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Migrant, 14, who raped teen girl allowed to walk free | UK | News

Migrant, 14, who raped teen girl allowed to walk free | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

A boat migrant raped a teenage girl within three months of arriving in the UK but was allowed to walk free by a judge if he took lessons on consent. The teenager attacked the girl of the same age last September after they had been attending the same school, the court was told. The boy and his victim had met at school before bumping into each other on September 23, 2025, when he forcibly led her to bushes by a skate park and put her to the ground. The teen then reportedly wrote about the attack on social media. The 14-year-old has been ordered to attend an awareness programme as part of his sentence — a decision that has stunned the victim’s family, who had expected a custodial punishment. The teenage boy was convicted in January of rape and two counts of sexual assault and was sentenced in March, the Sun reports. Prosecutor Cassandra Roberts told the court that the defendant asked the victim to “do stuff” before he overpowered her. She said: “She was …

The Boys star Erin Moriarty says she lost ‘ability to walk’ while filming show

The Boys star Erin Moriarty says she lost ‘ability to walk’ while filming show

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The Boys star Erin Moriarty said she hurt herself several times while filming the latest season as the shoot coincided with her Graves’ disease symptoms peaking. Moriarty, who plays Annie January aka Starlight in the Prime Video series, shared the details on her social media shortly after the release of the fourth episode of the fifth and final season. “Okay, so: season 5, episode 4 of The Boys is one of the most important episodes I’ve ever shot,” she wrote on Instagram, over a picture of her bandaged leg. “Unfortunately, that part of the season coincided with my health issues peaking before my diagnosis. I am saving you the gnarly part of this picture but not long after this episode, I started to lose the ability to walk.” “The numbness in my feet led to a lot of falling,” she continued. …

Tomorrow’s Testimony: Kevin Warsh To Walk Tightrope On Rates, Inflation And Fed Independence

Tomorrow’s Testimony: Kevin Warsh To Walk Tightrope On Rates, Inflation And Fed Independence

Published by Jenni Sidey

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10AM ET in what is shaping up to be one of the most politically charged confirmation hearings in the central bank’s modern history. Warsh, a former Fed governor who has spent years criticizing the institution as directionless and in need of “regime change,” now has the chance to outline his vision for remaking the world’s most powerful central bank. But he faces a delicate balancing act: signaling loyalty to Trump’s push for lower interest rates while reassuring markets, lawmakers, and global observers that he will safeguard the Fed’s independence and keep inflation in check. The hearing arrives against a backdrop of extraordinary tension. Trump has repeatedly attacked current Chair Jerome Powell, attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook (a move now before the Supreme Court), and backed a Justice Department criminal probe into Powell and the Fed over a $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project. Powell has called the investigation politically motivated. Markets continue to …

5 signs that you should walk away from that used GPU

5 signs that you should walk away from that used GPU

Published by skeptic

GPU prices have been absolutely unhinged for a while now. You can thank companies hoovering up huge amounts of RAM for AI data center purposes for the continuing skyrocketing costs of modern graphics cards. That’s why you should think twice before upgrading your GPU right now. Still, buying a secondhand card in this current climate should make some sense though, right? While it’s certainly true that you can save a huge chunk of change by picking up a refurbished GPU from eBay or third-party Amazon sellers, you have to be extra careful that you’re buying from a reputable vendor. Purchasing a used GPU comes with inherent risks; chief among them being you don’t know how much stress the previous owner has put on the card. Thankfully, there are tell-tale signs that a GPUn has been mistreated. Here are the main warnings to consider before you buy a secondhand model. Related I’ll never buy these PC components new You don’t need to spend a fortune to upgrade your hardware; you just need to be smart about …

I asked an expert trainer how to make the most of a 20-minute walk and he shared this walking workout

I asked an expert trainer how to make the most of a 20-minute walk and he shared this walking workout

