics at Jack and Sam’s wherever you get your podcasts 👈 Today sees parliament return after summer recess so Jack and Sam tell you everything you
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Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 10:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chase Briscoe went three-wide to pass Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain for the lead, then outran two-time series champion Kyle Busch to win the Southern 500 on Sunday night and make the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Briscoe pulled away on a
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A full-fibre broadband builder is accelerating its search for merger partners amid growing financial strains on some of the industry’s smaller players. Sky News understands that Zzoomm, which is backed by the giant US-based investor Oaktree Capital Management, has drafted in Acuity Advisors, a specialist technology firm, to identify prospective deals. Zzoomm operates in nearly
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In recent years, advancements in genetic science have brought us startlingly close to the possibility of reviving extinct species such as the woolly mammoth. While this notion sparks the imagination, it also raises significant ethical, ecological, and technological concerns. In 2003, scientists achieved a fleeting success in “de-extinction” by cloning a Pyrenean ibex, a species
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves beyond the realm of digital assistants and deepfake technology. Astronomers are now harnessing AI to achieve unprecedented precision in understanding the universe’s fundamental parameters. Researchers at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) in New York City have leveraged AI to calculate the five cosmological parameters that characterise
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For the first time, scientists have successfully detected and measured an invisible electric field enveloping Earth. This field, known as the ambipolar field, was first theorised over 60 years ago and its discovery marks a significant advancement in our understanding of Earth’s atmospheric dynamics. Glyn Collinson, an astronomer at NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center, and
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The economy could have crashed had the government not found savings by cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners, a minister has said. Lucy Powell told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that the loss of the benefit, which will now be means tested, was necessary because of a “£22bn blackhole” left behind by the Conservatives. Politics
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An NFL player who was in line to make his professional debut next week has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. Ricky Pearsall, 23, is in a stable condition after a struggle with the alleged robber led to both being shot in San Francisco. Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board
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Kamala Harris has accused Donald Trump of thinking only of “service to himself” after the former president’s campaign filmed at a military cemetery. Mr Trump has already hit back with videos from relatives of fallen soldiers he honoured in a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday, the third anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The row began when
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