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France back row Axelle Berthoumieu has been banned for 12 matches after being cited for biting Ireland’s Aoife Wafer in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final.The suspension ruled the 25-year-old out of Saturday’s semi-final against England and either the bronze match or final on 27 September, plus a further 10 domestic matches through to March 2026.Berthoumieu accepted she committed a red-card offence but will appeal against the length of the ban.France second row and co-captain Manae Feleu wlll also miss the England tie with a three-match ban – reduced to two if she completes a tackle school – after being cited for…

While excavating a massive Roman cemetery in the Netherlands, archaeologists discovered an unusual oil lamp that may depict the ancient god of wine.The “filling hole,” where oil would have been poured, looks like a comically large and open mouth on a person’s face, while a handle above the face resembles a fancy leaf.”Highly decorated lamps like this are very rare in this part of the Roman province, especially in this condition,” Johan van Kampen, the archaeologist for the Land van Cuijk municipality, told Live Science in an email. “I dare not say this is the first of its kind in…

Name: Venice tourists.Age: They have been turning up since the mid-18th century.Appearance: A blot on an otherwise beautiful landscape.Surely they’re just there to have a good time? Increasingly, they seem to be hellbent on having too good a time.Are you referring to high spirits of a prosecutable nature? Yes, that sort of thing.Can you be more specific? In the latest example, a couple from the UK were caught celebrating the end of their holiday with a swim in the canal.And that’s frowned upon, is it? It’s illegal. The couple were reported to police, fined €450 (£390) each and banned from…

Hackers have stolen data from customers of the luxury fashion group Kering, whose brands include Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen.Cyber-attackers have stolen data of potentially millions of customers, including the names, phone numbers and email addresses of customers of the fashion group, it has emerged.Paris-based Kering said the breach happened in June and that no financial information – such as bank account numbers, credit card information, or government-issued identification numbers – was taken.The attackers have been identified as a ransom-seeking group, Shiny Hunters.Kering said on Monday: “In June 2025, we identified that an unauthorised third party gained temporary access to…

A new iOS app called Awake, designed specifically for heavy sleepers who must complete missions to turn off their alarms, launched Monday. The app is only available to users with the iOS 26 update, which also came out on Monday.  Unlike traditional alarm clocks that can be silenced with a simple tap, Awake is intended to actively engage users’ brains to ensure they fully wake up. Once the alarm sounds, users must complete a series of interactive missions to turn it off.  These tasks include a variety of challenges, such as rotating the iPhone, completing a set of push-ups, or…

Drs Chris and Xand sit down with Professor Stella Volpe, the Head of the department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise at Virginia Tech in the US.

Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesDavid Threlfall appeared in seven shows at the Royal Exchange in the 1980s and 90sActor David Threlfall, best known for playing the feckless Frank Gallagher in Channel 4’s Shameless, is to tackle one of Shakespeare’s greatest roles, King Lear, when he returns to the stage in his home city of Manchester next year.Threlfall, 71, will take on the Bard’s troubled monarch for the 50th anniversary of the Royal Exchange theatre in 2026.He was a regular at the venue in the 1980s and 90s, playing roles including Macbeth, but reportedly fell out with an artistic director over plans…

Alden GonzalezSep 15, 2025, 02:21 PM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.The San Francisco Giants, suddenly back in the playoff race with two weeks remaining in the regular season, are calling up top prospect Bryce Eldrige, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday.Eldridge, a 20-year-old first baseman who was No. 29 in the latest prospect rankings by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, will seemingly take on the role vacated by fellow left-handed hitter Dominic Smith, who went on the injured list with a hamstring strain…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It’s a hot (yet also sleepy) debate that ignites twice a year in the United States: Why are we still changing the clocks? The “spring forward” every March can feel particularly volatile, with research linking that loss of a precious hour of sleep to more heart attacks and fatal car accidents. Now, a new study published today in the journal PNAS indicates that sticking with standard time may improve health.  Three time policies While many people support ending these seasonal time shifts, disagreements still persist over…

new video loaded: Rubio Is Skeptical of Gaza Deal During Jerusalem VisittranscriptBacktranscriptRubio Is Skeptical of Gaza Deal During Jerusalem VisitU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast doubt on the possibility of a diplomatic solution to the Gaza war after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.I don’t know of anyone who would not rather see a negotiated settlement in which Hamas agrees to no longer be a terrorist group, lay down their arms, free the hostages, by the way — not just the hostages that they’re holding from Israel, but frankly, the people of Gaza that they’re also…