BBC Click’s Lara Lewington looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: The Church of England releases its first guidelines for social media users New electric cars are required to emit noises while reversing or moving slowly under a new EU rule An artist creates interactive artworks which you can poke and inflate […]
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Francisco Lindor drove in three runs, Jose Ramirez homered twice and the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the bumbling Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Tyler Naquin and Jason Kipnis also drove in runs for the suddenly streaking Indians, who beat the Royals — losers of four straight and seven
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Image copyright Getty Images Nerves inside paralysed people’s bodies have been “rewired” to give movement to their arms and hands, say Australian surgeons. Patients can now feed themselves, put on make-up, turn a key, handle money and type at a computer. Paul Robinson, 36 from Brisbane, said the innovative surgery had given him independence he
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Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer, who’s currently competing at the Wimbledon tournament in London, joined Vogue to answer 73 questions. When the outlet asked about his fierce opponent Rafael Nadal, the eight-time Wimbledon winner responded with grace. “He’s an intense guy on the court,” Federer said. “He’s super honest and open off the court, and he’s
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Image caption Brenda and John Wright believe there is a discrepancy in the signatures on the statements of truth used to evict them Representatives of a government-owned bank are suspected of forging signatures on court documents in repossession cases, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. In the US, such practices – on a
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Lauren Davis wasn’t even supposed to be playing in Wimbledon’s main draw, let alone upsetting defending champion Angelique Kerber in the second round. It’s been quite a week. The 95th-ranked Davis lost in the last round of qualifying and figured that was that. But then another player withdrew from the tournament, opening up a spot,
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With only half of 2019 gone, Netflix has already debuted over a dozen strong shows that could have made a Netflix end-of-year Top 10 at any point in the streaming company’s history. If you’re the kind of person who waits until the end of the year to retroactively check out the “must-watches” on critics’ lists,
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Image copyright Getty Images/ALAMY Image caption Bailey will take on the role of Ariel, voiced in the 1990 film by Jodi Benson Disney has cast singer Halle Bailey in the starring role of Ariel in a live action remake of The Little Mermaid. “Halle possesses a rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence and substance,
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The University of Florida’s most famous cheerleader has died. George Edmondson Jr., better known as Mr. Two Bits while riling up crowds at Florida home games for 60 years, died Tuesday at age 97, the school announced Thursday. Edmondson officially retired from his role after the 2008 season. He never attended Florida but was named
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I first saw Steve by the pool at my friend’s apartment complex on a lazy August afternoon. Fit and tan, he was hanging out with his pack of equally gorgeous friends. We officially met the following week on another sunny afternoon by the pool. I watched him dive into the water and as he emerged,
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