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Musetti stuns Djokovic then retires hurt; Yale offers free tuition under $200K; Somerset floods after Storm Chandra; UK eyes digital ID by 2029; Indurex debuts cyber‑physical security; Chelsea fans stabbed in Naples; JWST delivers sharpest dark‑matter map yet
Musetti retires injured while up two sets on Djokovic at the Australian Open
Lorenzo Musetti said he was devastated after being forced to retire from his quarter-final against Novak Djokovic despite leading by two sets. He reported increasing pain in his right leg, suspects a muscle tear, and said the injury’s location made on-court treatment impossible. He withdrew at 6-4 6-3 1-3, sending Djokovic through to the semi-finals, because of course the tennis gods could not resist a little chaos.
Yale expands financial aid, free tuition for families under $200,000
Yale announced that starting this fall, incoming students from families earning less than $200,000 a year will receive free tuition, while those under $100,000 will have all education costs covered. The plan expands a previous policy covering all expected costs for families under $75,000, and Yale noted that more than half of its undergraduates already receive need-based aid. Peer schools like Harvard, Penn, and MIT have made similar moves, which is nice, and also a reminder that it took an arms race among elite institutions to admit middle class families exist.
Storm Chandra moves on, flooding persists and Somerset declares major incident
Flooding continues across parts of the West Country as cleanup begins and more heavy rain is forecast, with Somerset declaring a major incident. Weather journalist Nathan Rao warned that repeated Atlantic storms are making heavy rainfall and flooding the main threat, and said the UK’s ageing drainage and flood defences leave millions of properties, farmland and infrastructure at risk. The storm caused nationwide disruption including road closures, grounded flights, suspended rail services, cancelled ferries and school closures, and Devon saw record river levels plus a rare severe flood warning.
UK plans government-backed digital ID by 2029, critics warn of mission creep
The UK plans to roll out a government-backed digital ID for citizens and legal residents by the end of the current Parliament, no later than 2029. Ministers say it will be optional and make public services more convenient, but it is already being embedded into key processes such as “One Login” for company directors, and is expected to become a prerequisite for working legally in the UK. Critics argue that even without a single central database, linking identity across services could enable expanded surveillance, mission creep into other areas of life, and bigger fallout from cyberattacks or outages, because nothing says “modernisation” like making daily life dependent on systems that famously never go down.
Indurex exits stealth to secure cyber-physical systems
Indurex has emerged from stealth with a focus on closing security gaps in cyber-physical systems. The company was founded by Jalal Bouhdada, a former leader at industrial cybersecurity firm Applied Risk, aiming to tackle the awkward reality that the stuff running the real world still gets protected like it is 2006.
Chelsea fans reportedly stabbed in Naples ahead of Champions League match
Chelsea said it is aware that two supporters were reportedly stabbed in Naples on Tuesday evening while heading to a nearby pub ahead of the club’s Champions League game with Napoli. Both were taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. The club urged travelling supporters to use extreme caution, stay in groups, avoid wearing team-identifying clothing, and use a police-escorted shuttle service for ticketholders to reach the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, while local police had not yet commented.
James Webb observations help create most detailed dark matter map yet
Scientists have produced the most detailed map to date of dark matter using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. The work improves how researchers infer the distribution of this invisible material and supports efforts to study one of physics’ biggest mysteries, meaning humanity remains excellent at mapping what it cannot see while still struggling to fix potholes.
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