41 h. ago ‘The physics community has never split like this’: row erupts over plans for new Large Hadron Collider

Ambitious project could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades, say opponentsScientists are refining plans to build the world’s biggest machine at a site beneath the Swiss-French border. More than $30bn (£23bn) would be spent drilling a 91km circular tunnel in which subatomic particles would be accelerated to near light speeds and smashed into each other. From the resulting nuclear debris, scientists hope they will then find clues that would help them understand the detailed makeup of the universe.It is an extraordinarily ambitious project. However, it is also a controversial one – for many scientists fear the machine, the Future Circular Collider (FCC), could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades and leave promising new research avenues starved of resources. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Scot in Bangkok says ‘blood rushed to his head’ as earthquake struck

Alex MacGregor said he first noticed the earthquake when water started pouring from pools in nearby apartment buildings.

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3 d. ago Ricky Gervais forced to pause plans for £5million mega mansion on River Thames over government fears as he's given list of demands to fulfil before he can start building it

Ricky Gervais has been forced to freeze plans to build a new £5 million riverside mansion in the Buckinghamshire town of Marlow after the Environment Agency cited a number of concerns.

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3 d. ago Grand Designs fans slam 'worst property in show's history' as host Kevin McCloud makes comparison

Grand Designs viewers were left far from impressed as they saw architect Howard and interior designer Sarah undertake their most "radical" project yet in Worthing, West Sussex.

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3 d. ago Grand Designs fans brand home 'the worst in show's history' after couple take three yeasrs to complete £465,000 floating house made of polystyrene

Wednesday's episode featured architect Howard and his interior designer wife Sarah, as they set out to build a radical floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing.

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4 d. ago Grand Designs premiere disappoints fans after architect's 'depressing' floating house worth £465,000 fails to impress

The latest season of Grand Designs premiered tonight on Channel 4 as host Kevin McCloud laid the groundwork for what is one of the series' most ambitious builds yet

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4 d. ago Moment Grand Designs architect starts building show's most ambitious project yet out of a very surprising material

Architect Howard and interior designer Sarah set out to build a radical floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing in the new series of the Channel 4 show.

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5 d. ago Building work starts on £11.3million affordable housing development in Dumfries

Wheatley Homes South is behind the project at College Mains, which will result in 44 homes being built.

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7 d. ago Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz apologises after making 'awkward' George Russell joke in front of Mercedes team members

There was an awkward moment after the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday as Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz made a comment in front of members of Mercedes staff.

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9 d. ago 'We've never done that' – Charles Leclerc left confused by Lewis Hamilton radio message

Lewis Hamilton took a surprise pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race, but there was a bizarre moment as Charles Leclerc was asked to move over for his teammate

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1 week ago My secret life as a model: ‘High fashion loved me most when I was visibly bony’

It is a world of 13-hour days, stressful castings and size 6 figures. Here is what it is like to navigate the big opportunities – and impossible demands‘She was sitting at the kitchen table, eating raw cauliflower. For dinner.” It’s September 2024 in London and my friend is reflecting on her time sharing an apartment with fellow models in Paris the previous year. I am grimly amused, but unsurprised. This is the type of story models are always telling.I would know, because I became a model at 21 – quite late, by industry standards – and have walked in several London shows, as well as fittings, showrooms, campaigns, editorials, lookbooks and e-commerce for brands such as Moncler, Lacoste and Toni & Guy. Since I started, I have tried to build a thick skin to protect myself against rejections from castings and call-backs, as well as the ubiquitous skinny body standard. But when I get selected for a show, there is always the underlying fear that perhaps I took it too far – that I los...

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1 week ago Outbreak of legal battle in tennis comes after years of increasing tension | Tumaini Carayol

The 163-page PTPA lawsuit contains some valid and not-so-valid criticism of the professional tours and major eventsThe Professional Tennis Players’ Association came into existence on the eve of the 2020 US Open and at the height of pandemic restrictions. After an inauspicious start, the association co-founded by Novak Djokovic has spent time building its professional structures, finances and player support while trying to gain influence in the sport. The PTPA ostensibly functions as a players’ union, but it is not legally recognised as such, since players are classed as independent contractors rather than employees.As the PTPA’s numerous attempts to gain a seat at the sport’s decision making table have been rebuffed, often vigorously, by the leading governing bodies – the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the four grand slam tournaments – it became increasingly likely that their acrimonious ...

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2 w. ago F1 Australian GP LIVE: Race start time and updates as rain falls for Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut

Follow all the build-up to the first race of the season as Hamilton starts down the order with Lando Norris on pole

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2 w. ago F1 Australian GP LIVE: Race start time as rain falls in Melbourne for Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut

Follow all the build-up to the first race of the season as Hamilton starts down the order with Lando Norris on pole

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2 w. ago DeepSeek focuses on research over revenue in contrast to Silicon Valley

Chinese start-up to concentrate resources on building machines with humanlike cognitive capabilities

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2 w. ago New Manchester United stadium a ‘risk’ to team’s competitiveness, admits CEO

Berrada hopes investment in team will not be affectedPlan to build £2bn stadium in five years has this in mindOmar Berrada has admitted it is a “risk” for Manchester United to try to build a world-class team and venue at the same time. The club announced on Tuesday they planned to construct a 100,000-seat ground on land adjacent to Old Trafford.Berrada hopes United can move into the £2bn stadium by the start of the 2030-31 season but said the cost of building it could have an impact, acknowledging that Arsenal and Tottenham struggled to juggle building a ground and fighting at the top. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man United will imminently unveil plans for 'most iconic stadium in world' as Jim Ratcliffe defends the project amid mounting debts and savage cuts

Man United are set to publish architect designs for a new Old Trafford Stadium on Tuesday. Fans will be keen to find out whether the plan is for a new stadium or a mass redevelopment.

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2 w. ago Manchester United set to announce new Old Trafford stadium plans

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is preparing to unveil designs by the architect and Man United fan Sir Norman Foster of a new Old Trafford.

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2 w. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'wants an iconic stadium' for Manchester United like the 'Bernabeu'

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is preparing to unveil designs by the architect and Man United fan Sir Norman Foster of a new Old Trafford.

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3 w. ago Outside in: the extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway

An architect has designed a sustainable home inside a glass box, where fruit and veg grow, and their family can thriveSituated on the family farmstead, surrounded by trees and pasture, stands the extraordinary glasshouse where architect Margit Klev and her young family have made their home. Here, Klev has created a house within a house, placing her bespoke building inside a vast glass barn, delivered as a kit from Denmark and erected on site in just two weeks. This glass shell not only protects the family home inside it, but also shelters an indoor garden and garden rooms, where Klev can nurture plants and trees that would never usually survive a Norwegian winter.“Inside the greenhouse I can grow grapes, apricots, nectarines and peaches,” says Klev, whose two greatest passions are architecture and gardening. “I can also grow a lot of herbs around the other plants: parsley, salvia, melissa herbs that don’t grow so well outside. And I can also use the greenhouse to grow small plants f...

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