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Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system

For those who keep an eye on the elements, the outlook is bright: researchers have built an artificial intelligence-based weather forecast that makes faster and more accurate predictions than the best system available today.

Journalists strike over proposed sale of Observer to Tortoise Media

Journalists at the Guardian and the Observer yesterday began a 48-hour strike in protest at the proposed sale of the Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media.

Starmer pledges crackdown on crime in bid to reboot premiership

Keir Starmer will attempt to reset his premiership with a series of pledges to show he is \"delivering change\", including 13,000 extra neighbourhood police and a named \"bobby on every beat\".

White House Rushes Weapons To Ukraine Before Trump Takeover

The Biden administration is hurrying military equipment to Ukraine in a last-ditch effort to shore up the country's defenses against the Russian invasion before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency in January.

Poorest Countries Struggle To Pay Record Debt Costs After Rates Soar

Developing countries spent a record $1.4tn (£1.1tn) in debt payments to foreign lenders in 2023 as soaring interest rates pushed the cost of financing loans to a 20-year high, the World Bank's latest International Debt Report shows.

'I was never cool' Guardiola denies his six-finger sign shows he is losing grip

Pep Guardiola has denied that raising six fingers during Manchester City's defeat at Liverpool on Sunday shows he is losing his cool in the manner José Mourinho did when showing three digits during his time in charge of Manchester United.

Amorim gives United stark warning of 'tough times'

Ruben Amorim has warned his Manchester United players \"the storm will come,\" and there will be difficult times ahead despite a promising start to his tenure, as his team prepare to face Arsenal.

Ødegaard the inspiration for Arsenal's uplift, admits Arteta

Mikel Arteta believes Martin Ødegaard's influence has been instrumental in Arsenal's return to form as they attempt to haul back Liverpool in the Premier League title race.

Clinical Mateta proves the difference to ease pressure for Palace

Perhaps the alarm bells can ring a little less loudly for Crystal Palace.

Daka decks the halls to give Van Nistelrooy opening win

As one manager celebrated his first game in charge, another may have endured his last. Ruud Van Nistelrooy enjoyed a fortuitous but hard-earned victory as he could luxuriate in seeing Leicester move four points clear of the relegation zone but Julen Lopetegui must be fearing for the worst.

Guéhi could be hit by FA charge over message on armband

Marc Guéhi is likely to face punishment from the Football Association after the Crystal Palace captain wrote \"Jesus loves you\" on his rainbow armband in the game against Ipswich.

Slot warns his Liverpool team not to rest on their laurels

Arne Slot believes Liverpool's imperious form has made them a bigger target for Premier League rivals and that trips to Newcastle and Everton could be more problematic than the statement wins against Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Scotland out in the cold after playoff defeat

Scotland face a bleak winter after their hopes of qualification for the European Championship in Switzerland next summer were extinguished in a frozen Helsinki.

Cain enables clinical Wales to write names in history

Wales made history in Dublin last night as they qualified for the first major tournament in their nation's history.

Clinton delivers early to give experimental England edge

An experimental England side recorded a slender win over next summer's European Championship hosts Switzerland as Sarina Wiegman gave youth a chance to impress in the Lionesses' last friendly for at least six months.

Renaming of Championship planned for next season

The Women's Championship could be renamed Women's Super League 2 from next season.

Calm swashbuckler Bethell's Test selection may prove inspired, but Key still has to be canny

Nearly six years ago the 15-year-old Jacob Bethell was given the Gray Nicolls Young Cricketer of the Year award and I sat next to him at lunch after the presentation.

'It was easy to keep the secret and stick to our Olympic focus'

The big interview Emma Finucane Olympic medallist talks about her raw emotions while racing and how she kept quiet about her boyfriend's defection to GB

Evenepoel crash with van leads to several fractures

The double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel suffered fractures to his rib, right shoulder blade and hand, his team, Soudal-QuickStep, said yesterday.

Woods wants US Ryder Cup team paid if cash donated

Tiger Woods believes American players should all be paid millions to play in the Ryder Cup, providing those funds are donated to charity.

NatWest on 'fast trajectory' to full private ownership in 2025, says boss

The chief executive of NatWest has said the bailed-out bank is on a \"fast trajectory to private ownership\", with the government likely to fully exit its stake within the first half of 2025.

Concern after ONS says better employment survey could be years away

Policymakers risk making \"misinformed\" decisions because they are relying on a defective jobs survey that may not be fixed until 2027, the chair of the Treasury select committee has warned.

Elon Musk's legal battle for his $56bn pay award goes on, and Tesla's board still looks supine

The first time around, the judge Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware court of chancery got it right. The $56bn (£44bn) pay package awarded by Tesla to Elon Musk in 2018 was indeed a governance abomination, a stitch-up in which ordinary shareholders weren't told about the \"deeply flawed\" process whereby a \"superstar CEO\" secured wildly over-the-top terms from pliant directors.

Water firms urge higher returns to fund investment

Water firms want to see higher returns for shareholders to ensure record investment into sewage pipes and treatment plants is delivered.

Musk's $56bn Tesla pay package rejected again by Delaware judge

A judge has ruled that the Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk, is still not entitled to receive a $56bn compensation package even though shareholders of the electric vehicle company had voted to reinstate it six months ago.

Meloni Vows to defend Stellantis workers in Italy after boss's exit

The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said her government will try to protect jobs as political tensions mount with Fiat-maker Stellantis after the abrupt resignation of its boss.

EDF extends lifetime of four nuclear power plants

Four of Britain's oldest nuclear power plants will continue running for more than a decade longer than initially planned to help bridge a gap before the delayed Hinkley Point nuclear station starts up.

Masterpiece resurfaces 130 years after it was sold to collector

A painting by the Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla has gone on public show for the first time since it vanished after being sold to a private collector 134 years ago.

Man jailed for life for brutal murder of Italian student, 22

Filippo Turetta has been sentenced to life in jail for the murder of the university student Giulia Cecchettin, whose brutal killing cast a grim spotlight on femicide in Italy.

America's priciest home: $295m, all mod cons - and a very big flood risk

A sprawling Florida mansion set beside a beach of powdery white sand overlooking the azure Gulf of Mexico is the most expensive property listed for sale in the United States, yours for a mere $295m (£233m).