With soulful eyes and ‘reverse chicken legs’, greyhounds are challenging to sketch. At a fundraising event in Melbourne, Josh Nicholas tries his hand

I’ve done life drawing before, but this time I am a bit worried. The woman across the room from me has done life drawing too, “but not with dogs”.

The problem with drawing people from life is they tend to move. The same is true of greyhounds, but they also don’t understand when you ask them to hold a pose.

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From auroras and nebulas to deep sky star clusters, the competition features submissions from amateur astronomers and photographers from Australia and around the world

• Blue mushrooms, shy trees and glowing seas: Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures

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PM says he wants to make sure ‘everything has been looked at’ after backlash from victims’ organisations

Plans to release killers, rapists and sex offenders early from jail in September are to be reviewed, Andy Burnham has said, following a backlash from bereaved families and victims’ organisations.

The prime minister said he wanted to make sure that “everything has been looked at again” before a fresh tranche of about 6,000 offenders were freed on tags into the community.

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Tesla's latest vehicle has two wheels, no motor, and a target market still mastering walking: the $225 Balance Bike for Kids. The contraption, designed for children aged two to five, "features a lightweight magnesium frame, adjustable seat and futuristic design," and can handle up to 35 kg. The price tag puts it at the higher end of such devices. Cycling Weekly recommends the Hornit Airo at £139, although there are plenty of alternatives aimed at introducing children to two wheels. Although a manually powered bicycle might be a surprising choice for Tesla, a company that made its name selling electric cars, there is some historical precedent – Morris and Triumph, for example, both began in the bicycle trade. Still, a Tesla fan and their money are soon parted. The company says preorders open on July 31, although only existing Tesla vehicle owners are eligible to buy one. The determined can already find units on auction sites. We spotted one on eBay that would set a buyer back a cool $1,200 plus shipping from the US – quite a premium for a toddler to learn how to use a bike. Then again, another Musk venture persuaded fans to queue up for a $500 "flamethrower" that was really a glorified blowtorch, so perhaps a four-figure toddler bike isn't such a hard sell. In this case, lessons learned about balance might prove useful when it comes to landing a Starship on the lunar surface or training the Tesla Optimus robot, which took an embarrassing tumble at a Miami event last year. It is also worth wondering just how old those kiddies, about to receive their Tesla Balance Bikes, will be when SpaceX finally manages to land a crew in a Starship on the Moon. ®

Minister David van Weel van Justitie voert de diplomatieke druk op Sierra Leone verder op om drugscrimineel Jos Leijdekkers uitgeleverd te krijgen. Maar als het gaat om het leveren van marineschepen tegen cocaïnesmokkel op volle zee is hij terughoudend.

Volksheld, crisismanager en pleitbezorger van een moderner en menselijker leger: generaal Mychajlo Drapaty (43) is de nieuwe commandant van de strijdkrachten van Oekraïne. Zijn benoeming moet een einde maken aan de pijnlijke ideeënstrijd binnen de militaire top.

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“Researchers let AI models run a simulated society. Claude was the safest — and Grok committed 180 crimes and went extinct within 4 days.”

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