Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the Spanish Grand Prix weekend

Here are the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix off-track moments you might have missed.

Plenty of talking points emerged as the Madring made its debut on the Formula 1 calendar.

"Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages," reports the Los Angeles Times. In fact, the state hasn't implemented rotating power outages since 2020.

Because "Over the last few years, California has quietly but dramatically increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage."

These batteries hold onto solar energy captured during the day, so it can be sent to the grid as demand peaks in the evening and morning, when most people are at home running air conditioners and other appliances.
During the August heat wave of 2020, the California Independent System Operator, which manages the flow of electricity for most of the state, declared a Stage 3 Emergency and hundreds of thousands of households lost power in rolling outages. At the time, the system had less than 100 megawatts of battery storage available, according to system spokesperson Jayme Ackemann. Today, it has more than 17,000 megawatts available....

According to Ackemann, the system seeks to add 20,000 to 25,000 megawatts of battery storage capacity by 2045 — the same year it has set a goal of achieving carbon neutrality. That means the state would remove as many carbon emissions from the atmosphere as it emits.


In recent years, California has steadily grown the share of electrical power generated by renewable sources — such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower — which bolstered the resiliency of the grid by increasing the overall amount of energy available. An uptick in people installing rooftop solar panels has provided an additional power boost, Ackemann said. In May, California became the first known large-scale power system in the world to have relied on more than 50% solar power for an entire month.... California's grid is also now integrated with electrical systems across much of the Western United States. This means that if there is an extreme heat event in Southern California, energy from a cooler area such as the Pacific Northwest can be imported to help meet regional demand. All of this has collectively helped the state's electrical system weather this year's long-lasting heat.

"Southern California continued to break temperature records this week when Long Beach and Anaheim reached a blistering 107 degrees and Escondido hit 112 degrees..."

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The New York District Attorney announced on Monday that it has seized 12 websites hosting AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery, primarily of celebrities and public figures. 

The DA’s office said it believes that this marks the largest seizure of such sites in history. The people using and running these sites who are now under investigation used AI tools to turn approximately 1,200 people’s photos into “hyper-realistic” images and videos of them engaged in sexual conduct, according to the DA’s office.

The images allegedly depicted “politicians, first ladies of multiple countries, primarily public-facing individuals, including actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, social justice advocates, and social media influencers.

New York has had laws specifically criminalizing sexually explicit deepfakes in place since 2023. Bragg referenced this legislation when asked what law the office is acting on.

“While the victims of these sites are largely celebrities, we know that anyone can be a victim in these crimes, particularly in domestic violence cases, many of our intimate violence cases involve threats to at least images and videos, and we know that deepfakes are being used in the same way,” District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in the press conference Monday. “So, whoever you are, the message to survivors is the same: You are not alone. Help is available. If you let us know that an image has been posted without your permission, without your consent, we can take action as long as that website is accessible from Manhattan.”

Bragg declined to answer whether images of minors were included in these websites, saying, “The investigation is ongoing.” 

In June, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized two domains that were being used to publish “thousands of digitally forged images and videos depicting famous women as nude and sometimes engaged in sexual activity, without their consent,” and featured topics like “rape,” “forced,” and “degradation,” according to a press release. Images on those sites allegedly depicted politicians, first ladies of multiple countries, royalty, journalists, television presenters, athletes, entertainers, and others.

And in May 2025, the massive deepfakes hosting site and forum MrDeepfakes.com shut down following an investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Company, Der Spiegel, and Bellingcat.

Earlier this month, the first man in the country to be convicted of violating the Take It Down Act was sentenced to 15 years in prison, after investigators found more than 3,000 real and AI-generated abuse images on his devices. 

Slightly altered images of women who are public figures are taking over social media sites like X.com, 404 Media reported last month. These images are often not completely nude AI images of women, or face-swapped sexual material, but depict women as wearing more revealing clothing than they did in the real photo or video, or with digitally altered bodies.

The DA’s office is encouraging victims of deepfakes to contact its Cyber Crime Bureau at (212) 335-9600. Bragg said targets of deepfakes might not know that something can be done, and wants them to know there’s a “cop on the beat.”  

