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• Chris Mason: Don't go big, don't do flash - inside Labour's strategy

  11-10-2023 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Our political editor reflects on a Labour conference filled with expectation about its prospects.
  
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• 'Groundbreaking' bionic arm that fuses with user's skeleton and nerves could advance amputee care - Euronews

  11-10-2023 20:01 via news.google.com
  
  'Groundbreaking' bionic arm that fuses with user's skeleton and nerves could advance amputee care  EuronewsBionic hand breakthrough could be ‘life-changing’ for amputees  Yahoo News UKHow a robotic hand restored one woman's sense of touch  The Times‘Groundbreaking’: Woman receives bionic hand that merges with her nerves and skeleton  ExpressWoman's Experimental Bionic Hand Passes Major Test With Flying Colors  GizmodoView
  
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• 'The whole house shook': rocket fire from Gaza continues to hit Israeli coastal towns – video

  11-10-2023 19:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups have continued to fire rockets at several Israeli cities including the coastal cities of Tel Aviv and Ashkelon, as the war between Hamas and Israel entered its fourth day. Many of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system but several rockets caused damage to apartment buildings and cars. At least 1,100 Israelis have died since Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel on Saturday, while at least 1,100 Palestinians, including
  
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• Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals first look at 'beautiful' asteroid sample - BBC

  11-10-2023 17:31 via news.google.com
  
  Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals first look at 'beautiful' asteroid sample  BBCNasa opens up pieces of a distant asteroid transported back to Earth  The IndependentNASA discover signs of water and carbon on asteroid sample  indy100Osiris-Rex: Scientists examine Bennu asteroid sample for first time  BBCBennu unboxing shows ancient asteroid holds carbon and water  The RegisterView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Luton Airport car park fire: What happened?

  11-10-2023 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Janine Machin shows us the aftermath of the fire that caused "significant structural collapse".
  
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• Luton Airport: Passengers describe their ordeal after fire broke out in car park

  11-10-2023 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An eyewitness reported hearing loud explosions as a car park went up in flames at Luton airport.
  
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• Fly across Mars's 'labyrinth of night' with Mars Express - European Space Agency

  11-10-2023 11:22 via news.google.com
  
  Fly across Mars's 'labyrinth of night' with Mars Express  European Space AgencyVideo: Fly across Mars' 'labyrinth of night' with Mars Express  Phys.orgFly Across Mars's "Labyrinth Of Night" In Incredible 3D Reconstruction  IFLScienceExplore a mysterious, crinkly Mars valley in this flyover video  Space.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden condemns Hamas for ‘act of sheer evil’ and says US citizens taken hostage

  11-10-2023 03:05 via theguardian.com
  
  President in TV speech says Hamas does not represent ‘legitimate aspirations’ of Palestinian people and says US ‘stands with Israel’Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged unflinching support for Israel, calling the assault by Hamas militants that left nearly 1,000 people dead an “act of sheer evil” and confirming that some US citizens are part of the many currently being held hostage.In a televised speech from the White House, the US president said at least 14 Americans
  
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• Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli air force strike more than 70 sites in Gaza neighbourhood; Biden calls Hamas attack an ‘act of sheer evil’

  11-10-2023 03:02 via theguardian.com
  
  IAF says it will continue to target Gaza; Biden says Israel ‘has a duty to respond’ to attacksIsrael-Hamas at war: What we know on day fiveThe US senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, has criticised China’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict while in China, calling on the government there to show more support for Israel.Schumer spoke repeatedly about China’s response, including directly to China’s leader, Xi Jinping, on Monday, during a rare meeting on a multi-d
  
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• Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian and TV host, dies aged 53

  11-10-2023 02:48 via theguardian.com
  
  The standup, writer and actor, who co-hosted The Great Australian Bake Off and appeared as a guest on Thank God You’re Here, died after a short illness in SydneyCal Wilson, the New Zealand standup comedian who became a mainstay on Australian television over a 20-year career, has died at the age of 53.Her death was confirmed in a statement released by her artist management agency. She died on Wednesday “surrounded by family and friends after a short illness at Royal Prince Alfred Hosp
  
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• Baz Luhrmann to debut extended version of film Australia as six-part TV series Faraway Downs

  11-10-2023 02:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Recut version, set to premiere at SXSW Sydney, inspired by ‘the way episodic storytelling has been reinvigorated by the streaming world’Baz Luhrmann will debut the expansion of his 2008 film Australia into a six-part TV series at the closing night of the inaugural SXSW Sydney Screen festival this month.Faraway Downs is an extended version of the Elvis director’s ambitious wartime romance starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Gulpilil, Brandon Walters and Bryan Brown, whic
  
