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Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAll UK airports should stop charging blue badge holders for being dropped off close to terminals, a disability charity has said.Several people with blue badges got in touch with the BBC following news that more than half of the busiest airports had raised the so-called “kiss-and-fly” fees to as high as £7 in some cases.Many airports already offer discounts or waive the fee for disabled drivers, but blue badge holders say the system is complex and inconsistent.Graham Footer, chief executive of Disabled Motoring UK, said some airports have “allowed greed to cloud their judgement”, and…

An inspired Argentina played with greater discipline to upset New Zealand 29-23 in a bruising Rugby Championship Test on Saturday to record their first ever home win over the All Blacks.The Pumas were out-scored three tries to two in Buenos Aires but replacement fly-half Santiago Carreras landed three second-half penalties to push them clear and respond in style to last week’s 41-24 defeat in Córdoba.Captain Julián Montoya said his team was lifted to a higher level in front of passionate supporters at Estadio Velez Sarsfield.“The stadium was rocking, honestly it was amazing. I’m really proud of the team and the…

With his medicine-ball biceps and chin worthy of an Easter Island moai, the wrestler turned actor John Cena can actually pull off wearing a daft comic book outfit, shiny silver helmet and all. That’s what makes Cena’s spandex-clad Chris Smith AKA Peacemaker so inherently funny: he looks the part but is a demonstrably terrible superhero. Being a hard-charging, self-sabotaging meathead with a propensity for violence and a hair-trigger temper will never make you as beloved as Superman. But it can be highly entertaining to watch.To give Peacemaker his due, he is a survivor. He was first introduced in James Gunn’s…

The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most peculiar are brief pulses of extremely high-energy radio waves, known as fast radio bursts (FRB). Astronomers compare them to a powerful lighthouse that shines for milliseconds in the middle of a rough, distant sea. Detecting one of these signals is an achievement in itself, but identifying its origin and understanding the nature of its source remains one of the great challenges of science.That is why recent research led by Northwestern University in the United States has captured the attention of the astronomical…

Good morningAnd welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian live blog.Protests in support of Palestine and Gaza are expected across the country on Sunday as part of a national day of action to protest Israel’s attacks on the beleaguered enclave. The protests will include a march across the Victoria Bridge in Brisbane after a court order found a proposal to cross Story Bridge was unsafe.The Albanese government has pledged to “cut red tape” and fast-track environmental approvals for new homes to speed up construction by freezing building regulations until 2029. The government says it will help speed up the process of…

Slovakia has become the latest battleground in a global fight over how and when children are introduced to gender identity education. Gender Education in Schools The country’s Ministry of Education is proposing to lower compulsory preschool attendance from age five to three. Critics say this would open the door to teaching gender ideology to children at a much earlier stage. An open letter, already published elsewhere, intensified the debate this month. +Timothy, Secretary Bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, appealed directly to Archbishop Cyril, urging resistance to what he called “moral decay.” He warned that the changes would amount to…

In a new blog post, OpenAI warns against “unauthorized opportunities to gain exposure to OpenAI through a variety of means,” including special purpose vehicles, known as SPVs. “We urge you to be careful if you are contacted by a firm that purports to have access to OpenAI, including through the sale of an SPV interest with exposure to OpenAI equity,” the company writes. The blog post acknowledges that “not every offer of OpenAI equity […] is problematic” but says firms may be “attempting to circumvent our transfer restrictions.” “If so, the sale will not be recognized and carry no economic…

AFPWikie, pictured with her calf in 2011, are still being kept at a facility in southern FranceA male killer whale at a closed marine zoo is being sexually stimulated by his trainers to stop him inbreeding with his mother.Marineland Antibes shut in January but managers, the French government and animal rights activists have not agreed on where or how the orcas should be rehomed.The closure comes ahead of a French law taking effect in December, which bans the use of whales in marine zoo shows.The impasse means the pair – Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old son Keijo – are still…

Bobby Berk is addressing controversy that arose after he announced his new show with HGTV just a day after Netflix revealed Queer Eye will end with season 10.  A former member of the streamer’s rebooted series, Berk served as the Fab Five’s design expert through season one to eight, before he departed from the show ahead of its ninth installment. He will now star in the new series Junk or Jackpot? via HGTV, though the announcement notably came on July 10, a day after Netflix announced Queer Eye is set to conclude after its forthcoming 10th season.  “I have to…

Strikes are latest by the Nigerian military as it battles resurgence of attacks by armed groups in country’s northeast.The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has killed at least 35 armed fighters in air strikes near the country’s border with Cameroon, following intelligence that an attack on ground troops was being planned.The strikes were launched on Saturday on four targets in the Kumshe area in Borno State, near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, said NAF spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame.“Following the operation, communication was re-established with ground troops, who confirmed that the situation around their location had been stabilised,” he said.The strikes are the…