Published by Jenni Sidey

When I only have 20 minutes to myself, it can be difficult to choose what to do with the time. Should I commit to doing some cardio exercise, or simply enjoy a stroll in the park? Strength and conditioning specialist Logan Herlihy of Reformed Fitness says you don’t have to choose. Article continues below You may like “Simple walking at a moderate pace is a great way to start, but once you’ve been doing that for a while, it can be beneficial to add more difficulty to your walking workout, without investing significantly more time,” he says. Herlihy draws inspiration from the world-renowned high-intensity interval training (HIIT) researcher Martin Gibala, who says you only need one minute of hard effort to work out effectively. For Gibala’s method, participants would spend approximately 10 minutes on a stationary bike and complete one minute of high-intensity work, using the rest of the time to recover. “Walking is inherently a lower intensity exercise, so I’ve modified the intervals and the rest periods accordingly,” says Herlihy. Start your week with …

A walk in the outdoors in nature fights loneliness

A walk in the outdoors in nature fights loneliness

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Want to stop feeling so lonely? Walking in nature can be an effective salve for your mental health, Scandinavian researchers said Thursday. Strolling around a public park or the boundaries of a lake just several times a year helped the majority of more than 2,500 Norway adults improve their mental health, according to a new study. And it doesn’t matter how long you go – as long as you go slow. The benefit comes from slowing down and noticing specific details, such as the light or patterns in the leaves on trees, the researchers say. It also comes from a sense of connectedness that people don’t feel when they’re jogging in nature or performing other activities that focus on personal performance instead of one’s surroundings. Spending multiple days a month or year walking outdoors can less the mental and physical burden …

Do these two easy things to make your daily walk better for your health

Do these two easy things to make your daily walk better for your health

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Walking is good for you, there’s no doubt about it. It has been linked to health benefits for your heart, lungs, muscles, mind and beyond – and it’s free. For most people, the only thing you need to invest is time. The problem is, many of us don’t have a huge amount of that. And it is for this reason that leading physical activity researcher Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis of the University of Sydney has made it his mission to uncover efficient ways of lowering the barrier to entry for exercise for time-poor people. In the last 12 months, he and his colleagues have unearthed two ways to increase the health benefits of a simple stroll. Firstly, inject a bit of pace, and secondly, rack up more steps in a single bout. His first study looked at the health benefits of vigorous …

Monkeys walk around a virtual world using only their thoughts

Monkeys walk around a virtual world using only their thoughts

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Monkeys can walk around a virtual world using a brain-computer interface Peter Janssen et al. 2026 Monkeys fitted with a brain-computer interface (BCI) successfully navigated a variety of virtual worlds using only their thoughts. Researchers hope the experiments will pave the way for people with paralysis to explore virtual worlds or more intuitively control electric wheelchairs in this one. Peter Janssen at KU Leuven in Belgium band colleagues implanted three rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) monkeys with BCIs. Crucially, each animal got three implants, each consisting of 96 electrodes, positioned in the primary motor, dorsal and ventral premotor cortex. The first area is commonly used in BCI research and relates to physical movement, but the latter two are thought to be involved in planning movement in a higher, more abstract way. Electrical signals from the implants were then interpreted by an AI model and used to control VR avatars as the monkeys watched a 3D monitor. In experiments, the monkeys were able to control a sphere moving across a virtual-reality landscape from a fixed point of …

I walk 100km a month testing walking shoes and my favorite budget-friendly shoe is now under

I walk 100km a month testing walking shoes and my favorite budget-friendly shoe is now under $60

Published by Jenni Sidey

Outdoor brand Columbia has been growing in my estimation with every product I’ve tried. Despite being quite reasonably priced, everything I try is high-quality and built to last. The first thing I ever tested was the Columbia Konos TRS shoe, which features in my guide to the best walking shoes as my best pick for those on a budget. The price is already a reasonable $100, but you can now get yourself a pair for under $60 at Amazon. It should be obvious to anyone looking at my walking shoe guide that I am fussy about footwear. I demand comfort, cushioning and durability from my walking shoes and if they don’t meet my standards, I won’t recommend them. The Columbia Konos exceeded my expectations in every way. For the price, I expected cheap materials, thin soles and no bounce underfoot whatsoever. Instead, I found it to be comfortable, well-cushioned and to have surprisingly high energy return for what is technically a trail shoe. I wear my Konos everywhere. It is comfortable enough for city stomps …