Wilder or Fury? Fight predictions
Predictions from Las Vegas for WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder's title fight with Tyson Fury on Saturday.WATCH MORE: 'He's cut no corners' - inside Team FuryRead More
Formula 1 testing: Mercedes in form; Ferrari in trouble?
Hamilton is a six-time Formula 1 world champion, one behind Germany's Michael SchumacherThe Formula 1 teams are half way through their pre-season testing programmes and world champions Mercedes could hardly have had a more impressive start to 2020 if they had tried.That's not to say they will necessarily start the season in their familiar position at the front of the field, but they have certainly underlined their status as favourites.Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton ended the test with the two fastest times - by a huge margin - and the car ran consistently and almost completely reliably throughout.It's…
Ferrari behind rivals as Vettel breaks down
Vettel's Ferrari was the first car to break down of the entire fieldFerrari say they are lagging behind rivals Mercedes and Red Bull at the halfway point of pre-season testing.The admission from team boss Mattia Binotto came as Sebastian Vettel suffered the first mechanical failure of testing with an engine failure.Binotto said: "I am not as optimistic as last year so it means the others are faster than us at the moment."How much faster it's really difficult to judge. We will go through all the data."Mercedes steering device banned from 2021Too skint to win?F1's new cars galleryF1 testing live text…
Harry and Meghan to end use of ‘SussexRoyal’ brand
Image copyright Reuters The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to stop using their "SussexRoyal" brand from spring 2020.The couple had been in discussions with aides and senior royals about using the name following their decision this year to step back from royal duties. But a spokesperson for the couple said it was agreed the word "royal" could not be used due to government rules. Applications to trademark the Sussex Royal brand has also been withdrawn. The couple's popular Instagram account uses the name SussexRoyal, as does their website. A spokesperson for the Sussexes said they were "focused" on plans…
Fundraiser for boy in bullying video hits $300,000
Image copyright YARRAKA BAYLES Image caption The video of Quaden crying has been viewed millions of times online Some A$452,000 ($300,000; £230,000) has been raised as part of a campaign to send a nine-year-old Australian boy to Disneyland after a video of his deep distress over being bullied went viral.Yarraka Bayles posted the clip of her son, Quaden, crying after he was targeted at school for his dwarfism."This is what bullying does," she says in the video, in which her son also says he wants to end his life. Now a GoFundMe page has raised 30 times more than its…
‘Narrowing window’ to contain virus outbreak
Image copyright EPA Image caption Lebanon has confirmed its first case - a woman returning from the Iranian city of Qom The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the number of coronavirus cases with no clear link to China or other confirmed cases.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's comments follow Iran's announcement of two more deaths, bringing the total there to four.The window of opportunity to contain the virus was "narrowing", he said.Iranian health officials said the virus may already be in "all Iran's cities".Outside China 1,152 cases of the virus have been confirmed in 26 countries…
Google sued over claims it spies on US students
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pupils in California open new Chromebook laptop computers The attorney general of the US state of New Mexico is suing Google, accusing the company of illegally collecting the personal data of school children. The tech giant is alleged to have collected data on which websites pupils visited, passwords, videos watched, contact lists, and other information.The data was allegedly gathered from Google's Chromebook laptops and G Suite for Education programme.Google disputes the claim, with a spokesman calling it "factually wrong".Google Chromebooks and the G Suite for Education - which includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs and…
Scientists discover powerful antibiotic using AI
Image copyright Getty Images In a world first, scientists have discovered a new type of antibiotic using artificial intelligence (AI). It has been heralded by experts as a major breakthrough in the fight against the growing problem of drug resistance. A powerful algorithm was used to analyse more than one hundred million chemical compounds in a matter of days. The newly discovered compound was able to kill 35 types of potentially deadly bacteria, said researchers. Antibiotic-resistant infections have risen in recent years - up 9% in England between 2017 and 2018, to nearly 61,000.If antibiotics are taken inappropriately, harmful bacteria…
Trump kicks off third rally in West Coast campaign blitz ahead of Nevada caucuses
President Trump kicked off his third rally in three days Friday afternoon in Las Vegas by mocking Democrats for their botched Iowa caucuses and predicting more technical trouble on Saturday when divided Democrats head to the Nevada caucuses to pick their 2020 nominee."They can't count the votes," Trump said of the still contested Iowa caucuses and warning that Nevada Democratic Party seemed to be "messed up."Trump, looking ahead to the general election, also predicted he'll retake the state he lost in 2016 -- by wide margins.“With your help this November, we're going to defeat the radical socialist Democrats, and we are…
Jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial deadlocked on 2 counts
The jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial indicated Friday that it has a "partial" verdict after becoming deadlocked on two of the most serious charges against him, and deliberations are now set to resume again on Monday.In a note sent to the judge during their lunch break, jurors posed a question asking if it were permissible for them to be hung on two counts of predatory sexual assault while reaching a unanimous verdict on other three charges.After consulting with prosecutors and Weinstein's lawyers, Judge James Burke told the jury of seven men and five women to keep working toward a…