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• The Legend of Zelda: live-action movie in the works, Nintendo announces

  07-11-2023 23:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Maze Runner director Wes Ball will direct film of beloved game franchise, which follows the hero Link on his quest to save Princess ZeldaA live-action film based on the hit game franchise The Legend of Zelda is in development, gaming giant Nintendo confirmed on Wednesday.The film will be directed by Wes Ball, who directed The Maze Runner series and the upcoming Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. It will co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Continue reading...
  
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• Armistice Day protest ‘will go ahead’ - Senior police chief labelled 'weak'

  07-11-2023 23:53 via express.co.uk
  
  Britain's most senior police officer was labelled "weak" yesterday after declaring he will not ask for pro-Palestinian Armistice Day protests to be banned.
  
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• ‘We cannot forget’: families hold vigils for Israeli hostages held in Gaza

  07-11-2023 23:46 via theguardian.com
  
  A month after the 7 October attacks many are still reeling from what Benjamin Netanyahu called the worst loss of Jewish lives since the HolocaustA mother is talking quietly, almost without emotion, a monotone. The microphone crackles but relays her words to the crowd gathered beneath the Western Wall in Jerusalem.“We are here but we cannot forget there are 240 people buried but alive under Gaza,” Rachel Goldberg says. “They include my son Hersh. He was at the rave party. He esc
  
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• Mikel Arteta goes all in as rage over VAR overshadows Sevilla clash

  07-11-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The Arsenal manager is reluctant to drop his crusade against the standard of officiating in the Premier League What comes after the doubling down on a position? A quadrupling? Poker is often the best space for this type of analogy so would it be going all in? Whatever the semantics, the answer was played out over the course of Mikel Arteta’s press conference on Tuesday, which was ostensibly to preview Arsenal’s Champions League tie against Sevilla at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday
  
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• Groom-to-be killed by drink driver in horror 110mph crash a week before wedding

  07-11-2023 23:24 via express.co.uk
  
  Richard Allen was driving a Ford Fiesta when it hit the Wall Island roundabout in Lichfield just two days before Christmas last year. He was declared dead on the scene.
  
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• 'Gang wees on London Underground seats' in vile trend as commuters vow not to sit down

  07-11-2023 23:15 via express.co.uk
  
  The bizarre video collection shows people urinating on the tube and in public toilets
  
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• More than four in ten men left feeling suicidal after a separation or divorce

  07-11-2023 23:01 via express.co.uk
  
  More than four in 10 men who seek help after a separation, divorce or family breakdown have had suicidal thoughts, researchers have warned.
  
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• Fraudster attempted to sell £540 walking stick he claimed was owned by Queen Elizabeth

  07-11-2023 23:01 via express.co.uk
  
  A fraudster attempted to sell what he claimed was Queen Elizabeth's walking stick just days after she died.
  
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• Crohn’s disease can be detected in blood eight years before symptoms show, finds study

  07-11-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Findings may enable earlier treatment before severe damage happens requiring life-changing surgerySigns of the debilitating bowel condition Crohn’s disease can be detected in routine blood tests up to eight years before the onset of symptoms, and up to three years before a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. The discovery suggests that early stages of inflammatory bowel diseases may begin far earlier than previously assumed, and may eventually enable doctors to intervene before severe damage
  
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• Haaland and Foden ensure Manchester City qualify with win over Young Boys

  07-11-2023 22:58 via theguardian.com
  
  When it comes to Manchester City and Europe everything seems to be an inevitability. Their routine victory over Young Boys secured an 11th straight season in the Champions League knockout stages and a 28th home game unbeaten in the competition.It helps when Pep Guardiola has Erling Haaland at his disposal. He did the damage for City, scoring twice to take his Champions League tally to 39 in 34 games with a penalty and a vicious drive into the top corner. The closest the Young Boys defence got to
  
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• Met police chief defies calls to ban pro-Palestine Armistice Day march in London

  07-11-2023 22:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Sir Mark Rowley says there is insufficient intelligence pointing to a risk of serious public disorderIsrael-Hamas war latestThe Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has defied calls for a ban on a pro-Palestinian march through London on Armistice Day as he insisted on the independence of his force amid intense government pressure to act.In a statement in which he acknowledged the demands for him to stop Saturday’s procession, Rowley insisted there was currently insufficient i
  
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• Boy, 15, stabbed to death just yards from his old school as teenagers arrested

  07-11-2023 21:53 via express.co.uk
  
  The headteacher of the school said the victim was a former pupil.
  