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• US navy sailor pleads guilty to accepting $15,000 in bribes from China

  11-10-2023 02:36 via theguardian.com
  
  In plea deal, Wenheng ‘Thomas’ Zhao admits providing information on exercises, operational orders and blueprintsA US navy sailor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to accepting nearly $15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for photographs of unclassified private US military information, according to court papers.Petty Officer Wenheng “Thomas” Zhao, 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and receiving a bribe, according to a plea agreement filed in federal cour
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 595 of the invasion

  11-10-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Gas pipeline and communications cable connecting Finland and Estonia deliberately damaged, says Helsinki; Russia defeated in bid to return to UN human rights councilSee all our Ukraine coverageExtensive damage to an undersea gas pipeline and communications cable connecting Finland and Estonia “could not have occurred by accident” and appears to be the result of a “deliberate … external act”, Finnish authorities said. Local media cited unnamed government sources as
  
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• Chicago woman who skydived at age 104 has died: ‘She was indefatigable’

  11-10-2023 01:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Dorothy Hoffner passed away in senior community before Guinness Records could certify her as world’s oldest skydiverDorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday nig
  
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• Major incident declared at London Luton airport after huge fire breaks out

  11-10-2023 01:16 via theguardian.com
  
  All flights suspended as emergency services respond to blaze that has engulfed top floor of multi-storey car parkA major incident has been declared at London Luton airport after a huge fire broke out at a car park in the terminal, with all flights being suspended.Footage posted on social media showed flames and billowing smoke coming from the top floor of the multi-storey car park, along with the sounds of loud explosions and car alarms. Bedfordshire fire and rescue service said the structure ha
  
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• Worries over confidence and periods hitting UK girls’ enjoyment of PE

  11-10-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Survey finds less than two-thirds say they enjoy PE in schools, down from 74% in 2016Girls’ enjoyment of physical education in school has declined over the past six years, with a lack of confidence, concern about periods and anxiety about their appearance holding them back, according to research.Less than two-thirds of girls and young women (64%) who took part in a survey this year by the UK charity the Youth Sport Trust (YST), said they enjoyed PE, down from 74% when the poll began in 201
  
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• HMP Wandsworth staff faced ‘10 assaults a week’ before prisoner escaped

  11-10-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Independent report says shortage of staff and resources made effective security‘very difficult’HMP Wandsworth was facing 10 assaults on staff every week amid “inhumane” conditions in the year leading up to the alleged escape of a suspected terrorist, a damning report has uncovered.The prison’s independent monitoring board said the shortage of staff and resources made it “very difficult” to operate a “fully effective security regime” in the ye
  
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• Female frogs appear to fake death to avoid unwanted advances, study shows

  11-10-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Findings shed light on European common frog’s sometimes deadly scramble for a mateWhen it comes to avoiding unwanted male attention, researchers have found some frogs take drastic action: they appear to feign death.Researchers say the findings shed new light on the European common frog, suggesting females do not simply put up with the male scramble for mates – a situation in which several males can end up clinging to a female, sometimes fatally. Continue reading...
  
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• Colourful beauty of Parthenon marbles revealed in scientific analysis

  11-10-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Innovative scanning techniques show painting of sculptures was potentially as intricate as their carvingThough the Parthenon marbles were admired for centuries for their stark white brilliance, it has long been known that the sculptures were originally brightly painted, before millennia of weathering, cannon bombardment, rough handling and overenthusiastic cleaning scoured them clean.Evidence for the paintwork has been highly elusive, however, leading their former curator at the British Museum t
  
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• Living in privately rented homes linked to faster biological ageing, study finds

  11-10-2023 00:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers’ analysis of DNA suggests housing circumstances ‘get under the skin’ and are associated with significant health consequencesLiving in a privately rented home is linked to more rapid biological ageing, according to researchers who tested DNA and found the tenure is associated with twice the ageing effect of obesity and half that of smoking.The peer-reviewed study of 1,420 UK householders found housing circumstances can “get under the skin” with significan
  
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• EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Hamas attack

  11-10-2023 00:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Failing to moderate content such as fake news could incur fine of 6% of X revenues or EU blackout under new laws The EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk over the alleged disinformation about the Hamas attack on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”, on X, which was formerly known as Twitter.The letter arrives less than two months after sweeping new laws regulating content on social media seen in the EU came into force under the Digital Services Act. Continue readin
  
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