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BBC Fire crews and police officers remain on the scene after the fire Firefighters remain at the scene of a hotel blaze in Glasgow city centre. The alarm was raised on the fourth floor of the Revolver Hotel on Virginia Street, in the Merchant City, at about 18:20 on Saturday …

England cause confusion as Brydon Carse makes his way to the crease to bat at number three on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne. BBC News

[ Signs posted around the George C. Young Federal Annex Courthouse in downtown Orlando warn court staff and visitors to be wary of the water because of the presence of the bacterium which causes Legionnaires’ disease—the latest incident in Orange County, which has the state’s highest tally of confirmed cases …

[ By engineering a system replicating the womb lining with high biological accuracy, researchers at the Babraham Institute and Stanford University have been able to study the implantation of human embryos, opening up this enigmatic process to investigation. This now allows scientists to study interactions between the womb and embryo, …

A company behind an AI-powered app called CrimeRadar has apologised for the distress caused by false crime alerts issued to local US communities after a BBC Verify investigation. CrimeRadar uses artificial intelligence to monitor openly available police radio communications, automatically generating a transcript and then producing crime alerts for users …

OpenAI will now give you the ability to dial up — or down — ChatGPT’s warmth and enthusiasm. An update rolling out on Friday gives you the option to choose whether you want “more” or “less” of these personality traits, or stick with the default. There are also options to …

[ Acute systemic inflammation has long been suspected to trigger harmful processes within the brain, contributing to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. A new study published online in the Journal of Proteome Research on November 30, 2025, led by Professor Kei Zaitsu from the Faculty of Biology-Oriented …

Record flu cases causes health challenge on a scale not seen since the pandemic BBC News

Record flu cases causes health challenge on a scale not seen since the pandemic BBC News

Inverness Caledonian Thistle has criticised the behaviour of some of its fans after pyrotechnics were used during last Saturday’s match against Hamilton. The club said one device was thrown onto the pitch at the Caledonian Stadium, forcing the referee to halt the game briefly. Caley Thistle has warned it could …

[ A research team led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint research center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has demonstrated that the body uses different molecular mechanisms to …

The Prime Minister has said Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich must “pay up now” to victims of the war in Ukraine or face court action. Mr Abramovich, the former owner of Chelsea Football Club, pledged in 2022 that money from the sale of the club would go to benefit victims of …

[ Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease. But a new cancer treatment method from CU Boulder researchers uses sound waves to soften tumors and could be a potent tool against the disease. Source link

A nasal spray that was distributed nationwide has been recalled due to potential contamination, the Food and Drug Administration and the Hawaii Department of Health announced. ReBoost Nasal Spray was recalled after it was “found to contain yeast/mold and microbial contamination,” the FDA states, adding, “There is a reasonable probability that adverse health consequences, …

As I noted at the time, the Roombas that iRobot had staked its financial future on shared little to no DNA with the original Roombas. They looked like much of the mid-range competition — generic, Lidar-based robot vacs with the Roomba name and a few design tweaks plastered on. I’ve …

Eddie Howe reflects on a game of ‘few chances’ as Newcastle lose in the first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016. BBC News

[ To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That’s because most genetic medicine uses viruses or double-stranded DNA to deliver genetic information to target cells. DNA in its traditional double helix form can lead to toxic immune stimulation and be …

[ Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also affects other organs, including the brain, heart and gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Although around 80% of people …

Germany has accused Russia of a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference, and summoned the Russian ambassador. A foreign ministry spokesman said Russian military intelligence was behind a “cyber-attack against German air traffic control in August 2024”. The spokesman also accused Russia of seeking to influence and …

[ Sudden cardiac arrest may occur in various conditions when someone, while active (playing basketball or walking with friends), collapses and passes out. Their blood pressure drops, and often their heart stops. This may be caused by a lethal arrhythmia, which is when the heart beats abnormally and does not …