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Extreme heat is becoming more common around the world, with record-breaking heatwaves affecting millions of people, from Europe to India. The impact of such heat on the human body can be significant, causing brain fog, poor sleep, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke, among other health issues. According to BBC Health Editor and doctor Michelle Roberts, the body has its own cooling mechanisms, but extreme heat can still become life-threatening. Certain groups of people are more at risk than others. The programme also features accounts from individuals who are coping with increasingly extreme temperatures in their areas. For more information and to…

The U.S. government has inserted itself as the ultimate gatekeeper for OpenAI’s latest intelligence. The Trump administration now holds the power to decide who gets to touch the company’s most powerful tools first. OpenAI confirmed that GPT-5.6 Sol, its newest flagship model, will launch via a limited preview. Access is restricted to a small group of trusted partners whose identities have been shared with the government. According to the company, these users must be approved by the Trump administration during this initial phase. The Sol model is part of a new lineup including Terra and Luna. OpenAI described Sol as…

Todd Kress, the head coach of San Jose State University’s women’s volleyball team, was accused of attacking a former player in a hotel room in 1998. The allegation was made in a letter sent to SJSU during the team’s scandal-ridden 2024 season, according to emails obtained by Fox News Digital. The former player, who played for Kress at Fairfield University, alleged that he smeared caramel on her face and hair, forcibly threw her on a bed, and held her down in a hotel room. SJSU officials acknowledged the receipt of the allegations, thanked the former player for coming forward, and…

The UK is preparing for its third heatwave of the year this week, with temperatures anticipated to reach a maximum of 34°C in certain areas.Across much of southern England, temperatures are predicted to climb into the low 30s Celsius, with some regions potentially hitting 34-35°C later in the week.Steven Keates, a Deputy Chief Forecaster at the Met Office, stated: “Parts of the UK are entering heatwave conditions: the third heatwave in the UK so far this year.”However, this latest hot spell is not expected to match the intensity of June’s record-breaking heatwave, which saw some parts of the country reach…

New research suggests that early human ancestors utilised fire within an African cave, a discovery that extends the known timeline for such activity by hundreds of thousands of years.This finding, made at South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave, was announced on 24 June in a press release from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Wonderwerk Cave is situated in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, approximately 90 miles from the Botswana border.At the site, researchers uncovered evidence indicating that early human ancestors used fire in the cave as far back as 1.79 million years ago. This significantly predates one of the earliest known instances of…

Divine Lunga, a 31-year-old Zimbabwean footballer, has survived a gun attack in Johannesburg, according to South African police. Lunga was driving in Hillbrow on Sunday when his car was shot at by an unknown gunman, local reports said. He escaped unharmed. Lunga plays for Zimbabwe’s national football team and Mamelodi Sundowns, a top South African club. Crime is a major problem in South Africa, with one of the highest murder rates worldwide. Police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko said they were investigating a case of attempted murder, but no arrests had been made. The Citizen, a South African publication, reported that…

New research indicates that creatine, a widely used muscle-building supplement, may help alleviate symptoms associated with depression.A systematic review, published in Genomic Press’s Brain Medicine, found that creatine monohydrate could be beneficial as an adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder, although the evidence is currently considered preliminary.Researchers based in Canada analysed data from five randomised controlled trials, which assessed the impact of creatine monohydrate consumption on mental health.Four of these trials focused on major depressive disorder, while the fifth investigated bipolar disorder with a co-occurring depressive episode.One trial, involving women with depression who took 5 grams of creatine daily alongside…

After the thunder of some resounding wins early in the World Cup, the USA men’s team left the stage with a whimper, not a bang.On Monday, they were well beaten by Belgium, 4-1, and never reached the heights of previous games.For a few weeks, some pulsating performances by the men’s team seemed to lift the sport to new heights in the US. Now, the morning after the nightmare in Seattle, there is gratitude for all the excitement but also the sense of a missed opportunity.The American squad was stacked with players performing in Europe’s top leagues, and in coach Mauricio…

At least nine police officers have been killed, and several are missing, after an attack by gunmen in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, a local government official has told BBC Urdu. The attackers opened fire on police guarding the construction site of a multi-billion rupee dam in the Ziarat district, Deputy Commissioner Abdul Quddus Achakzai said. Two senior officers are among those killed, and a search operation is under way to find missing personnel, he added. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Balochistan officials said security forces had killed 15 members of the Pakistani Taliban (TPP) in response, as…

The most frequently mentioned word in Argentina right now is ‘bicampeonato’ (back-to-back World Cup championship).The question everybody is thinking, and nobody wants to mention, is ‘what will we do when Messi retires’?Every new match the national team plays in the World Cup – such as the one against Egypt on Tuesday – is another step towards glory, a chance to achieve a feat only two other countries have managed (Italy in 1934 and 1938; Brazil in 1958 and 1962).Yet, each match also brings us closer to the retirement of Argentine football’s greatest icon: the national team captain, Messi.His goals in…