The UK-made boxing game gunning for heavyweight success

How a small British developer hopes to put boxing back in contention in the video game sports genre.

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Pornhub partners with UK child abuse fighting charity

They want porn sites to adopt new voluntary standards on fighting online child abuse.

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27 new wild swimming sites for England - but are they clean?

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

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Sony Music slams tech giants for unauthorised use of stars' songs

Sony Music suspects Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have used music from the likes of Adele and Beyonce.

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EU investigates Facebook and Instagram over child safety

The EU will examine if the platforms are addictive and how effectively they check the ages of users

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Pacific squid flashes its huge attack 'headlights'

Watch video of the super-fast Dana squid as it flashes its immense light-emitting organs.

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Period trackers 'coercing' women into sharing risky information

Research finds poor data management practices such as not being able to delete data about abortions.

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UK right to protect puffins threatened post Brexit

The endangered puffin - one of Britain’s most iconic seabirds - is at the centre of a battle over the UK’s post Brexit freedoms.

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'Chinese social media turned me from Ukrainian to Russian'

As generative AI develops so quickly, regulating it and protecting people has become a challenge.

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Untreated sewage illegally pumped into Windermere

Millions of litres of raw sewage was pumped into one of the UK's most famous lakes after a fault.

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UK farmers must grow more fruit and veg, warns PM

A new national food security report finds the UK is too reliant on imports of fruit and vegetables.

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Christie's £670m art auctions hit by cyber attack

The auction house's website is down as it seeks to sell items ranging from high art to rare wine.

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US bans China crypto-miner from nuclear base area

Chinese firm MineOne Partners has been ordered to sell land it owns near a US nuclear missile site.

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New version of Chat-GPT can teach maths and flirt

OpenAI has unveiled a new, faster version of its generative AI tool, ChatGPT.

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Shares in meme stock GameStop mount a return

Shares in Gamestop, the original meme stock, surge again as 'Roaring Kitty' returns online.

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Marvel Rivals apologises after banning negative reviews

The game's developers said the controversial terms gamers were told to agree to was a miscommunication.

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27 new wild swimming sites for England - but are they clean?

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

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Internet access linked to higher wellbeing, study finds

The Oxford study comes as concern about the impact of internet use prompts laws in many countries.

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The man on a mission to open up space to disability

John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.

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Is social media worth paying for?

As Twitter and Facebook both now offer paid subscription, what impact is it having?

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Australia backs gas beyond 2050 despite climate fears

The policy comes despite global calls to drastically phase out fossil fuels to reach climate targets.

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Northern Lights in dazzling display across the UK

A solar storm of this scale can cause disruptions to infrastructure such as the power grid.

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Test-at-home kit for cancer patients approved for use

Patients say the device allows them to reduce the number of hospital visits involved in cancer care.

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Tunnel of love? Cautious adders get a helping hand

The local wildlife trust hopes the tunnels will boost the reptile's numbers by encouraging mating.

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The fight to save the African penguin

Every year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all, scientists warn.

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Mosquitoes found all across warming Scotland

One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland.

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Disney and Warner to bundle streaming services

The media giants are under pressure to attract more subscribers to their streaming services.

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Watchdog criticises England water clean-up plans

Targets to improve England's rivers, lakes and coastal water will fall well short, a key watchdog finds.

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Malaysia offers trade partners 'orangutan diplomacy'

The great apes are proposed as gifts for palm oil importers, but conservationists voice concerns.

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US revokes licences for sales of chips to Huawei

The US confirmed it revoked licences allowing the export of some goods to Chinese tech giant.

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FTX says it has billions more than owed to victims

The failed cryptocurrency giant says it has billions of dollars more than needed to cover its debts.

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Oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat

Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year.

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Tame toxic algorithms to protect children, big tech told

Big tech companies will have to make changes to their algorithms to comply with new online safety laws.

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Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed

Scientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from the pieces of a shattered skull.

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Tourist influx turns Lake Windermere green - report

New research links algal blooming at England's largest lake with increased visitor numbers

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Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station

Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.

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Acclaimed photographer cracks Instagram in his 80s

Over a seven-decade career David Hurn has photographed everyone from the Beatles to Audrey Hepburn.

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Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station

Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.

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From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics

Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?

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OnlyFans investigated over children accessing porn

Ofcom suspects the platform is not doing enough to stop under-18s accessing explicit material.

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Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

As the electric carmaker sees sales fall and cuts jobs, we take a closer look at its problems.

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Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy

It’s the first time a medieval animal has been identified as a host for the disease.

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Electric car driver turned away from hospital car park

Experts say it does not make sense as research suggests petrol cars are much more likely to catch fire.

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Government defeated in High Court over climate plans

Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.

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Apple sees biggest fall in sales for a year

Apple's boss fought back doubts over the firm's future growth.

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TikTok and Universal settle music royalties dispute

The deal means songs from artists including Ariana Grande and Drake can be used on the platform again.

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Uber faces £250m London black cab drivers lawsuit

The case against the US-based ride-hailing giant is being brought on behalf of over 10,800 drivers.

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Conservation is saving species, global study says

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

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