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Lineker to stop hosting Match of the Day, BBC confirms: The presenter will step down from the flagship football show at the end of this season, but will host BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup.
Girl, 17, dies on M5 after leaving police vehicle: The 17-year-old was being transported to custody when she left the vehicle and was hit by a car.
Dozens killed after car ploughs into crowd in China: At least 35 people were killed and 43 injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people in Zhuhai.
Queen to return to public duties after chest infection: The Queen, 77, will attend events in London this week but for shorter periods than originally planned.

CBC
Canada Post workers give 72-hour notice to strike: A truck is shown reversing out of a parking lot near a sign that says Canada Post.

The union representing Canada Post workers said it will be in a legal strike position on Friday, exactly one year after talks on a new contract began, although it is holding back on deciding whether a job action will take place immediately.


Most criminal cases in Ontario now ending before charges are tested at trial: A statue of a cloaked figure, holding a sword, stands at the front of a building. The spires of other buildings are visible in the background.

Statistics Canada data reviewed by CBC Toronto shows a dramatic shift in criminal outcomes in Ontario over the last decade. The majority of criminal cases in the province have ended with charges being withdrawn, stayed, dismissed or discharged before a decision at trial since 2020.


National chief says ICC should probe disappearances of children from residential schools: Justice Minister Arif Virani, left, says he's still reviewing the final report by the Independent Special Interlocutor for Unmarked Graves.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the International Criminal Court should investigate the disappearance of Indigenous children from Canadian residential schools.



New York Times Science
This Elephant Uses a Hose to Give Herself a Shower Every Day: In the Berlin Zoo, Mary demonstrated another example of clever elephantine tool use while another animal exhibited a form of mischief with a hose that resembled a prank.

Church in Egyptian Desert Reveals Early Christian Burial Practices: A basilica from the 4th century held a surprising number of tombs with women and children, researchers found.

Last N.I.H. Chimps to Move Out of New Mexico Facility: The retired research chimpanzees, which had previously been deemed too frail to move, will be relocated to a Louisiana sanctuary.

25 Escaped Monkeys of 43 Are Captured in South Carolina: The monkeys escaped after a worker at a research center left an enclosure unlocked. One monkey was captured Saturday, and another 24 on Sunday, while the rest remain at large.

With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist: In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic material suggests.


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The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.



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