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BBCThe government is targeting people who continue to claim child benefit after leaving the UK, in a move it hopes will save hundreds of millions of pounds. More families have been able to claim the benefit after the limit on earnings was raised, and it is currently paid to 6.9 million households. Who can get child benefit?You can get child benefit if you are responsible for bringing up a child who is:Only one person can claim child benefit for a child. There is no limit to how many children you can claim for.The money is usually paid into a bank…

The recent resistance Academic work on the question of anti-wind farm activism is revealing a pattern: Conspiracy thinking is a stronger predictor of opposition than age, gender, education, or political leaning. In Germany, the academic Kevin Winter and colleagues found that belief in conspiracies had many times more influence on wind opposition than any demographic factor. Worryingly, presenting opponents with facts was not particularly successful. In a more recent article, based on surveys in the US, UK, and Australia that looked at people’s propensity to give credence to conspiracy theories, Winter and colleagues argued that opposition is “rooted in people’s…

An Emily in Paris crew member died suddenly on Thursday while filming the show’s fifth season in Venice. The filmmaker was assistant director Diego Borella, according to local outlets La Reppublica and Il Messaggero.  ‘Emily in Paris’ assistant director Diego Borella; Lily Collins in ‘Emily in Paris’. Diego Borella/Instagram; Caroline Dubois/Netflix A spokesperson for Paramount Television Studios confirmed the news in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the ‘Emily in Paris’ production family,” the spokesperson said. “Our hearts go out to the individual’s family and loved ones during…

For a brief few weeks in early 2025, astronomers were worried about the asteroid 2024 YR4.Discovered in late 2024 by an automated telescope in Chile as part of the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) sky survey, it’s a not only a near-Earth asteroid but one that astronomers feared could get too close for comfort to our fair planet and pose a potential impact risk. At 60 or so meters in diameter, 2024 YR4 wouldn’t cause global damage if it fell to Earth, but it would explode upon impact with the energy of an eight-megaton bomb, so local damage would…

Cristiano Ronaldo is first player to score 100 goals for four professional clubs but Al Nassr lose final to Al-Ahli.Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 competitive goals for four different clubs, though Al Nassr lost to Al-Ahli in a penalty shootout after the Saudi Super Cup final ended 2-2.The first half strike at Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday took the 40-year-old to his century for the Saudi Arabian club, which he joined in December 2022.It adds to his 450 goals for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United and 101 for Juventus and moves Ronaldo ahead of the…

The boss of the firm behind ChatGPT and the UK technology secretary discussed a multibillion-pound deal to give the entire country premium access to the AI tool, the Guardian has learned.Sam Altman, a co-founder of OpenAI, talked to Peter Kyle about a potential agreement to give UK residents access to its advanced product.According to two sources with direct knowledge of the meeting, the idea was floated as part of a broader discussion in San Francisco about opportunities for collaboration between OpenAI and the UK.Those close to the discussion say Kyle never really took the idea seriously, not least because it…

AlamyA man working on the hit show Emily in Paris has died during filming in Venice for the fifth season.La Repubblica named the man as 47-year-old Diego Borella, who was an assistant director on the show.Medics were called to Hotel Danieli in the city at around 19:00 local time (18:00 BST) on Thursday, but were unable to save him, the newspaper said.”We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the ‘Emily in Paris’ production family,” a spokesperson from Paramount Television Studios, who produce the show for Netflix, told BBC News.La Repubblica reports that Borella died…

Arsenal have completed the signing of England forward Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace.The Gunners agreed a deal worth £60m, including £8m in add-ons, for the 27-year-old to become their seventh summer signing.Eze had been one of Tottenham’s prime targets this summer and Spurs had agreed terms with both Palace and Eze.But Spurs’ north London rivals then made a move for Eze on Wednesday and the boyhood Arsenal fan chose to rejoin the Gunners having started his youth career with the club.A relaxed Eze, wearing an Arsenal shirt and jeans, sauntered out to a rapturous reception from fans before the match…

A black hole’s bizarre “heartbeat” is forcing astronomers to reconsider how these cosmic heavyweights behave.Observations of IGR J17091-3624 — a black hole in a binary system roughly 28,000 light-years from Earth — were taken using NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). Nicknamed the “heartbeat” black hole for its dramatic, rhythmic pulses in brightness, the object feeds on matter stolen from a companion star. The black hole’s pulses are the result of fluctuations in the superheated plasma swirling around it (also known as the accretion disk) and the inner region called the corona, which can reach extreme temperatures and radiate incredibly…

If you’ve ever wished safaris were a bit … cuddlier, your moment has finally arrived. Guests of Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland are getting up close and personal with Highlanders, a mild-mannered, highly social breed of cows native to the country. Built in 1870, Glenapp Castle is a 21-suite Relais & Château property with sweeping views of the sea and 110 acres of gardens and woodland. On “Glenapp’s Private Coos & Ewes,” guests are whisked away from the historic castle to get cozy in the countryside at nearby Airyolland Farm. They embark on a “bovine safari” in a weatherproof trailer…