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Much of the planning for a severe space weather is based on the Carrington Event of 1859, the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history. This created rapid variations in the Earth’s magnetic field that caused electricity to be generated in long wires. Telegraph operators suffered electric shocks, pylons were …

[ Hospitals struggling to attract and retain enough registered nurses at the bedside are implementing alternative strategies to ensure patients get needed nursing care. This includes virtual nursing programs, a model of care in which nurses use video and messaging technologies to assess, monitor, educate, and coordinate care for hospitalized …

Rory McIlroy is nine shots behind leader Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen ahead of the final day of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. The Masters champion, who won this tournament in 2013, shot a three-under 68 in the third round and is now five-under par in joint 24th. McIlroy was hoping to …

BBC Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble was flung at a display case containing Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. Police were called shortly before 10:00 GMT on Saturday after four protesters defaced the case containing the Imperial State Crown, before two protesters left the …

The travelling fans go wild as England avoid losing a wicket in the first over for the first time in this Ashes series. BBC News

A costume worn by Will Ferrell in the film Elf has sold for more than £239,000 at auction. Hertfordshire-based auction house Propstore estimated the costume from the 2003 Christmas comedy could sell for up to £200,000. The green and yellow outfit was worn by Ferrell’s character, Buddy the Elf, in …

Germany is introducing voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. BBC News

[ A new study led by researchers at York University shows that dance can be beneficial in halting the cognitive decline associated with Parkinson’s disease and, for some participants, they even showed signs of improvement. Faculty of Health Associate Professor Joseph DeSouza, co-author of the study, says since cognition is …

Despite Nintendo’s claims that the Switch 2 works with most USB webcams, our own testing confirmed that Pixel smartphones could not be used as webcams at launch, even with the device’s settings switched to the USB webcam mode that Google introduced with Android 14. Switch 2 users eventually found that …

To avoid engineering works at Euston Tower, the 274 bus is going on a bit of a detour. BBC News

Scottish Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy has quit her frontbench role after admitting a “serious error of personal judgement” over a friendship with a convicted sex offender. The Glasgow region MSP was Labour’s education spokeswoman, but submitted her resignation after the Daily Record newspaper said she had maintained links to Sean …

Available for 29 days Is it madness for Nancy to take the reins at Parkhead this weekend as Celtic face Hearts in a crucial top-of-the-table clash? Ray Bradshaw, Joelle Murray, and Cammy Bell break down all the big games of the weekend. Is Danny Rohl already staring at a pivotal …

A mother jailed for murdering her eight-week-old son and attempting to murder his toddler sister is to have her convictions quashed, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The woman, whose identity is protected by an anonymity order, accepted having stabbed the children, but denied the charges. On Friday, senior judges …

England flanker Tom Curry will escape any punishment for a tunnel tussle with Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi in the ill-tempered aftermath of their teams’ autumn international. Contepomi accused Curry of being a “bully”, claiming the 27-year-old pushed him in the chest as the pair argued over a tackle which left …

National Highways Logan Smith, 18, died after being hit by a car on the M5 in North Somerset on Sunday An 18-year-old who got out of an ambulance on a motorway was Tasered by police before he was hit by a car and died, the police watchdog has said. Logan …

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU over its blue tick badges. The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the social media platform “deceives users” because the firm is not “meaningfully verifying” …

Meta on Thursday announced it is launching a new, centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, acknowledging that getting help hasn’t always been as easy as it should be. The space will bring together all the support features users of both networks need to report account issues or recover one …

This was the moment a man escaped from police custody, shouting: “I’m not going to jail.” Dylan Harrison, 33, of Maesglas Crescent in Newport, was taken to Ystrad Mynach police station on 28 September in a police van. As he was taken out of the vehicle at the police compound, …

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump kicked off the holiday season with the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the White House Ellipse. This year’s 35-foot red spruce comes from Virginia’s George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. The National Christmas Tree will be open to the public …

So much has happened over the past seven days, including Erling Haaland breaking records, Formula 1 title fights and a tennis legend squashing comeback rumours. About 12% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week? After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated …