Science Daily

NASA's Perseverance just completed a marathon on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon by driving 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) across the Red Planet. It accomplished the feat in just five years and four months, reaching the distance on its 1,890th Martian day, less than half the time it took the previous record holder, NASA's Opportunity rover.

science  Jul 14, 2026

ESPN

McBride, Miles combine for 70 points in Lynx win

Kayla McBride scored a season-high 37 points, rookie Olivia Miles had a career-high 33 -- to go along with eight assists -- and the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury 104-100 at Target Center on Monday night for their third straight victory.

sports  Jul 14, 2026

BBC Sport

Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 37

Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?

sports  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Just a local’: rural New Zealand fondly remembers Sam Neill, its everyday star

Sam Neill raised money for the community cinema and traded banter in the local cafe, so to residents of the small towns near where he lived, the actor fitted right inHe may have been New Zealand’s most famous, internationally beloved, film star, but to the small South Island communities near where he lived, Sam Neill was “just a local”.“There was no aspect of him that was: ‘Hey I’m Sam Neill and I’m walking down the main street,’” says Russell Garbut, who resides in Clyde, one of two tiny townsh

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: regrets and flashbacks in sizzling Swedish affair drama

Faithless is an erotic series based on Ingmar Bergman’s 2000 film. Plus: the final chilling part of the Pike County Murders. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky AtlanticThe Swedish drama about film director David and actor Marianne reflecting on their decades-old affair continues. In the present, the pair reconnect with regrets, and flashbacks to 1978 show a sizzling bond as they shoot an erotic movie together. But Marianne’s young daughter has her own crush on David, while her husband per

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

What to Expect From Wall Street Banks Earnings

Analysts expect JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley to report nearly $39 billion in trading revenue for the second quarter. Bloomberg's Balázs Penz breaks down the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

Teenager left with life-threatening injuries after alleged stabbing at Brisbane school

Queensland police arrest a 16-year-old boy after an alleged altercation with a 17-year-old boy at Islamic College of BrisbaneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has been left with life-threatening injuries after being allegedly stabbed by another student at a Brisbane high school.The alleged altercation took place at the Islamic College of Brisbane in Karawatha, south of Brisbane at about 11.45am on Tuesday.

general  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

PE Fund Harith Gets Antitrust Approval to Acquire FlySafair

South Africa’s antitrust regulator approved private equity firm Harith General Partners’ proposal to acquire budget carrier FlySafair.

business  Jul 14, 2026

BBC Sport

Time for Lamine Yamal to ignite? Or another Mbappe World Cup masterclass?

France face Spain for a place in the World Cup final on Tuesday, meaning a showdown between Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Who comes out on top?

sports  Jul 14, 2026

BBC Sport

Spain's road to semi-final - every goal so far

Relive every goal Spain have scored on their way to the 2026 World Cup semi-finals, where a thrilling meeting with France at Dallas Stadium awaits.

sports  Jul 14, 2026

BBC Sport

All the goals that fired France to semi-finals

Watch every goal scored by France on their way to the 2026 World Cup semi-finals and a mouth-watering tie against Spain.

sports  Jul 14, 2026

BBC Politics

Chris Mason: Investigation into Widdecombe's death rekindles debate over how to protect politicians

Many MPs blame social media for normalising violent language and abuse, the BBC's political editor writes.

politics  Jul 14, 2026

Financial Times

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son slams opponents of AI

Business leaders unwilling to embrace technology ‘should play the role of spouse’, says controversial investor

business  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

Bangkok bar fire: death toll reaches 30 as police investigate negligence as ‘primary theory’

Bar owner in Thailand offers ‘deepest apologies for this tragic incident’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to accessThe Bangkok pub that has become the scene of the city’s deadliest blaze in 17 years has said it will cooperate with an investigation into alleged negligence, as the death toll rose to 30.The local district office said on Tuesday that three more people died after the devastating fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday. An initial assessment by

general  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Politics

Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here's what a truly progressive system could look like | Frances Ryan

Last week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy“Broken Britain” has become the favourite narrative of the right in recent months. The playbook goes like this: politicians and pundits alike exploit genuine concerns about squeezed services and living standards to propagate a sense of division and despair. Meanwhile, the parts of the state that actually need radical change are then either ignored or misrepresented,

politics  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

UK’s alcohol-free beer boom threatened by regulations, trade body warns

BBPA wants content definition for beer to be considered alcohol free to be changed from 0.05% to 0.5%Pubs and brewers are being prevented from capitalising on Britons’ record-breaking thirst for alcohol-free beer because of over-strict regulation, a trade body has warned.More than 64m pints of low- and no-alcohol beer is forecast to be sold over the summer, an increase of 8m compared with 2025, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said, citing the figures as proof that the category is “no

general  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

North Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters

Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approvalThe UK’s North Sea oil industry has made a last-ditch attempt to curry favour with the Labour government by appealing to Andy Burnham’s reindustrialisation agenda just days before he is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister.Industry lobbyists have written to more than 400 Labour MPs to call on the government’s new leaders to allow more oil and gas drilling in UK waters to support

general  Jul 14, 2026

BBC World

How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower

Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.

general  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

UK’s Miliband Seen as Least Appealing Chancellor: Markets Pulse

Andy Burnham has yet to announce his choice for UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, but among the presumptive next prime minister’s leading candidates, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is seen as the least market-friendly choice, according to the latest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey.

business  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

Universities not doing enough to deal with protests and ‘highly personal’ attacks, antisemitism royal commission hears

Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion hears from professor whose office was occupied by protesters Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Jewish professor has told the royal commission into antisemitism the University of Melbourne needs to show it doesn’t “tolerate misbehaviour” after the expulsion of two pro-Palestine student activists who occupied his office was overturned.Steven Prawer, a professor of p

general  Jul 14, 2026