The US Open will become the first major to provide players on the LIV Golf tour with an exemption for the tournament based on rankings. The United States Golf Association (USGA) said the top player from the Saudi Arabia-backed tour, who is not otherwise exempt, will directly earn a place in the field for the…

Tires are one of the largest sources of crosslinked thermosets – credit: Robert Laursoo on Unsplash The most durable plastic polymers used in society are never recycled, but a new discovery from Cornell University may be about to change that. Known as crosslinked thermosets, or thermosets for short, these plastics can be found in bowling…

The famous financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank which bears his family name after an investigation into sexual misconduct in 2003, it has emerged. De Rothschild, who died two years ago, was a leading figure in British banking, and financial adviser to Queen Elizabeth. The details were published in an internal memo circulated…

Laura Scott Reporting fromKingston Crown Court EPA Chelsea and Australia star Samantha Kerr is considered to be one of the world’s best strikers Chelsea footballer Samantha Kerr has told a court she believes officers at Twickenham police station treated her differently based on “what they perceived to be the colour of my skin”. The Australia…

Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist® Pump – credit: Abiomed A heart pump no bigger than a fountain pen has just been approved by the FDA for use in children, having already saved adult lives in a revolutionary way. Cardiologists don’t even need to open a chest cavity to install the Impella 5.5, the world’s smallest heart…

Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire at PMQs after Mauritius said the UK had agreed to change payment terms in its deal to hand it control of the Chagos Islands. It comes after Mauritian PM Navin Ramgoolam claimed the UK had now agreed to front-load the payments and change how they are calculated. The…

Nick Beake Europe Correspondent Reporting fromOrebro, Sweden BBC Ismail Moradi told the BBC he fears there was a racial element to the shooting Ismail Moradi, 16, would normally be carrying his textbooks into school. But on Wednesday he was clutching a bunch of red flowers to lay in tribute to those murdered in Sweden’s worst…

The Prevent counter-extremism scheme wrongly concluded Southport killer Axel Rudakubana did not pose a serious threat, a government review has found. Security minister Dan Jarvis MP told the House of Commons Rudakubana had already discussed the Manchester Arena bombing and stabbing people when Prevent “prematurely” closed his case. The now convicted triple-killer was referred to…

Jacqueline Mangus with her winnings – credit: Virginia State Lottery A Virginia woman was “tickled to death” when she found that a lottery ticket she had slipped into her Bible for safekeeping was a winner. Jacqueline Mangus bought the ticket on Christmas Eve, but it wasn’t until after the New Year that she saw on…

Henry Zeffman Political correspondent Reporting fromChief political correspondent Getty Images Rebecca Long-Bailey was one of seven MPs suspended from the parliamentary party in July Four MPs suspended by Labour for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap have been readmitted into the parliamentary party. Labour has restored the whip to Richard Burgon, Ian…