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Anja has already been working as a model for Burberry and Vogue, and looks to have a promising career in front of her in Hollywood.

Always says safety is their 'top priority' after dozens of women claimed online that using their sanitary towels left them with painful, agonising burns.

Google announced Wednesday that its quantum computer achieved the first verifiable quantum advantage, running a new algorithm 13,000 times faster than a top supercomputer. The algorithm, called Quantum Echoes, was published in the journal Nature. The results can be replicated on another quantum computer of similar quality, something Google had not demonstrated before. The quantum computer uses a chip called Willow, which was announced in December 2024. Hartmut Neven, head of Google's Quantum AI research lab, called the work a demonstration of the first algorithm with verifiable quantum advantage and a milestone on the software track. Michel H. Devoret, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics and joined Google in 2023, said future quantum computers will run calculations impossible with classical algorithms. Google stopped short of claiming the work would have practical uses on its own. Instead, the company said Quantum Echoes demonstrated a technique that could be applied to other algorithms in drug discovery and materials science. A second paper published Wednesday on arXiv showed how the method could be applied to nuclear magnetic resonance. The experiment involved a relatively small quantum system that fell short of full practical quantum advantage because it was not able to work faster than a traditional computer. Google exhaustively red-teamed the research, putting some researchers to work trying to disprove its own results. Prineha Narang, a professor at UCLA, called the advance meaningful. The quantum computer tested two molecules, one with 15 atoms and another with 28 atoms. Results on the quantum computer matched traditional NMR and revealed information not usually available from NMR. Google's research competes against Microsoft, IBM, universities and efforts in China. The Chinese government has committed more than $15.2 billion to quantum research. Previous claims of quantum advantage have been met with skepticism.

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The 60 year old and Ashley James, 38, appeared on the ITV show to chat to hosts Ben Shephard, 50, and Cat Deeley, 48, about the latest headlines - but the mood soon soured.

'I don't think it’s good for anybody, it wouldn't be good for me'

Two men have been arrested after a man sustained a head injury at a Fleetwood Mac tribute concert.

Zelensky urged the European Union and the United States to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin after overnight Russian missiles killed six people, including two children.

Victoria Beckham was asked about her husband David's affair with Rebecca Loos in a no-holds-barred chat with Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper on Wednesday.

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police last night outside the CityWest Hotel in Dublin, which houses asylum seekers.

The 45-year-old was held in the commune of Saint-Molf, north of Guerande, by an 82-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman who have since been charged with 'abduction with torture or acts of barbarism'.

Researchers found that users felt 'shame' when they logged unhealthy foods and disappointment when not meeting their goals.

Kate Cassidy was heckled by a male admirer as she posted a bizarre video of her navel piecing on Instagram on Wednesday. 

Alex Lloyd, 51, head of sixth form at The Bishop of Winchester Academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, made the remarks during a lesson on honour killings.

The change appeared on updated details of Sarah Ferguson's company Planet Partners Productions Limited - days after her title was also scrubbed from the bio of her social media profiles.

AI power demands drive operators to repurpose aircraft parts amid gas turbine shortages

AI-driven datacenter energy needs are causing a shortage of gas turbines to power generators, with some operators reportedly turning to old aircraft engines instead.…

He is soon to become a father for the first time

The proliferation of difficult-to-treat bacterial diseases represents a growing threat, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report. Wired: The report reveals that, between 2018 and 2023, antibiotic resistance increased by more than 40 percent in monitored pathogen-drug combinations, with an average annual increase of 5-15 percent. According to data reported by more than 100 countries to WHO's Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS), one in six laboratory-confirmed bacteria in 2023 proved resistant to antibiotic treatment, all related to various common diseases globally. For the first time, this edition of the report includes prevalence estimates of resistance to 22 antibiotics used to treat urinary tract, gastrointestinal, bloodstream, and gonorrheal conditions. The analysis focused on eight common pathogens: Acinetobacter spp, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, non-typhoidal Salmonella spp, Shigella spp, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The results show that resistant gram-negative bacteria pose the greatest threat. Of particular note are Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, which are associated with bloodstream infections that can lead to sepsis, organ failure, and death. "More than 40 percent of E. coli and more than 55 percent of K. pneumoniae strains worldwide are now resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, the first-choice treatment for these types of infections," the report warns.

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The Home Secretary returned a £2,500 gift she previously received from Manjit Jhooty after MPs raised concerns about Jhoots Pharmacy.

The 70-year-old has been ordered to serve his time at La Santé prison in Paris, a far cry from the Élysée Palace. He now finds himself confined to a ten-square-metre cell.