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• EU expected to start process of Ukraine and Moldova becoming member states

  07-11-2023 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Key report will be first official stocktake of progress of nations in aligning themselves with the blocThe EU is expected to fire the starting gun on the process of Ukraine and Moldova becoming member states, with a report expected to recommend formal negotiations on accession.Moldova’s deputy prime minister, Nicolae Popescu, said such a move would be a big milestone for his country. “It will be a truly historical achievement and a truly historical chance to make sure that Moldova co
  
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• Argentinians urged to reject ‘dictatorial’ Milei by offspring of regime torturers

  07-11-2023 21:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Open letter from offspring of officials convicted of crimes against humanity warns that democracy is at risk in presidential electionThe offspring of military officials convicted of crimes against humanity and genocide during Argentina’s dictatorship have urged voters not to back the far-right candidate Javier Milei in the imminent election, warning that the country’s very democracy is in danger.In an open letter published ahead of the 19 November run-off between Milei and his centri
  
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• Julian Brandt seals win as Dortmund deal harsh lesson to Newcastle

  07-11-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  One day, and sooner than you think, this Newcastle side will be a frightening force in Europe. Once they can add a little craft to their graft, a little depth to a squad still stretched thin by a relentless schedule. Once they work out how to break down teams who do not simply let themselves be bullied. In short, once they work out how to win games like this.Borussia Dortmund have now beaten them twice in a fortnight, and while Newcastle can still qualify for the last 16 it will probably need a
  
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• Massive £1.5bn redevelopment of Liverpool Street station slammed by Historic England

  07-11-2023 20:48 via express.co.uk
  
  Plans to redevelop Liverpool Street Station in London are being rejected in the "strongest possible terms" by Historic England and the Victorian Society.
  
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• If the king sounds bored by the king’s speech, what hope have the rest of us? | John Crace

  07-11-2023 20:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Charles III’s opening of parliament was marked by waffle and filler, a perfect expression of Rishi Sunak’s leadershipThe lords and ladies started filing into the upper chamber two hours before proceedings were due to start. A riot of scarlet and ermine. No dressing-up box left unturned. Old costume tiaras from Claire’s Accessories dusted down. Apart from one woman sitting near the throne who appeared to have a vegetable garden growing out of her head. They do things differently
  
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• Pro-Palestine protesters vandalise Rochdale Cenotaph in 'unacceptable' stunt

  07-11-2023 20:31 via express.co.uk
  
  The cenotaph, at the Esplanade in Rochdale, was first stripped of its poppies over the weekend before Palestinian flags were put there,
  
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• The Guardian view on the king’s speech: full of old ideas when new ones are needed | Editorial

  07-11-2023 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Nothing in the programme of the Tory government suggests Rishi Sunak is listening to voters The first king’s speech in more than 70 years was a clear sign that an old order was passing. But it is not King Charles who is being left behind. He opened parliament in full dress admiral’s costume and made a speech – large parts of which are at variance with his well-known views. But the monarch read the room and fulfilled the role that precedent demanded. The prime minister showed no
  
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• The Guardian view on abortion laws: recent events strengthen the case for reform | Editorial

  07-11-2023 19:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Rising prosecutions, and concerns about the way women are being treated, point to the need to update the lawNew evidence that increasing numbers of women are being investigated by police on suspicion of having procured abortions illegally is a worrying reminder of all that is wrong with the current law. The 28-month prison sentence imposed on Carla Foster, who was convicted of terminating a pregnancy at between 32 and 34 weeks, prompted widespread criticism and was reduced and suspended on appea
  
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• Aldi worker gets engaged while working on the checkout

  07-11-2023 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lynne Fuller was working on Aldi's checkout when her boyfriend surprised her with a proposal.
  
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• 21st-century trench warfare – the Ukrainian frontline in pictures

  07-11-2023 19:18 via theguardian.com
  
  EPA photographer Oleg Petrasyuk’s photos from eastern and southern frontlines offer an insight into Ukrainian soldiers’ daily lives between drone and artillery duels with Russian occupiers Continue reading...
  
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• Lemon water: A-list celebs love it, but does it actually do anything?

