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Key events When Audrey Werro was a child, she was so painfully shy that her father told her she had to become a lion every time she raced. In a European women’s 800m final for the ages, she followed that advice to the letter. As the 22-year-old Swiss superstar came around the final bend, she […]

France’s top court has blocked a ban on social media access for under-15s, ruling that it infringed freedom of expression and privacy. The decision is a blow to President Emmanuel Macron as momentum builds around the world for Australian-style restrictions on children’s use of social media. A law approved by parliament in July would have […]

38.1C reported in Kew Gardens, provisionally the hottest day of the year There it is: the Met Office has just confirmed that it recorded a provisional reading of 38.1C at Kew Gardens, making it the hottest day of the year so far. It’s the second time we reached 38C this year, it said, with the […]

Key events For good measure here are Sean’s reports from Monday: And Tuesday: Share Updated at 18.13 BST Sean Ingle On Marcell Jacobs’ right arm there is a tattoo of the Roman colosseum and a gladiator: a reminder of his fighting spirit and what Italy’s capital means to him. But in the swirling bearpit of a […]

This summer on course to become UK’s warmest on record Damian Carrington The Met Office says the UK is now on course to record its hottest summer on record for average temperature, with only average conditions needed for the remainder of August to surpass the record, which was set only last year. A new high […]

More than 70 people killed in Colombia earthquake We have another update to the fast-changing death toll. More than 70 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing and severely damaging buildings in major cities including Cali and Pereira. Citing government officials, the newspaper El Espectador said at least 72 people had […]

Key events Top 10 on stage nine 1) Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) 2hr 44 min 43sec2) Paula Blasi Cairol (UAE Team L’IMAD) +1min 04sec3 Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) s/t4 Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) s/t5 Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) +1min 06sec6 Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) +1min 08sec7 Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L’IMAD) +1min 14sec8 Femke de Vries (Visma-Lease a […]

OpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escaped containment. The company had evaluated the agent, Astra, and found “significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity”, which had moved to a “critical” threshold where it […]

Jason Arday’s resignation from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday marked a full stop of sorts, but not an end to the furore surrounding his promotion to a professorship at the age of 37. Academic colleagues have demanded, with justification, that an investigation into his appointment to the faculty of education in 2023, and the […]

Barcelona have stepped up their attempts to hijack Real Madrid’s move to sign Rodri from Manchester City. While City have not given up hope that Spain’s World Cup-winning captain will sign a new contract after he entered the final year of his deal, they are thought to be willing to allow him to leave for […]