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Just one week after Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, apologized for editing a photo of herself and her children on Mother’s Day, the UK royal family is in hot water again over another family portrait—which coincidentally is connected to Middleton.Getty Images Wants AI to Stop Copying ThemGetty Images, one of the world’s largest photo agencies, alerted the public to the second manipulated image on Monday when it placed an editor’s note on a photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren and…

Emma Stone had a major loose end to tie up backstage Sunday after winning her second Academy Award.Stone, who won the lead actress Oscar for her role as the puckish Bella Baxter in “Poor Things,” elaborated on the wardrobe malfunction that nearly eclipsed her acceptance speech during the telecast. “My dress is broken,” she mouthed with trepidation before taking the stage at the Dolby Theatre. Stone attempted to shield the back seam of her custom Louis Vuitton gown as she ascended the stairs, and presenter…

The Perseverance rover spotted the Ingenuity helicopter at its final resting place.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon SchmaußNASA’s iconic Martian duo have officially parted ways, with the Perseverance rover capturing a lonely view of its helicopter friend, which recently suffered a fatal blow that left it unable to fly.Trump Went Through Twitter WithdrawalA recent image beamed down from Mars shows the Ingenuity helicopter parked atop the sand dunes of Mars’ Neretva Vallis, as Perseverance rolls away from its sidekick.…

After years of searching, finally, the tech-savvy criminal car thief with an MBA degree named Satyendra Singh Shekhawat has been apprehended by police authorities. The man successfully stole over 100 cars over a period that spanned nearly two decades. Shekhawat managed to outsmart the police authorities by operating across multiple states in India. However, after challenging the police to catch him, he was finally caught by a dedicated police team in December of last year. MBA car thief’s 20-year career in car…

Busted will expand their recent hits collection with the release of ‘Greatest Hits 2.0 Another Present for Everyone’ on 5th January 2024. The expanded version includes the new single ‘One of These Days’, which is out now. An alternate Live Edition of the album will also be released, which features ten tracks recorded at their three recent sold-out London O2 shows. Band member Charlie Simpson says, “We are stoked to be releasing live recordings from our Greatest Hits UK & Ireland Arena tour. We had the best…

India is a country where vehicle theft is a significant concern. We have encountered several reports of vehicle theft from various parts of the country, and in most cases, it is difficult to track the stolen vehicles. Thieves usually dismantle the vehicles entirely and sell the parts individually in the market. However, an interesting incident occurred in Kerala, where the owner was able to retrieve his stolen motorcycle after the thief rode it to a petrol pump to refuel. The entire episode was captured on CCTV…

Busted have debuted a new version of the fan favourite song ‘Loser Kid 2.0’ featuring Canadian pop-punk band Simple Plan.The track is the first in a series of new versions of Busted fan favourites, which will be released over the course of the year. The trio has collaborations with McFly and All Time Low coming soon.Matt says “Loser Kid has always been a favourite track of mine. It was the end of the first album and summed up that record. ‘Wore my sisters jeans’ is also a standout lyric from that time for me too. Still…

In their hit single Year 3000, tween-friendly pop-punkers Busted sang of a future world submerged underwater, populated by triple-breasted women swimming around town “totally naked!” A lot had changed, in other words, and yet the trio’s popularity hadn’t waned. In this far-flung future, “everybody bought our seventh album” rejoiced the boys, as those of us who like to take nonsensical pop songs way too literally wondered why on earth the people of the next millennium would still be listening to them.It turns out Busted…

Busted in 2002 and 2023Busted in 2002 and 2023. Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Andie Redman. Grooming: Melissa Bourne. Archive photograph: courtesy of BustedJames Bourne and Matt Willis formed Busted in their bedrooms in Southend as teenagers. After recruiting Charlie Simpson to front the group, they went on to become a multimillion-record selling pop punk trio until 2005, when Simpson announced he was leaving. He went on to launch Fightstar, while Bourne wrote for artists including McFly and the…

Mandrake, henbane, thorn apple. The names alone conjure up images of witch's brews and secret rituals. In fact, new evidence points to the fact that plants like these were likely used about 3,000 years ago on the Spanish island of Menorca, to induce hallucinogenic states during ceremonies. A research team came to this conclusion by analyzing hair samples contained in a ritualistic box found in a sealed chamber inside a burial cave.The researchers say that the cave, Menorca's Es Càrritx, was in use about 3,600 years ago…