Even dying couldn’t get supermarket customer out of £35 parking fine
The 54-year-old fell ill in the car park of the New World supermarket in Orewa, Auckland, New Zealand, on July 26 (Picture: Google Maps) A
Reddit AI videos turn old text threads into narrated clips
Reddit has started converting some text posts into short videos narrated by AI voices. Sarah Perez of TechCrunch reported that the test began on Monday
AI-drafted bills are swamping the House office that writes US laws
Congressional staffers and outside groups are using Claude and ChatGPT to draft legislation. The lawyers who check that work cannot keep up. Owen Dahlkamp reported
Real Madrid officially present Mourinho in bizarre closed-door ceremony
Jose Mourinho makes first official Real Madrid statements since returning as manager in unusually low-key ceremony.
Spain builds tent cities for the thousands stuck in Ceuta
Spain is building four temporary reception sites with 1,500 places as an estimated 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta.
Palestinian living in caves older than Israel
Farhan al Rashaydeh lives in a cave in the occupied West Bank with his family.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream
Here’s one for all the kids who were exposed to lurid slasher movies when they were way too young and it kinda messed them up…
X-rays add new twist to narwhal’s spiral tusk
CT scan of a narwhal tusk. Credit: Adrian Rodriguez Palomo/CC BY-NC CT scan of a narwhal tusk. Credit: Adrian Rodriguez Palomo/CC BY-NC Narwhals are toothed
Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail
Imran Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges which he says were politically motivated.
Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Environmentalists have heavily criticised the exploratory drilling in the sea off the mouth of the Amazon.
Doctors remove 3.1kg stone from man’s bladder and claim record
The bladder stone, which weighs as much as a full-term baby, is believed to be the largest on record.
‘A floating prison’ – sailors describe life on warships like USS Abraham Lincoln
Concerns have mounted about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed since 11 December.
Did Secret Service agent share private details about how Trump acts in presidential limousine?
The agent allegedly claimed Trump enjoys listening to Abba’s “Dancing Queen” and throws Big Macs at the windshield when he hears bad news.
Did Trump admin declare brass instruments a national security threat?
The Department of Commerce announced it sought to impose tariffs on brass instruments, citing national security concerns regarding copper imports.