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So much has happened over the past seven days, including transfer deadline day, the Australian Open final and an ice skating copyright dispute. About 5% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week? After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes …

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters clashed in an exchange over President Donald Trump’s economic agenda on Wednesday. During a routine hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, Waters, the top Democrat on the board, repeatedly pushed Bessent over his commitment to lowering prices for Americans. …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that the use of an AI-enabled digital stethoscope more than doubled the identification of moderate to severe valvular heart disease during routine clinical examinations, compared to a traditional stethoscope. The work shows that the AI-assisted tool could help doctors identify patients who …

Accused allegedly threw a homemade bomb at a crowd which had gathered to protest Australia Day. BBC News

Workers are writing letters, staging strikes and in some cases resigning over how bosses are handling the immigration crackdown. BBC News

A wealth platform which targets professionals whose finances are becoming increasingly complex is raising nearly £8m from a syndicate of investors. Sky News understands that Sidekick, which was founded in 2022, will announce on Friday that it has secured the backing in a Series A round led by Eos Ventures …

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 As the political drama over Peter Mandelson spills into the Commons – with another climbdown and a damaging revelation – it raises the bigger question: How secure is the Sir Keir Starmer premiership? With some MPs calling for Sir …

Celtic are moving closer to an agreement with former England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after fresh discussions between the two sides. (The Herald), external Interim manager Martin O’Neill “wasn’t totally convinced” by Celtic‘s transfer business under now-departed head of football operations Paul Tisdale. (Sky Sports via The Herald), external Rangers legend …

Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC: Released in 2023, the Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC earbuds carry a lower list price than 2022’s Liberty 4 buds and are arguably better in some ways. They have improved noise cancellation and better sound quality, along with support for the LDAC audio codec for …

A wealth platform which targets professionals whose finances are becoming increasingly complex is raising nearly £8m from a syndicate of investors. Sky News understands that Sidekick, which was founded in 2022, will announce on Friday that it has secured the backing in a Series A round led by Eos Ventures …

But if England are to have any chance in India and Sri Lanka, it feels like Salt and Buttler, their two leading batters, will have to hit form. After Buttler’s period at number three, the pair were reunited as openers at the end of last summer and, despite a quiet …

The engines are still 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrids, as they have been since 2014, but one of the two electrical motors that recovered energy has been removed. The total amount of electrical energy has been increased by a factor of three, but the battery is more or less the same …

Michael Long, its leader at City Hall, said: “While no wrongdoing has been found regarding Senator Mitchell, given the recent developments and ongoing revelations, the Alliance Party believes it is no longer appropriate to award him the Freedom of the City. BBC News

Zoe’s sister Izzy claimed slopestyle bronze in Pyeongchang in 2018. It gave Britain a first skiing medal at a Winter Olympics – 16 years after Alain Baxter lost his slalom bronze when he failed a drugs test after using an over-the-counter nasal decongestant that he believed to be permitted. Zoe …

The annual Six Nations sees England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy play each other, resulting in a total of 15 rugby games per tournament. Six Nations Rugby are the official organisers for the event and lead the plan for a schedule with the nations’ rugby unions. Home advantage alternates …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A major new World Health Organization publication sets out, for the first time, a practical, evidence-based package of care to address the mental health impacts of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the stigma that can prevent people from seeking care and participating fully in society. …

A rare phantom jellyfish has been spotted by scientists exploring the deep sea near Argentina. Stygiomedusa gigantea, more commonly known as the giant phantom jellyfish, was filmed 250 metres below the surface in the South Atlantic Ocean. Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute documented the creature, which can grow up …

US TV host Savannah Guthrie has pleaded for the return of her mother and said the family is “ready to talk” to her captor – but asked them to provide proof she is alive. In an emotional video message posted on social media, the NBC anchor, flanked by her siblings, …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine finds that regular family dinners may help prevent substance use for a majority of U.S. adolescents, but suggests that the strategy is not effective for youth who have experienced significant childhood adversity. The findings …

As much as the mood has undoubtedly improved this season, the root causes of Cardiff’s recent troubles have not simply disappeared. Tan remains a divisive figure, as do chairman Mehmet Dalman and chief executive Ken Choo. They were the target of numerous protests last season, some of which saw hordes …