  07-11-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We asked experts whether the wellness trend is worth trying – or if it leaves a sour taste in their mouthsTell us: what are your super-specific tips for getting to sleep?Jennifer Aniston drinks it hot, Gisele Bündchen drinks it lukewarm. Naomi Campbell drinks it with probiotics, and Joe Rogan occasionally drinks it with Himalayan salt and cayenne pepper. Beyonce invested in a line of it in 2022, thus becoming, according to a statement from the company’s CEO, “a part of the
  
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• We’re shining a light on our need for darkness | Letters

  07-11-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to Jacqueline Yallop’s article about the damaging health effects of light pollutionA major cause of the worldwide increase in light pollution (Everything from our sleep to our hormones relies on the dark. So why are we so intent on destroying it?, 31 October) has been the widespread introduction of LED lighting, especially the use of blue-rich street lighting and outdoor lighting. This has also resulted in the social exclusion of those unable to tolerate LED lighting, many
  
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• No time is better than now to march for peace | Letters

  07-11-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to a piece by Nesrine Malik on pro-Palestine rallies described as ‘hate marches’ by Suella BravermanAs politicians fall over themselves to condemn solidarity marches that coincide with Armistice Day, it is worth remembering that those who served did so to defend the right to peaceful protest (Pro-Palestine rallies aren’t ‘hate marches’ – they’re an expression of solidarity, helplessness and frustration, 6 November). That right is a corner
  
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• Top officials called Johnson’s No 10 ‘mad’ and ‘poisonous’, Covid inquiry hears

  07-11-2023 18:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Cabinet Office’s Simon Case told cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill: ‘I’ve never seen people less well-equipped to run a country’The two most senior civil servants in the UK exchanged messages describing those inside Boris Johnson’s Downing Street as “poisonous”, “mad” and unfit to run the country, the Covid inquiry has heard.“I’ve never seen a bunch of people less well-equipped to run a country,” Simon Case, then head official
  
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• German chancellor Olaf Scholz agrees ‘historic’ stricter migration policy

  07-11-2023 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Move comes hours after Italy unveils plan to build asylum reception centres in Albania for those arriving by seaStricter measures to deal with a large number of migrants arriving in Germany have been agreed by the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and state leaders, as NGOs criticised Italy’s plans to create centres in Albania to accommodate asylum seekers.After a marathon session of talks in Berlin that continued into the early hours of Tuesday, Scholz said the measures would help speed up asylum
  
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• Iga Swiatek holds off improving rivals to continue on path to greatness

  07-11-2023 18:22 via theguardian.com
  
  The Pole is the world’s best player but Aryna Sabalenka pushed her hard in 2023 and Coco Gauff took a major step in New YorkAs the North American hardcourt swing came into focus this summer, Iga Swiatek’s frustration was palpable. She had already achieved a significant amount in the season, winning her third French Open title and four titles overall. Although she had not scaled the heights of her unforgettable 2022 season, her supreme consistency had yielded a handsome 53-8 win-loss
  
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• In his speech, King Charles spoke of ‘my government’. Well, it certainly isn’t ours | Rafael Behr

  07-11-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  The shabby state of British democracy was made plain by a king’s speech tailored not for the country’s needs, but the Tories’ own grubby endsAmong the many silly splendours in the state opening of parliament, one detail conveys the weirdness of British democracy more precisely than the rest. It isn’t the gilded carriage that brings the sovereign to the Palace of Westminster or the separate coach for the crown. It isn’t the pantomime of Black Rod knocking for admitta
  
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• Woman defends decision to 'tattoo' boyfriend's name on her forehead

  07-11-2023 18:12 via express.co.uk
  
  A woman has defended her choice to get her boyfriend's name tattooed across her forehead in huge lettering in a bold decision that has people shocked.
  
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• Anything but the fraud: ex-Trump aide focuses on ‘travesty’ courtroom sketch

  07-11-2023 18:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Former press chief Kayleigh McEnany, now a Fox News host, upset by sketch of ex-president, found liable in New York caseAmid Donald Trump’s rambling court appearance in his fraud trial on Monday, there was one thing that really piqued Fox News: the former president’s appearance in a courtroom sketch.“A travesty,” was the verdict of Kayleigh McEnany, who served as Trump’s press secretary during the dying embers of his one-term presidency before she became a Fox News
  
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• How to spot a millennial? You can tell by the length of our socks | Zing Tsjeng