“Our message to the people who are creating and publishing this content: What you are doing is a crime. We are investigating, and support survivors in taking down this content and seeking accountability for folks who break the law,” Bragg said.

Weer voor Rotterdam ⛅ - 14-09-2026 19:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 20.7°C · Gedeeltelijk bewolkt ⛅ | Min 16.3°C / Max 21.0°C | Kans op neerslag 15%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 16.3°C, Max 21.0°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 15%, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 205°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 20.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 239°
• 21:00: 19.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 239°
• 22:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 227°
• 23:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 216°
• 00:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• 01:00: 19.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.3 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 218°
• 02:00: 19.3°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1019.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 217°
• 03:00: 18.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1019.4 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 200°
• 04:00: 18.6°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1019.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 05:00: 18.3°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1018.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 215°
• 06:00: 18.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.1 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 217°
• 07:00: 17.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 222°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• dinsdag 15 september: Min 17.1°C, Max 21.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ↘️ -5.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 240°
• woensdag 16 september: Min 15.0°C, Max 18.4°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 47%, 🧭 1014.6 hPa ↘️ -1.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: → 288°
• donderdag 17 september: Min 12.5°C, Max 17.2°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 43%, 🧭 1011.4 hPa ↘️ -3.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 21.2 km/u (5.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 209°
• vrijdag 18 september: Min 12.9°C, Max 17.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 21%, 🧭 1010.5 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.2 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 236°
• zaterdag 19 september: Min 14.7°C, Max 20.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 9.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 37%, 🧭 1014.3 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 21.0 km/u (5.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 236°
• zondag 20 september: Min 13.8°C, Max 17.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 19%, 🧭 1023.9 hPa ↗️ +9.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: → 274°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 20.7°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 21.0°C (+0.3°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 236°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 25.2 km/h (7.0 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 88%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1021.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 10.1 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.1
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 07:14 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 19:59

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 47 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 6.3 μg/m³
• PM10: 11.5 μg/m³

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You can’t buy Dicky’s level of stupidity though it could be argued that Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo just have

Never in the field of British politics has so much been given to so many by so few. You’d have thought Nigel Farage would have wanted to explain Reform’s sudden windfall from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo himself. To bask in the glory of the donations from two down-to-earth, anti-establishment crypto billionaires. Men who know what it’s like to graft, who know the meaning of an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay.

There again, Nige is keen not to appear as a one-man band these days and he could do with some downtime to enjoy his own £5m handout. And besides, he’s got a police investigation into Reform party funding to worry about. Even so, it wasn’t the best of looks to send Richard Tice out on to the morning media round. Dicky may have his talents, but he keeps them well concealed. His main talent is the unfortunate ability to make Honest Bob Jenrick sound trustworthy. But he does always leave you guessing. Is he being wilfully stupid or is he naturally that half witted?

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With Lula mired in scandal, Flávio Bolsonaro is firing up his base in the bellwether state of Minas Gerais – starting at the scene of his father’s stabbing

A giant banner of Brazil’s incarcerated former president Jair Bolsonaro fluttered in the morning breeze as his eldest son, Flávio, touched down at an airfield on the fringe of a city that will soon help decide the future of one of the biggest democracies on earth.

“Brazil is rudderless. Brazil has no president and Brazil needs a president – and that president is Flávio Bolsonaro,” the far-right senator declared as he waded into the flock of supporters who had gathered to welcome him to Juiz de Fora, one of the largest cities in the battleground state of Minas Gerais.

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Centre-left bloc led by Social Democrats has narrow lead with 95% of vote counted, but faces internal policy battle

Sweden’s political parties have launched coalition negotiations as the Social Democrats leader, Magdalena Andersson, started the long and difficult process of trying to form a new government.

Full results from Sunday’s election are not expected until after overseas votes are counted on Wednesday, but with 95% of the votes counted, the Social Democrats and the centre-left bloc had a narrow but growing lead of 176 seats to the right-leaning parties’ 173.

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HEERENVEEN (ANP) - Schaatsster Jutta Leerdam komt dit seizoen niet in actie op de ijsbaan. Dat heeft de olympisch kampioene op de 1000 meter maandag bekendgemaakt via haar eigen YouTubekanaal. De 27-jarige Leerdam wil zich voorlopig richten op andere aspecten van haar leven.

