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When novelist Amy Tan took up drawing she opened the door to an avian world. With the help of some well placed bird feeders she's unlocked the secret to thriving birdlife.

Sir Keir Starmer will be forced to bow to pressure from 'the real Prime Minister' Angela Rayner and agree to recognise Palestinian statehood within weeks, Labour MPs claimed last night.

The "Chief People Officer" of dataops company Astronomer resigned this week from her position after apparently being caught on that "Kiss Cam" at a Coldplay concert with the company's CEO, reports the BBC. That CEO has also resigned, with Astronomer appointing their original co-founder and chief product officer as the new interim CEO. UPDATE (7/26): In an unexpected twist, Astronomer put out a new video Friday night starring... Gwyneth Paltrow. Actress/businesswoman Paltrow "was married to Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin for 13 years," reports CBS News. In the video posted Friday, Paltrow says she was hired by Astronomer as a "very temporary" spokesperson. "Astronomer has gotten a lot of questions over the last few days," Paltrow begins, "and they wanted me to answer the most common ones..." As the question "OMG! What the actual f" begins appearing on the screen, Paltrow responds "Yes, Astronomer is the best place to run Apache Airflow, unifying the experience of running data, ML, and AI pipelines at scale. We've been thrilled so many people have a newfound interest in data workflow automation." (Paltrow also mentions the company's upcoming Beyond Analytics dataops conference in September.) Astronomer is still grappling with unintended fame after the "Kiss Cam" incident. ("Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy," Coldplay's lead singer had said during the viral video, in which the startled couple hurries to hide off-camera). The incident raised privacy concerns, as it turns out both people in the video were in fact married to someone else, though the singer did earlier warn the crowd "we're going to use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen," according to CNN. The New York Post notes the woman's now-deleted LinkedIn account showed that she has also served as an "advisory board member" at her husband's company since September of 2020. The Post cites a source close to the situation who says the woman's husband "was in Asia for a few weeks," returning to America right as the video went viral. Kristin and Andrew Cabot married sometime after her previous divorce was finalized in 2022. The source said there had been little indication of any trouble in paradise before the Coldplay concert video went viral. "The family is now saying they have been having marriage troubles for several months and were discussing separating..." The video had racked up 127 million videos by yesterday, notes Newsweek, adding that the U.K. tabloid the Daily Mail apparently took photos outside the woman's house, reporting that she does not appear to be wearing a wedding ring.

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In the much anticipated remake of The War Of The Roses, the real battle appears to have been behind the scenes between Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman.

Arun Advani says changes to the levy are an obvious way to raise cash from the richest people and would be more productive than a separate tax on wealth.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: While women storm ahead in so many areas of life, they seem to have regressed when it comes to their arms.

Tidbits from the book have already gone viral, from the moment she decided to leave her 'dorky' first husband Chris Martin , to the collapse of her relationship with Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck.

With the Prince of Wales flying to Switzerland for the match, and more than 15 million expected to tune in back at home, Sir David paid tribute to Sarina Wiegman's team for their extraordinary campaign.

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Acting as if he was President of the world, Donald Trump marked his latest arrival in Britain by delivering a lecture to Europe on immigration.

Traffickers launching migrants across the Channel on small boats were promoting the crossings on TikTok - and being paid by the tech giant.

The Home Secretary has ordered officials to expand the 'endangering lives at sea' offence to specifically include cases where up to 100 passengers can pack on to a single dinghy.

"Google has signed its first partnership with a long-duration energy storage company," reports Data Center Dynamics. "The tech giant signed a long-term partnership with Energy Dome to support multiple commercial deployments worldwide to help scale the company's CO2 battery technology." Google explains in a blog post that the company's technology "can store excess clean energy and then dispatch it back to the grid for 8-24 hours, bridging the gap between when renewable energy is generated and when it is needed." Reuters explains the technology: Energy Dome's CO2-based system stores energy by compressing and liquefying carbon dioxide, which is later expanded to generate electricity. The technology avoids the use of scarce raw materials such as lithium and copper, making it potentially attractive to European policymakers seeking to reduce reliance on critical minerals and bolster energy security. "Unlike other gases, CO2 can be compressed at ambient temperatures, eliminating the need for expensive cryogenic features," notes CleanTechnica, calling this "a unique new threat to fossil fuel power plants." Google's move "means that more wind and solar energy than ever before can be put to use in local grids." Pumped storage hydropower still accounts for more than 90% of utility scale storage in the US, long duration or otherwise... Energy Dome claims to beat lithium-ion batteries by a wide margin, currently aiming for a duration of 8-24 hours. The company aims to hit the 10-hour mark with its first project in the U.S., the "Columbia Energy Storage Project" under the wing of the gas and electricity supplier Alliant Energy to be located in Pacific, Wisconsin... [B]ut apparently Google has already seen more than enough. An Energy Dome demonstration project has been shooting electricity into the grid in Italy for more than three years, and the company recently launched a new 20-megawatt commercial plant in Sardinia. Google points out this is one of several Google clean energy initiatives : In June Google signed the largest direct corporate offtake agreement for fusion energy with Commonwealth Fusion Systems. In October Google agreed to purchase "advanced nuclear" power from multiple small modular reactors being developed by Kairos Power. Google also partnered with a clean-energy startup to develop a geothermal power project that contributes carbon-free energy to the electric grid.

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It is the show that allows Abba fans to experience a concert from the group as they were in their prime - or rather, through digital 'Abbatars' and a glittering ten-piece band.

The Irish MMA fighter, 37, was embroiled in controversy over the weekend when he was photographed kissing a mystery brunette woman on a beach in Fort Lauderdale.

Steven Walker, manager of the iconic Ferry Inn in Salcombe, South Devon, has placed loaded water guns - marked 'Seagull Gun' in permanent marker - on every beer garden table.

SARAH RAINEY: We conducted an experiment, comparing the amount of liquid, gel or cream in beauty products (stated on the packaging) against the total volume of the container (in millilitres).

The footage, shared by the Metropolitan Police, shows the man leaving the Marks & Spencer store in The Liberty Shopping Centre, Romford, east London, with a basket full of seemingly stolen goods.

The huge metal device (pictured) has spent more than a year underground working on sections of the new high-speed rail network beneath the capital, finishing its project in June.

Israel's military says airdrops of aid will begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys.

The Liberty X singer, 45, showed off her incredible figure as she soaked up the sun in a sleek black bikini.