  07-11-2023 17:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Whether you wear them to the ankle or the thigh says a lot – and proves that we’re all haunted by the trends of our youthOpen your sock drawer. Go on, take a look. Tell me: what kind of socks do you have? If your response is “ankle socks”, then I have bad news for you: you are an avocado-eating, flat-white-sipping, no-home-owning millennial. But if you would rather die than expose your ankles to the wind, congrats: you are a long-sock-wearing member of gen Z.At least, tha
  
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• ‘You couldn’t make it up’: Barbra Streisand on taking on Hollywood, her pal King Charles and cloning her dog

  07-11-2023 17:28 via theguardian.com
  
  She’s the Hollywood megastar who’s sung for everyone – and looked to science when her beloved pet died. In an exclusive extract from her new memoir, the singer and actor shares some tales from an extraordinary life – including a spooky encounter with a mediumIn the winter of 1968, a package arrived at my New York apartment. Inside was a copy of a short story called Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, by Isaac Bashevis Singer. I didn’t know Singer’s work and I didn’t
  
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• Gaza: who lives there and why it has been blockaded for so long

  07-11-2023 17:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Most people in the strip, once part of Palestine, are refugees or their descendants, expelled during the creation of Israel in 1948The Gaza Strip, a narrow slice of land on the Mediterranean Sea, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, inhabited by approximately 2.3m Palestinians.Historically part of the geographical region of Palestine, it was a vital coastal location for centuries, linking Asia with Europe, and has been controlled by the Ottoman and then the British empires and, mor
  
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• Charles' first King's Speech: What happened in 60 seconds

  07-11-2023 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The King leads the State Opening of Parliament, his first as monarch.
  
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• People in Israel: how have you been affected by the Israel-Hamas war?

  07-11-2023 16:13 via theguardian.com
  
  A month on, we want to speak to people in Israel about how the war is affecting themWe are also asking to hear from people in Gaza hereOne month on from Hamas’s attack on Israel in which at least 1,400 people were killed and 240 taken hostage, and the start of the Israeli attacks on Gaza that have led to thousands being killed and hundreds of thousands internally displaced, we would like to hear from people living in Israel.What is the situation like where you are? How have you and your lo
  
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• People in Gaza: how have you been affected by the Israel-Hamas war?

  07-11-2023 16:13 via theguardian.com
  
  A month on, we want to speak to people in Gaza about how the war is affecting themWe are also asking to hear from people in Israel hereOne month on from Hamas’s attack on Israel in which at least 1,400 people were killed and 240 taken hostage, and the start of the Israeli attacks on Gaza that have led to thousands being killed and hundreds of thousands internally displaced, we would like to hear from people living in Gaza.What is the situation like where you are? How have you and your love
  
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• North Sea oil and gas: what is the new licensing scheme, and will it cut bills?

  07-11-2023 16:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Rishi Sunak signalled changes in the king’s speech that create a policy divide with LabourThe government has confirmed its plans to grant new North Sea oil and gas licences every year at the opening of parliament, deepening a political fault line between the Conservatives and Labour, and angering environmental campaigners who argue it undermines efforts to reach net zero. Here, we examine the move. Continue reading...
  
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• Emma Hayes news rocks the WSL and Arsenal beat City – Women’s Football Weekly

  07-11-2023 16:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Faye Carruthers has Suzanne Wrack, Sophie Downey and Marva Kreel alongside her to reflect on the shock news that Emma Hayes is leaving Chelsea – plus all the fallout from another busy week of WSL actionOn today’s pod: it’s the news that sent shockwaves through the world of women’s football …We’re still reeling following the announcement that Emma Hayes will be leaving Chelsea at the end of the season. We discuss the fallout, the timing, the reasons behind it
  
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• Squiggly mirrors and mushrooms: how are gen Z decorating their first homes?

  07-11-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As zoomers become renters and homeowners, they have their own TikTok-circulated, pastels and checkerboard aestheticIn the mid-2010s, the dawn of Pinterest interior design boards and advent of cheap online homewares contributed to the beginnings of a millennial aesthetic. Familiar to anyone who has ever scrolled through Airbnb listings, the look included lots of string lights, boob-printed flower pots, exposed wood, slogan art and a soft, millennial pink.But that was 10 years ago. Now, gen Z is m
  
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• At 17, I was jailed for a murder I didn’t commit – and spent seven life-changing years in prison

  07-11-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Basic police checks would have shown Sam Hallam wasn’t at the scene of the crime, but these weren’t carried out until he had spent much of his youth inside. He explains why he is still fighting for justice, years after his releaseThe first Sam Hallam heard of the crime that would cost him seven years of his life was when two girls approached him in the street. They told him that they knew what had happened – there had been a street brawl two days earlier in east London involvin
  
