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| From Stutter to Boom
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"It's really important to be a strong role model. It's one of my main things because I feel I've been exposed in such an extreme way to a lot of...
|Mac Dynamic Wallpaper
“It is named the "Web" for good reason.” David Foster Wallace When 'dynamic wallpaper' arrived with macOS Mojave it was a gimmick but a...
|Carrying the Fire
“I know that I would be a liar or a fool if I said that I have the best of the three Apollo 11 seats, but I can say with truth and equanimity...
|Extinct Artist
"I have always painted things I am obsessed with and always gone with my heart regardless of convention." Dave White came to prominence as the...
|Perseverance Pays
“If we see a hedgehog staring in the camera, we would know there’s current and certainly ancient life on Mars, but based on our past experiences,...
| A New BMW Club to Join
I thought with my mentality having switched from the thunderous roar of V8s to the futuristic hum of electrics, the M5 itch was scratched. I was...
|Keep Rising Sir Lewis
I get kids from all different cultures and nationalities coming up to me now, all wanting to be F1 drivers. They feel the sport is open to...
|Season’s Greetings (2020)
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Peaceful (COVID free) New Year Christmas 2020 I think it goes without saying that we are all glad that...
“One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood”
Agatha Christie
|HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
|Science
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The US is leaving the Paris Agreement – what happens next?
on 21 January | 2025
The world’s largest economy and second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases will withdraw from the global climate pact, disrupting efforts to tackle climate change
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Trump's exit from World Health Organization could backfire on the US
on 21 January | 2025
The US contributes around a fifth of the budget for the World Health Organization – its withdrawal from the public health body will impede efforts to control the global spread of diseases and could put the US at risk
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Sicily's hills were 40 metres below water during Earth's megaflood
on 21 January | 2025
The megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago was so huge and fast that it shaped the landscape of what is now Sicily
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An alien planet has winds that blow at 33,000 kilometres per hour
on 21 January | 2025
Observations of WASP-127b, a giant gas exoplanet more than 500 light years from Earth, suggest it has phenomenally high wind speeds
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Farms can install vertical solar panels without reducing crop yields
on 21 January | 2025
Adding rows of upright panels on farmland generates green power in the morning and evening while acting as a windbreak for crops
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A cosmic shape could explain the fundamental nature of the universe
on 21 January | 2025
Physicists have created a 3D shape called the cosmohedron, which can be used to reconstruct the quantum wavefunction of the universe - and potentially do away with the idea of space-time as the underlying fabric of the universe
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
BELGIAN GP [Spa-Francorchamps]
|General
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Tariffs on imports only way to get fairness, says...
on 22 January | 2025 at 01:55
The new president accused Beijing of sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada which ends up in the US.
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Dangerous drug-resistant bacteria are spreading...
on 22 January | 2025 at 00:12
War appears to have accelerated the spread of pathogens resistant to antibiotics in the country.
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Teddy Swims: 'Every day I try to cry a little bit'
on 22 January | 2025 at 00:07
The Lose Control singer talks about masculine role models, becoming a father, and facing prejudice.
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'A living hell': Sudanese women face rape and...
on 22 January | 2025 at 00:05
The BBC hears about horrific violence five women experienced in Libya after fleeing war-torn Sudan.
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Four injured in Tel Aviv stabbing attack
on 21 January | 2025 at 23:38
The attacker, believed to be a Moroccan citizen with US residency, was shot dead at the scene.
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Trump pardons give Jan 6 defendants nearly...
on 21 January | 2025 at 23:35
Some of the president's own team had signalled not all of those arrested over the Capitol riot would be released - until his order on Monday.
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'A long fight full of tears': Why Thailand became...
on 21 January | 2025 at 22:59
Thailand is set to legalise same-sex marriage - one of the few places in Asia to do so. Why is it an outlier?
