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Getty ImagesHot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.Experts recommend checking on those who may be more vulnerable, such as older people and babies.What does extreme heat do to our bodies?As the body gets hotter, blood vessels open up. This leads to lower blood pressure and makes the heart work harder to push the blood around the body.This process can cause mild symptoms such as an itchy heat rash or swollen feet. At the same time, sweating leads to the loss of fluids and salt and, crucially, the balance between…

Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a whip over the government’s plans to cut disability benefits.In a letter to the prime minister, Foxcroft said she understood the need to address “the ever-increasing welfare bill” but that cuts to personal independence payments and universal credit should “not be part of the solution”. She had “wrestled with whether I should resign or remain in the government and fight for changes from within. Sadly it now seems that we are not going to get the changes I desperately wanted to see”.Responding to her letter, a government spokesman said it was fixing a…

When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his next move: launching a space company built around tech that the aerospace industry has largely dismissed, and which might be more groundbreaking than anyone realizes. If people aren’t paying much attention, that’s just fine with Bhatt, who co-founded the trading app in 2013, five years after earning his master’s degree in mathematics at Stanford. It means less competition for his new company, Aetherflux, which has so far raised $60 million on its quest to prove…

Eleanor Doyle & Riyah CollinsBBC NewsbeatLouis BrowneStormzy says his first acting role was a challenge he was honoured to be part ofStormzy says playing a rapper in his first lead role made it hard to separate himself for the part.Big Mike stars as Tenzman in Big Man – the first release from the grime star’s production company #MerkyFilm and his first lead role.Speaking at the film’s premiere, he tells BBC Newsbeat: “It was really tough if I’m honest.”It felt like I’m playing a rapper but I am a rapper, it’s tough to totally separate.”#MerkyFilm follows Stormzy’s other projects like #MerkyBooks…

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Harry Kane had an early taste of the great American outdoors ahead of next summer’s World Cup as Bayern Munich’s plane to Miami was delayed by Florida thunder storms ahead of Friday’s game against Boca Juniors at the Hard Rock Stadium.On arrival Kane was still his familiar mild and temperate self in response to repeated questions, mainly from the Argentinian press, about the volatility of the reception he can expect from Boca’s fans, who have been the most vivid spectacle of the Club World Cup so far.“The Boca fans are obviously loud and they’re passionate. A big part of their…

One of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships has exploded during a routine test in Texas, authorities said, in the latest setback to the billionaire’s dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.The Starship 36 underwent “catastrophic failure and exploded” at the Starbase launch facility shortly after 11pm on Wednesday (0400 GMT Thursday), a Facebook post by the Cameron County authorities said.A video shared in the post showed the megarocket attached to the launch arm, and then a flash and a towering, fiery explosion.SpaceX said the rocket was preparing for the 10th flight test when it “experienced a major anomaly while on…

Regarding electronic devices, what agents can do depends on your immigration status. Hernández Rivera notes that CBP claims authority to search and copy data from phones and devices. “Be mindful of the content of your social media accounts and phones, in the event that a federal immigration agent reviews it,” says Amato Lough of the Public Counsel’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.US citizens and green card holders have stronger protections: They can refuse to unlock their devices or share passwords without being denied entry, though delays or device seizure for inspection may occur. Hernández Rivera explains, US citizens and lawful permanent residents…

Wong says evacuating Australians difficult amid Iran airspace closureThe foreign affairs minister says it will be extremely difficult for Australians to leave Iran because the airspace is closed. There are about 2,000 Australians and their family in Iran and around 1,200 in Israel who want to evacuate.Wong said: We are really conscious it is difficult. I wish it were not so, I wish that we had more capacity to assist but the difficult reality is the situation on the ground is extremely unstable. The security situation is obviously very difficult. Again, I emphasise the airspace remains closed. What that means…

Adam HancockBusiness reporter, BBC NewsXia Yu/VCG via Getty ImagesWhether you reckon they are cute, ugly or just plain weird, chances are you have heard of the furry dolls that have become a global sensation – Labubu.Born a monster, the elf-like creature from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart is now a viral purchase. And it has no dearth of celebrity advocates: Rihanna, Dua Lipa, Kim Kardashian and Blackpink’s Lisa. Ordinary folk are just as obsessed – from Shanghai to London, the long queues to snap up the doll have made headlines, sometimes descending into fights even.”You get such a sense of…