With Adrian Newey's maiden Aston Martin design emerging at the end of the Barcelona Shakedown, its dramatic looks have gotten plenty of people talking.

Ahead of pre-season testing getting underway in Bahrain, Lawrence Barretto has the lowdown on what to expect.

A versatile, one-pan dish to which you can add pretty much whatever seasonal vegetables you like and whatever side suits, and all ready in about half an hour

This is a one-pan dinner at its finest: elegant and full of flavour, something that feels as if it has taken more effort and time than it actually has, and versatile in its finish – serve with creamy mash, fluffy rice, boiled potatoes; even hunks of fresh baguette would be wonderful for mopping up the creamy mustard sauce. I use whatever veg is in season: purple sprouting broccoli is at its best right now, but you could add stalks of rainbow chard, shredded cavolo nero, even halved baby carrots. Play around with whatever veg you have and love.

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Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies

EU leaders have been warned against a rollback of the green agenda before a summit focused on reviving the bloc’s waning economy.

Campaigners from the Climate Action Network, a pan-European group of NGOs, said European industry was “under real pressure” from “high energy prices, ageing assets, global overcapacity and delayed investments”, but these issues could not be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies.

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We take a look at the best images from day three of the Games, including slopestyle skills, curling caresses and sliding speed

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX curbs illicit use of satellite internet network, which Ukraine says is already affecting operations

Russia’s military is scrambling to find alternatives to Starlink satellite internet after access to the network was curtailed, disrupting a key communications system that its forces had been using illicitly on the battlefield.

Ukraine said last week that Starlink terminals being used by Russian troops had been deactivated after talks between its defence minister and Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX operates the satellite network.

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Tom Rothman, CEO of the major Hollywood film studio, described a clip depicting the Obamas that was posted on Truth Social as ‘regressive’

In a highly unusual intervention, Hollywood studio chief Tom Rothman has described Donald Trump’s posting of a racist video featuring former US president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as “despicable”.

The remarks were reported by the Hollywood Reporter, and were made when Rothman was speaking at the African American Film Critics Association awards ceremony, where he accepted the Impact award on behalf of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, of which Rothman is chair and CEO.

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Euro watchdog says Zuckercorp blocked rival assistants, weighs emergency action to force 'em back in

Brussels has accused Meta of breaking EU competition rules by locking rival AI chatbots out of WhatsApp, opening the door to emergency action that could force the tech giant to let competitors back onto the platform.…

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山口県岩国市の紅葉谷公園 / Momijidani Park in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

We lezen dagelijks over bekende namen in de Epstein Files. Over de slachtoffers die opnieuw worden getraumatiseerd horen we nauwelijks, schrijft Christel Don.