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Historians have been swooping on the site of a former bowling alley in Weymouth, Dorset, which is known to contain the remains of three 13th Century houses and plots.

33 Labour MPs have now called for the Prime Minister either to resign immediately, or to set out a timetable for his departure as soon as possible.

The red tractor stolen from a farm nine miles away before it was rammed through a living room wall of a mid-terraced home in Middlesbrough at around 1.40am today.

US groups say it will be 'a nice two-way' with UK producers 'benefiting equally'. And the National Farmers' Union is also talking up the deal.

The widow of Charlie Kirk, who now serves as CEO of Turning Point USA, gave the commencement speech at Hillsdale College in Michigan on Saturday.

September 2025? January 2026? Delivery dates keep slipping for the Trump Organization's "Trump Phone" — a gold-coloured Android smartphone priced at $499 (£370). But in March the Verge spotted signs the phone was moving forward: FCC listings for a smartphone with the trade name "T1" show that it was tested late last year, and granted certification by the FCC in January... [T]he phone was submitted for testing by another company entirely: Smart Gadgets Global, LLC... Smart Gadgets Global's website promises "Top Quality Electronics created for 'YOUR' customer!" But in April the Trump phone revised its "Terms and Conditions" for preorders. The new language? A preorder deposit provides only a conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale. A deposit is not a purchase, does not constitute acceptance of an order, does not create a contract for sale, does not transfer ownership or title interest, does not allocate or reserve specific inventory, and does not guarantee that a Device will be produced or made available for purchase.... Estimated ship dates, launch timelines, or anticipated production schedule are non-binding estimates only. Trump Mobile does not guarantee that: the Device will be commercially released... Trump Mobile will not be responsible for delay, modification, or failure to release a Device due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to regulatory review, carrier certification delays, component shortages, labor disruptions, governmental orders, acts of God, transportation interruptions, or third-party supplier failures... If Trump Mobile cancels or discontinues the Device offering prior to sale, Trump Mobile will issue a full refund of the deposit amount paid... If Trump Mobile cancels, delays, or does not release the Device, your sole and exclusive remedy is a full refund of the deposit amount actually paid, and you waive any claim for equitable, injunctive, or specific performance relief relating to preorder priority or Device allocation. There was an unconfirmed report on social media that the updated Terms were also emailed to customers (cited by the International Business Times). And the new language also hedges that for the gold T1 phone, "Images, prototypes, beta demonstrations, and marketing renderings are illustrative only and may not reflect final production units...." But then eight days ago The Verge reported that phone "has just passed another milestone on its slow road to release," described as "a requirement for any phone launching in the US..." "The phone has received the little-known PTCRB certification, a first step toward being certified to work on major networks and be issued with IMEI numbers." [A]t least, I think it's been certified. What's actually been certified by the PTCRB is the SGG-06, a smartphone from Smart Gadgets Global, LLC, with support for 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G networks.

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'Her blonde hair is blowing behind her. She was smiling, like pure bliss... I just remember walking in and telling my mom, "We can't find Mikelle." And her face just went pale.'

Spain's Civil Guard discovered the remains of a 56-year-old Belgian national, named by local media as Katty Oosterlinck, on Friday morning after she had been reported missing.

At least 15 people were taken to the hospital after a boat reportedly exploded at a Miami beach on Saturday.

IAN LADYMAN AT THE ETIHAD: On this evidence - and on the back of what we saw as they rescued a point at Everton last Monday - City will not help Mikel Arteta 's team over the line.

"Plant seeds can sense the vibrations generated by falling raindrops," reports ScienceAlert, "and respond by waking from their state of dormancy to welcome the water, new research shows.... to germinate in 'anticipation' of the coming deluge." The finding, discovered by MIT mechanical engineers Nicholas Makris and Cadine Navarro, offers the first direct evidence that seeds and seedlings can sense and respond to sounds in nature... "The energy of the rain sound is enough to accelerate a seed's growth," [explains Markis]. Plants don't have the same aural equipment we do to actually hear sounds, of course. But the study suggests that seeds respond to the same vibrations that can produce a sound experience in our human ears. Across a series of experiments, the researchers submerged nearly 8,000 rice seeds in shallow tubs of water, at a depth of around 3 centimeters (1 inch), and exposed some of them to falling water drops over periods of six days... A hydrophone recorded the acoustic vibrations produced by the drops, confirming that the experiment mimicked the vibrations produced by actual raindrops falling in nature — such as the driving downpours that can sometimes pelt Massachusetts' puddles, ponds, and wetlands... In their study, the researchers observed that seeds exposed to the falling drops germinated up to around 37% faster, compared with seeds that did not receive the simulated rainstorm treatment but were housed in otherwise identical conditions. More information in Scientific American and Scientific Reports.

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John Swinney yesterday launched ANOTHER bid to hold a second independence referendum - despite the SNP failing to win a majority and losing 400,000 votes in the Holyrood election.

Anas Sarwar has been branded a 'coward' by members of his own party for going into hiding following Labour 's catastrophic election defeat.

Catherine West, a backbencher, revealed she will go public with a leadership coup on Monday if the Cabinet hasn't moved against the Prime Minister by her deadline.

The music mogul, 66, admitted the singer's audition back in 2009 was 'a wake-up call' for the panel after their 'disgusting' reactions to her were televised.

A man, named locally as Dre Brown, was stabbed on Raby Street, Moss Side, in Manchester on Friday evening. He sadly died later from his injuries after being taken to hospital.

Cisco has released an open-source tool "to trace the origins of AI models," reports SC World, "and compare model similarities for great visibility into the AI supply chain." [Cisco's Model Provenance Kit] is a Python toolkit and command-line interface (CLI) that looks at signals such as metadata and weights to create a "fingerprint" for AI models that can then be compared to other model fingerprints to determine potential shared origins. "Think of Model Provenance Kit as a DNA test for AI models," Cisco researchers wrote. "[...] Much like a DNA test reveals biological origins, the Model Provenance Kit examines both metadata and the actual learned parameters of a model (like a unique genome that comprises a model), to assess whether models share a common origin and identify signs of modification." The tool aims to address gaps in visibility into the AI model supply chain. For example, many organizations utilize open-source models from repositories like HuggingFace, where models could potentially be uploaded with incomplete or deceptive documentation. The Model Provenance Kit provides a way for organizations to verify claims about a model's origins, such as claims that a model is trained from scratch, when in reality it may be copied from another model, Cisco said. This may put organizations at risk of using models with unknown biases, vulnerabilities or manipulations and make it more difficult to resolve any incidents that arise from these risks. Thanks to Slashdot reader spatwei for sharing the news.

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Last Friday Andy Burnham left his office to take the 20-minute walk to The Badger, a new gastropub he'd agreed to open in Manchester's trendy Northern Quarter.

Cheryl Tweedy endured one of life's biggest tragedies 18 months ago after the death of her child's father, Liam Payne.

Deletion of a longstanding privacy assurance sparks concerns