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Molecules released in the breath can signal whether the body is burning fat.Credit: Mascot/GettyA handheld breath test can accurately measure when the body is burning fat in real time1. The device could be used by people trying to manage weight loss without them having to wait weeks to see a shift on the scales, although researchers say that it should be tested in more people to confirm its accuracy.One way to burn stored fat is for the body to be in a metabolic state called ketosis, when free fatty acids are metabolized as fuel in the liver. This state is…

Welcome to a special cricket edition of our Who am I? game.The rules are simple. For each day of The Hundred there’s a cricketer, taking part in this year’s tournament, who we want you to identify in as few attempts as possible.After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. The sooner you guess the answer, the more points you score.Three is a good score, four or five points is exceptional.Take part and return for more tomorrow.Today’s player and clues set by BBC Sport’s Joe Rindl.After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Sports Quizzes page and sign up for notifications…

Daniel Wu received the Best from the East Award at the New York Asian Film Festival, capping a stretch that has put him back at the center of Hong Kong’s two biggest franchises: “Cold War 1994” and the “Twilight of the Warriors” series. “Cold War 1994” is the third installment in the “Cold War” series, a prequel written and directed by Longman Leung and produced by Bill Kong and Ivy Ho, set in the run-up to Hong Kong’s 1997 handover. The first two films, released in 2012 and 2016, were the highest-grossing Hong Kong productions of their respective years. In…

Key eventsAndy Burnham said it was time to support vanishing “cherished local spaces” with his business rates reduction.The prime minister wrote on X: double quotation markI’m giving thousands of pubs, clubs and music venues a 20% cut in business rates. I won’t stand by while these cherished local spaces disappear, replaced by boarded-up windows and ‘For Sale’ signs. They’re the heart of our communities and it’s time we backed them. ShareBurnham cuts business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues in England by 20%Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Andy Burnham will cut business rate bills for…

The International Girls in ICT Day, organised by eBusiness Life Communication, under the theme: ‘AI for Development: Girls Shaping the Digital Future’, has stressed the need for society to help young girls participate actively in the growth, development and use of ICTs in order to balance the gender disparity in the career field. The event served as a strategic platform to inspire, mentor, and empower young girls to actively participate in the rapidly evolving digital economy. In her welcome address, the convener and Chief Executive Officer of e-Business Life Communication Limited, Mrs. Ufuoma Emuophedaro, underscored the transformative potential of women…

At least two people were killed and 11 others wounded in the US’s latest round of attacks on Iran.  PREMIUM TIMES reports that the US attack on Tehran continued on Wednesday night for the 12th consecutive night.  One of the strikes targeted the Shalamcheh border crossing between southern Iran and Iraq. CENTCOM, in a statement issued on Thursday morning, said the attack further degraded Iran’s ability to attack mariners and commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The command claimed to have “redirected nine commercial vessels and disabled one to prevent ships from entering or departing Iranian ports.” Iran also said it…

Hours after the Miami Heat made an apparent mistake among the boiling anticipation of where LeBron James will sign, the franchise has become fodder for jokes beyond the NBA.Editor’s PicksLate Tuesday night, the Heat posted a link to a scheduled livestream entitled “LeBron James Introductory Press Conference” that was timestamped for July 27 to the team’s YouTube channel. It has since been deleted.A spokesperson for the Heat told ESPN’s Shams Charania that the team was preparing for the possibility in case James signed with Miami and mistakenly posted on the franchise’s channel.Other teams saw the mistake as an opportunity to…

The Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke9pm, BBC TwoAt its peak, Ruby Franke’s parenting YouTube channel was earning £100,000 a month. But, as this documentary series shows, her ostensibly model family was a house of cards. As her ex-husband puts it: “The devil knocked and we opened the door.” Their downfall culminated in Franke’s arrest for child abuse in 2023 after her emaciated son escaped and summoned help. Thanks to the plentiful footage recorded by Franke herself, it’s easy to sense the roots of this horror. Phil HarrisonThe Chase Around the World9pm, ITV1The shrewd expansion of the…

The incoming tide has made a labyrinth of the beach. As silvery rivulets spread across Culbin Sands to meet the mudflats, my walk becomes increasingly circuitous: weaving inland towards the pine forest, backtracking closer to the waves, skirting tidal pools and scaling dunes constantly resculpted by the North Sea breeze.In this shapeshifting stretch of north-east Scotland’s Moray coast, there’s not another soul in sight, nothing to anchor me to the modern day. It’s easy, then, to imagine a longship bringing weary warriors ashore, or a band of man-eating giants marauding from the woodland. Which is exactly what happens here –…

MIAMI, FLORIDA – JULY 22: Luis Suárez #9 of Inter Miami CF greets Robert Lewandowski #9 of Chicago Fire after the MLS match between Inter Miami CF and Chicago Fire FC at Nu Stadium on July 22, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Megan Briggs/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Megan Briggs / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Luis Suarez scored twice and Preston Plambeck grabbed a late winner as Inter Miami, without Lionel Messi, beat Chicago Fire 3-2 on Wednesday to spoil Robert Lewandowski’s Major League Soccer debut. Uruguayan veteran Suarez captained Miami with Messi and fellow Argentine Rodrigo…