12 h. ago Why do stinging nettles sting and how big are shooting stars? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes Submit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and the new Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Pep Guardiola enters new Man City era with timeless question to answer

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is still at the Etihad when many thought he wouldn't be. Can he get back to the top?

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14 h. ago Ruben Amorim is about to confirm the answers to two Manchester United questions vs Arsenal

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim is facing some selection dilemmas ahead of Sunday's Premier League opener against Arsenal.

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25 h. ago Secret Service and US military engineers face scrutiny over raising river water level for Vance’s birthday

Senator Adam Schiff suggests in letter that use of funds to alter outflow of lake for personal use may have been inappropriateUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Secret Service and US military engineers are facing scrutiny after Adam Schiff, the California senator, demanded they answer questions about the Trump administration’s recent decision to change the water level of a lake in Ohio to facilitate a family boating trip for JD Vance on his birthday.The Secret Service has said that it requested the outflow of the Caesar Creek Lake in Ohio be changed shortly before the vice-president’s 2 August trip so that his security detail could safely navigate the Little Miami River, which the lake feeds into. The story was first reported by the Guardian last week. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Football Daily | A new Premier League season rolls off the assembly line with subplots galore

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Will Liverpool canter to another title? Have Manchester City rediscovered their mojo? Have Arsenal finally found the missing pieces of the jigsaw? Will Chelsea’s midsummer Copa Gianni endeavours catch up with them? Can any or all of the three promoted sides make a decent fist of not going straight back down this time? Will Fulham finish 11th or 12th? How adverse an effect will being the father of twins going through the terrible twos have on the form of Jarrod Bowen? Some early clues to the answers of these and many other questions will be provided this weekend as the latest beautifully packaged model of the Premier League rolls off the assembly line, kicking off with tonight’s ding-dong between Liverpool and what’s left of a Bournemouth carcass that has been feasted upon by a wake of vultures during the transfer window. A club so resilient and resourceful that at one point they exhibited the massed ranks of their lame and halt Davi...

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26 h. ago Man Utd make final transfer decision as three key Carlos Baleba questions are answered

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler spoke about the future of Manchester United target Carlos Baleba in his pre-match press conference and was confident about keeping his star man at the club

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28 h. ago Three key Carlos Baleba questions answered as Manchester United make transfer decision

Brighton face Fulham on Saturday, and head coach Fabian Hurzeler was bullish in his pre-match press conference about the future od Manchester United target Carlos Baleba

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36 h. ago Tax the rich more to fill black hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer

Exclusive: PM urged to conduct a ‘radical change of direction’ as the government attempts to plug gaps in the public finances

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47 h. ago Love Is Blind UK fans just discovering how much time contestants spend in the pods

Love Is Blind UK bosses have answered some frequently asked questions

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58 h. ago Kate Cassidy shares emotional grief update 10 months after Liam Payne's death

Kate took to her Instagram as she answered honest questions about grief over the loss of One Direction star Liam Payne last October

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2 d. ago 'Eye of Sauron' space phenomena could answer the universe's unsolved questions

The 'Eye of Sauron' phenomena is an extremely powerful cosmic jet. A stream of plasma and energy emitted from celestial objects – boffs believe it could solve unanswered questions about our universe

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3 d. ago Wealth managers fear for future of UK’s ‘generous’ inheritance tax loopholes

Advisers raise concern that chancellor could tighten rules exempting some assets from death duties

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3 d. ago Tricky new questions learner drivers will need to answer in theory test

The Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced that driver theory test will include questions on CPR and defibrillators for the first time starting next year

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3 d. ago Voices: Labour can’t hit ‘working people’, so now they’re after people who used to work

Whatever weasel words they may use to justify any changes to inheritance tax, the message is clear: you’re better off not making money under Labour, because they will get you in the long run, writes Chris Blackhurst

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3 d. ago Inheritance tax and the rise of ‘giving while living’: Smart ways to pass on wealth tax

With rule changes and frozen thresholds, more people are exploring financial gifting in their lifetime

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3 d. ago Learner drivers will answer new questions in theory test from 2026

From next year, driving theory tests will include new CPR questions and, for the first time, questions about defibrillators.

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3 d. ago DWP warned 'questions need to be answered' over £452million compensation payouts

Lawyers have questioned claimants losing SDP to universal credit, years before protection was implemented for the transition, arguing not enough was done to protect incomes

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer ‘plans rise in inheritance tax’ to ease debt crisis

Critics see inheritance tax, charged on estates valued at more than £325,000, as being a wealth tax in all but name

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3 d. ago My Festival: Nicola Meighan – ‘I love asking questions, but I’m absolutely lost for answers’

The BBC broadcaster on bringing a live version of her podcast A Kick Up The Arts to the Fringe, together with special guests from across the world of Scottish music, TV, film and more

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3 d. ago Zidane, Eusebio, Adams: footballers whose names are also song titles | The Knowledge

Plus: two European ties in the same stadium on one day and the highest opening weekend goals-per-game ratioMail us with your questions and answers“I have just heard CMAT’s song Vincent Kompany because I am cool, young and relevant,” writes the cool, young and relevant Will Unwin. “I was wondering if any other player’s name is the title of a song, beyond simply being referred to?”In this age of streaming, there are many songs online whose titles are the names of footballers, but a few hundred listens here and there doesn’t make them particularly noteworthy. So we have wound back a bit to a time when songs were more commonly created in studios, not bedrooms. Continue reading...

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