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• What’s in Nadine Dorries’s book? A pile of dead cats big enough to kill that phrase for good | Marina Hyde

  07-11-2023 14:45 via theguardian.com
  
  From sex scandals to alleged arson, the former culture secretary’s new book is not short of explosive claimsHas there ever been anything more British than the reaction to Nadine Dorries’s book? The former culture secretary has penned a volume titled The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, which is currently being serialised in the Mail titles and will be published on Thursday. Nadine has not so much chucked a dead cat on the table as claimed that a dark lord figure at
  
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• Compassion, not cruelty, is the answer to rough sleeping – we have the proof in Milton Keynes | Emily Darlington

  07-11-2023 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It used to be called a ‘tent city’, but we’ve rehoused 145 people in 18 months. Suella Braverman could learn from usEmily Darlington is cabinet member for housing on Milton Keynes councilWhen the home secretary calls living in tents “a lifestyle choice” something has gone seriously wrong in her understanding of rough sleeping. Five years ago, Milton Keynes, where I am a councillor, was labelled a “tent city”. Today, no one needs to sleep rough on our str
  
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• Gaza rescues and a cathedral projection: photos of the day – Tuesday

  07-11-2023 13:42 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the worldWarning: graphic imagery Continue reading...
  
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• Anti-green measures in king’s speech are desperate political play by Sunak

  07-11-2023 13:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Much-trumpeted legislation on new drilling will achieve nothing, but PM is hoping to put Labour on the spotUK politics live – latest updatesJust over three weeks from now, King Charles will make the keynote address at the crucial Cop28 climate summit in Dubai, urging heads of government from around the world to act decisively on the climate emergency before it is too late.But on Tuesday morning, the king opened the UK’s new parliamentary term by reading out his government’s pla
  
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• TechScape: Why Sunak’s ‘vanity jamboree’ on AI safety was actually … a success

  07-11-2023 12:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Against the odds, world leaders agreed on a landmark declaration to bring stronger oversight to AI. Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried’s very bad week• Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereFor Max Tegmark, last week’s artificial intelligence summit at Bletchley Park was an emotional moment. The MIT professor and AI researcher was behind a letter this year calling for a pause in development of advanced systems. It didn’t happen, but it was a crucial contribut
  
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• Is it too much to ask people to view Palestinians as humans? Apparently so | Arwa Mahdawi

  07-11-2023 12:20 via theguardian.com
  
  As the last few weeks have made abundantly clear, Palestinian lives don’t countI do not want to ever hear western democracies lecture the rest of the world on human rights ever again.As I write this, more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza – almost half of them children. One child is being killed every 10 minutes in Gaza. Those numbers, it should be noted, only count the kids who are dying as a direct result of Israel’s indiscriminat
  
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• UK ill-prepared for havoc future storms could wreak, scientists warn

  07-11-2023 11:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Government not putting enough effort into flood resilience despite likelihood of more frequent and severe storms, experts sayThe UK is ill-prepared for the disaster future storms could wreak, scientists have warned, after Storm Ciarán swept the country.Experts believe a warming atmosphere caused by emissions from burning fossil fuels will make storms more frequent and severe in the UK. This autumn, storms have caused thousands of homes in the UK to flood, and last week almost 150,000 hous
  
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• 'I'm scared to leave my home': West Bank resident on increasing settler violence – video

  07-11-2023 11:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Masafer Yatta, a collection of shepherding hamlets, is in Area C, the sparsely populated 60% of the West Bank under full Israeli control and under threat of annexation. Palestinian water cisterns, solar panels, roads and buildings are frequently demolished on the grounds that they do not have building permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain, while surrounding illegal Israeli settlements flourish. One Palestinian resident, Alaa Hathleen, told the Guardian he and his neighbours were under t
  
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• Shock of the old: 10 scandalous vintage medicines – from asthma cigarettes to cocaine wine

  07-11-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Cure any ailment! Never known to fail! Early medicine adverts made grand claims but they look alarming todayThe confusion with patent medicines starts with the name, since they were rarely ever patented; manufacturers just thought it sounded cool. Bamboozling was always part of the package: from the 17th century, concoctions of water, alcohol and herbs were sold with wild claims and exotic origin stories. In the 1630s, Anderson’s Pills were hyped with dubious claims that the recipe came fr
  
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