53 m. ago TNT Sports’ Rob Hatch: ‘Of course I can commentate on the Ashes from afar – I called Mark Cavendish’s 35th win from my house!’

It is fair to say that when TNT Sports announced its broadcast plans for the upcoming Ashes series, they weren’t met with universal delight by cricket fans. TNT revealed it will send a team of analysts including Sir Alastair Cook and Graeme Swann to Australia, but their lead commentators will be watching on TV screens 10,000 miles away in the UK. What’s more, they will not necessarily be familiar voices: Alastair Eykyn is better known for his coverage of rugby union, while cycling commentator Rob Hatch has voiced many iconic moments of the Tour de France in recent years.

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5 h. ago Game of Thrones star Isaac Hempstead Wright is married! Actor exchanges vows in intimate London ceremony as his former co

The actor rose to fame as crippled Bran Stark in the HBO television series, which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Young Supporting Actor in a TV Series.

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6 h. ago Game of Thrones star Isaac Hempstead Wright is married! Actor ties the knot in intimate London ceremony as his co

Game of Thrones star Isaac Hempstead Wright is married! Actor ties the knot in intimate London ceremony as his co-stars send their congratulations  Daily Mail

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8 h. ago More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates

Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issuesMore than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include “explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent”, according to a blogpost published by OpenAI on Monday. The finding, part of an update on how the chatbot handles sensitive conversations, is one of the most direct statements from the artificial intelligence giant on the scale of how AI can exacerbate mental health issues.In addition to its estimates on suicidal ideations and related interactions, OpenAI also said that about 0.07 of users active in a given week – about 560,000 of its touted 800m weekly users – show “possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania”. The post cautioned that these conversations were difficult to detect or measure, and that this was an initial analysis. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Gary Lineker sends former MOTD colleague Micah Richards clear advice after quit decision

Former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker joined Micah Richards at Baller League for the season two opener just a few months after they last appeared on MOTD together

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10 h. ago Late TV star Caroline Flack's mum hopes documentary will 'set record straight'

Caroline Flack's mother Christine has opened up on a new Disney+ documentary about her late daughter.

Culture

10 h. ago Mutations tied to cancer risk found in 17 million Americans, researchers warn

The findings come as doctors work to understand why rates of early cancer are rising in younger adults

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10 h. ago Watch Erykah Badu Pay Tribute to the Late D’Angelo in London

Watch Erykah Badu Pay Tribute to the Late D’Angelo in London  Dallas Observer

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10 h. ago Roy Jones Jr reveals why he rates Terence Crawford above Floyd Mayweather

Crawford’s willingness to embrace tough tests makes him a better fighter than Mayweather according to boxing royalty

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10 h. ago EastEnders fans 'rumble' heartbreaking reason behind Zoe Slater's desperate search for son

The jig was finally up for Zoe Slater in tonight's episode of EastEnders, with Vicki Fowler discovering that Sharon's late husband Dennis isn't the father of her long-lost twins

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10 h. ago Rio Ferdinand reignites Jamie Carragher's argument over Man Utd star

Former Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Casemiro and once again rubbished Jamie Carragher's assessment of the Brazilian's ability

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11 h. ago First banker jailed over Libor interest rate rigging to sue UBS for $400m

Tom Hayes claims he was ‘hand-picked scapegoat’ for the Swiss bank as it tried to avoid regulatory scrutinyTom Hayes, the first banker jailed over Libor interest rate rigging, is suing his former employer UBS for $400m (£300m), claiming he was a “hand-picked scapegoat” for the Swiss bank as it tried to avoid regulatory scrutiny.The claim, which was publicly filed in a US court in Connecticut on Monday, alleges that UBS misled US authorities and called him an “evil mastermind” behind the alleged Libor scandal, in order to protect senior executives and minimise fines. Continue reading...

Economics

11 h. ago Amazon plans to cut 30,000 corporate jobs in response to pandemic overhiring

Figure represents nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employeesAmazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employees. This would represent the largest job cut at Amazon since around 27,000 jobs were eliminated starting in late 2022. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago McCanns 'stalker' claims she is 'not surprised police haven't found Madeleine'

Polish national Julia Wandelt, 24, who claimed to be Madeleine McCann, is alleged to have stalked Kate and Gerry McCann by sending emails, making calls and turning up at their home

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12 h. ago Eden Hazard retired too early but for good reason, says Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly

Exclusive: Desailly tells The Independent why he does not blame fellow Chelsea great Hazard for ending his career prematurely

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12 h. ago Prince Andrew latest: King Charles heckled over Andrew and Epstein during cathedral visit

Prince Andrew has faced continuing furore over his ties to late paedophile Epstein

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12 h. ago Caroline Flack was planning to 'start new life on party island' before death

Caroline Flack's mum Christine has opened up on the late Love Island presenter's final days and revealed she was considering starting a new life in Ibiza before her tragic death

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12 h. ago Chelsea could have secret weapon in race for wonderkid eyed by Arsenal and Man City

Chelsea have been building a squad packed with young talent and the latest teenage prospect on their radar is also being eyed by some of their Premier League rivals

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13 h. ago You were asleep but swear you weren’t: what is paradoxical insomnia?

We don’t always know when we’re asleep or awake. This can affect how rested we feelIn 2018, Hannah Scott, a sleep researcher at Flinders University, waited for a woman to fall asleep.This can take time when the subject is connected to equipment measuring brain activity, eye movement, heart rate and muscle activation. But about 30 minutes after the woman closed her eyes, Scott saw the telltale signs of sleep from the electroencephalogram, or EEG: a shift to lower-frequency brainwaves. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Stirling revealed as fire false alarm UK capital according to new figures

The city's rate of false alarms on fire call-outs was rated the worst in the UK following the Freedom of Information request.

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