"Één ding is zeker, jullie zullen mij niet zien schaatsen dit seizoen", zei Leerdam in de videoboodschap. Het woord 'pensioen' klinkt volgens Leerdam te definitief. "Ik heb een obsessie gehad met schaatsen. Het is een groot deel van wie ik ben. Het zou niet goed voelen om die deur volledig dicht te doen."

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het kabinet maakt pas in het voorjaar keuzes over eventuele nieuwe klimaatmaatregelen. Dan zal het kabinet "meer duidelijkheid geven over in welke mate aanvullend beleid nodig is voor de klimaatopgave richting 2040", schrijft landbouwminister Jaimi van Essen (D66) in een brief aan de Tweede Kamer.

Het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving liet maandag al zien dat er nog veel nodig is om de 90 procent vermindering van broeikasgassen te bewerkstelligen die het kabinet voor ogen heeft in 2040. Tussen ambities en beleid zit nog een "grote kloof", schreef het planbureau.

Van Essen schrijft dat de Europese Commissie in het najaar komt met voorstellen voor Europese klimaatplannen na 2030. Het kabinet wil daar zoveel mogelijk bij aansluiten.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het produceren van meer duurzame energie in Nederland zorgt voor minder uitstoot en maakt dat Nederlanders meer "grip krijgen" op de energierekening. Dat zegt voorzitter Olof van der Gaag van de Nederlandse Vereniging Duurzame Energie (NVDE) in reactie op nieuwe verwachtingen van het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) over de ontwikkeling van de broeikasgasuitstoot en het energiesysteem in Nederland.

Het PBL maakte maandag bekend dat het percentage geïmporteerde energie naar verwachting daalt van 77 procent nu naar 49 tot 63 procent in 2040. Het overgrote deel van die import is fossiel. Tegelijkertijd stagneert de verduurzaming in ons land, stelt het Planbureau.

"Zolang we veel olie en aardgas uit het buitenland nodig hebben, bepalen oorlogen en wereldleiders mede wat Nederlandse gezinnen en bedrijven betalen", aldus Van der Gaag. "Met wind, zon, duurzame warmte en energiebesparing krijgen we steeds meer zelf het stuur in handen."

'Werk aan de winkel'

Volgens het PBL ligt Nederland niet op koers om de klimaatdoelen te halen. De NVDE benadrukt dat er "volop werk aan de winkel is". Zo pleit de duurzame energiebranche richting 2040 voor een elektriciteitssysteem "zonder CO2-uitstoot", met onder meer zon, wind, opslag en flexibel gebruik. Ook wil de NVDE onder meer dat mensen geholpen worden bij het isoleren van hun huis en duurzame verwarming.

Branchevereniging Energie-Nederland zegt ook dat energiebedrijven willen investeren in "duurzame opwek, warmte en flexibiliteit". Daarvoor hebben ze echter wel "beschikbare infrastructuur en stabiel beleid" nodig, benadrukt de vereniging.

Investeringen zijn daarbij noodzakelijk, aldus Energie-Nederland. "Door deze investeringen deels collectief te dragen, elektriciteit aantrekkelijker te maken en kwetsbare huishoudens gericht te ondersteunen, zorgen we dat de energietransitie weer betaalbaar en haalbaar wordt."

Werknemers in Nederland zullen enkele miljarden euro’s meer belasting betalen, terwijl huizenbezitters juist profiteren van een ruimere hypotheekrenteaftrek. Dat is het onverwachte gevolg van een belastingmaatregel die het kabinet in stand laat, ondanks een geschrapte verhoging van het eigen risico in de zorg.

Singh Varma vertelde haar collega’s in 2000 dat ze zou aftreden als Kamerlid, omdat ze aan een ongeneeslijke vorm van kanker zou lijden. Dat bleek niet te kloppen.

Uit straatboekenkastjes in heel Nederland haalt Arjen Fortuin steeds een boek, bespreekt het, en geeft het door.

Pstrey has added a photo to the pool:

Ok wait, the NES Tetris world record is now 40.26 million??! It took 2 hours and 20 minutes and the previous record was 29 million. At level 255, you hit “rebirth” and the pieces slow down to level 0 speeds again. Totally bonkers.