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“You can go and say, ‘Get to the chopper’.” “You can say, ‘I’ll be back’.” It is 11 o’clock on a bright London morning and Arnold Schwarzenegger is a man who knows what people want. When I enquire if the actors’ strike means I will have to be the one doing his best-known catchphrases, he does not hold back. The lines from Predator and Terminator ring out amongst dumbbells and running machines. “The actors’ strike forbids you to promote your movies, but I don’t have to promote those,” he protests. Even at the age of 76, Arnold Schwarzenegger is not…

An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of “live octopus,” or san-nakji, a local delicacy comprised of freshly severed – and still wriggling – tentacles. Fire station authorities in Gwangju, a city near the country’s southern tip, received a report on Monday morning that a piece of san-nakji had become stuck in a man’s throat, according to a fire station official. When first responders arrived on site, the man had a cardiac arrest, and they conducted CPR, the official said. The official did not say whether the man survived. San-nakji refers to…

Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for failing to condemn the deaths of civilians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas threatens to destabilize relations between US and Arab leaders. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview, Rania said, “The people all around the Middle East, including in Jordan, we are just shocked and disappointed by the world’s reaction to this catastrophe that is unfolding. In the last couple of weeks, we have seen a glaring double standard in the world.” “When October 7 happened, the world immediately…

The main United Nations agency working in Gaza said it will be forced to halt its operations by Wednesday evening due to a lack of fuel, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis, as Israeli airstrikes on the besieged strip killed more than 700 people in 24 hours, according to Palestinian officials. Vital fuel supplies needed to run hospitals, pump and desalinate water and power bakeries are on the verge of running out, prompting the UN Secretary General to call for an immediate ceasefire Tuesday, sparking a fierce row at the United Nations and calls for his resignation by Israel. Doctors in overwhelmed hospitals on the…

A former parliamentary staff member has described how “physical, emotional and psychological abuse” by the MP he worked for left him a “broken shell of the young man I once was”. Peter Bone was suspended as a Conservative MP after an investigation found he had bullied and was sexually inappropriate around the individual. The MP’s ex-assistant told the BBC the experience led to him being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Mr Bone has denied the allegations. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the ex-staff member said he was also left in “limbo”, after a complaint to the Conservative Party…

Too many people are still dying from sepsis due to “the same mistakes” highlighted more than 10 years ago, the UK’s health ombudsman has warned. Rob Behrens, who handles complaints about the NHS, said sepsis diagnosis and treatment was taking too long. The UK Sepsis Trust estimates about 48,000 people die each year from sepsis-related illnesses, “thousands” of which are preventable. NHS England said it was working to improve sepsis management. Sepsis develops when the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection and starts attacking its own tissues and organs. Symptoms can be similar to those of flu and include severe…

Many top UK scientists are calling for the current 14-day limit on embryo research to be doubled to 28-days, so they can study the unexplored secrets of early human development. Lifting the ban could yield major scientific breakthroughs for infertility, miscarriage and birth defects – and it appears there could be public support. Newly published fieldwork with 70 people, designed to hear diverse public views on the highly controversial topic, suggests the mood is favourable. Part-funded by the government’s independent UK Research and Innovation body along with the Wellcome Trust, the £100,000 project ran between May and July of this year,…

Four UK astronauts could soon be heading into orbit on an all-British mission. An American company that organises visits to the International Space Station (ISS) is developing the plan. Houston-based Axiom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Space Agency to try to make it happen. The project would probably cost £200m or more, but the idea is that it would be funded commercially. There would be no contribution from UK taxpayers. Axiom told the BBC that conversations with corporations and institutions interested in providing finance were already under way. The last UK individual to go into orbit…

Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create images of celebrities as children. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said images of a well-known female singer reimagined as a child are being shared by predators. On one dark web forum the charity says images of child actors are also being manipulated to make them sexual. Hundreds of images of real victims of child sexual abuse are also now being created using bespoke image generators. The details come from the IWF’s latest report into the growing problem, as it tries to raise awareness about the dangers of paedophiles using AI systems that…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been accused of misleading the public about the risks of using social media and contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. The claims were made in a federal lawsuit, which was announced by dozens of US states. They say the company used addictive features to “ensnare” users, while concealing the “substantial dangers” of its platforms. Meta said it was “disappointed”. The lawsuit said Meta had broken consumer protection laws by engaging in “deceptive” conduct. It also said that the company collected data on children under the age of 13, flouting…