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CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 8: A house in on fire as residents try to escape the site in ... [+] Pacific Palisades, California, Los Angeles, United States on January 8, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire has forced 30,000 people to evacuate, with officials warning that worsening winds could further escalate the blaze. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu via Getty ImagesAs Los Angeles battles another wave of catastrophic wildfires, firefighters are on the front lines, risking their lives to protect communities. Yet, a recent study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has revealed that their protective gearessential for survival in hazardous conditionsmay expose them to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), adding a hidden layer of danger to their already perilous work.NIST Study: Head To Toe PFAS RiskThe NIST study, published in December 2024, confirmed that PFAS were present in a variety of firefighter protective equipment, including gloves, hoods, and wildland gear. PFAS are often referred to as "forever chemicals" due to their persistence in the environment and human body. These substances have been linked to serious health issues, including cancer, liver damage, and hormonal disruptions.Firefighters may encounter PFAS both in their working environment and in their gear, the NIST study noted. Reducing unnecessary PFAS exposure is an important step toward improving firefighter health and safety.This revelation comes as firefighters in Los Angeles battle blazes that have already claimed at least 24 lives and scorched thousands of acres. Weather forecasts predict more fierce winds in the coming days, increasing the risk of fire spread and worsening conditions for crews working long hours in smoke and heat.The study raises concerns that PFAS used in protective gear to provide water and heat resistance may leach out during use, potentially entering firefighters' bodies through skin contact or inhalation. This risk is exacerbated by the extreme conditions of wildfires, where high heat and sweat may facilitate chemical transfer.MORE FOR YOUInmate firefighters with Delta Conservation Camp construct a hand line during the Point Fire in ... [+] Healdsburg, Calif., Sunday, June 16, 2024. (Photo by Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesThe dangers of PFAS exposure are layered onto the known health risks firefighters face. According to the National Firefighter Registry, firefighters have elevated rates of several cancers, including bladder and thyroid cancer, due to occupational hazards. Now, PFAS contamination in gear adds another dimension to the fight for firefighter health and safety.Better Funding And Healthcare Are Critical To ChangeAddressing this issue will require systemic changes. Fire departments and policymakers can take proactive measures, such as funding research to develop PFAS-free materials, monitoring PFAS levels in gear, and adopting stricter regulations to limit the use of harmful chemicals in manufacturing. Manufacturers, for their part, should explore alternative materials that maintain the protective qualities firefighters need without the associated risks.Health monitoring for firefighters is also critical. Regular screenings can help detect illnesses linked to PFAS exposure early, allowing for timely treatment. Additionally, fire departments must provide mental health resources, as the combined stress of physical and chemical risks can take a significant psychological toll.In the face of increasingly destructive wildfires driven by climate change, firefighters continue to serve as community protectors under unimaginable conditions. Removing harmful chemicals from their gear is essential to ensuring their safety and well-being, allowing them to focus on their critical mission without unnecessary risks to their health.

The big picture: It's been more than six years since Nvidia introduced the world to its image enhancement and upscaling tech deep learning super sampling, or DLSS for short. The latest implementation, DLSS 4, was announced earlier this month at CES and promises to be exponentially better than what we first saw with GeForce 20 Series, but have you ever stopped to ponder exactly how we got to this point? As it turns out, a massive supercomputer has been involved in the process since the very beginning. While discussing the tech at at the consumer electronics show, Nvidia's VP of applied deep learning research, Bryan Catanzaro, said improving DLSS has been a continuous, six-year learning process. According to Catanzaro, a supercomputer at Nvidia loaded with thousands of the latest and greatest GPUs runs 24/7, 365 days a year and its sole focus in on improving DLSS.The training process largely involves analyzing failures, Catanzaro said. When a DLSS model fails, it looks like ghosting, flickering, or blurriness in a game. When such failures are detected, Nvidia tries to figure out what caused the model to make the wrong choice.Analyzing errors helps Nvidia figure out how to improve their training data. The model is then retrained on the newer data, and gets tested across hundreds of games. Rinse, repeat. "So, that's the process," Catanzaro concluded.Nvidia introduced DLSS 4 at CES alongside its new RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs. The graphics specialist said its $549 RTX 5070 delivers 4090-like performance when using DLSS 4, a claim many are looking forward to putting to the test.According to benchmarks shared by Nvidia, the RTX 5090 is roughly 30 percent faster than the 4090 without DLSS. Furthermore, the 5080 is said to be 15 percent faster than the 4080, and the 5070 is up to 20 percent faster than the 4070. Again, these are Nvidia's own benchmark numbers, so we will have to wait until closer to launch for non-biased, real world figures.

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An age-old question Texas defends requiring ID for porn to SCOTUS: Weve done this forever SCOTUS likely to find Texas' age-gating of porn unconstitutional, expert says. Ashley Belanger Jan 15, 2025 2:38 pm | 110 Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments that could determine if a Texas age-gating law preventing kids from accessing pornography online is overly burdensome for adults. A ruling against Texas could put an end to allegedly invasive age-verification laws in nearly 20 states.A decision isn't expected until summer 2025, so it's too soon to say which way the court is leaning.The question before the court is whether the 5th Circuit was right to stay a preliminary injunction that had previously been blocking Texas from enforcing the law or whether that decision should be reversed and remanded based on the level of constitutional scrutiny that the 5th Circuit applied.Texas and the 5th Circuit agreed that a rational basis for limiting access to speech, which is the lowest level of scrutiny, applied.But the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Texas, arguing that strict scrutiny may be necessary. The civil rights groups claim that the statutory languagerequiring age-gating on any site where porn comprises a third of its contentrisks blocking adults from accessing protected speech, including both sexual and potentially non-sexual content, if adults wish to avoid showing ID on any given site.A lawyer for groups suing, Derek Shaffer, told justices Wednesday that everyone agrees that Texas has a compelling interest in restricting minors from accessing adult content online.But Shaffer warned that he thinks that while Texas is genuine in raising these concerns, the state allegedly has a "broader anti-porn interest in preventing willing adults from accessing this content." He accused Texas of designing the law to require more restrictive means for age-gating specifically to chill speech, ditching methods like content-filtering because allegedly "they want to make it more difficult" and "more costly" for adults to access porn.At the heart of the case is a question that justices raised repeatedly throughout the hearing: Where do states draw the line when verifying users' ages online?If judges agree that Texas' requirement of an ID or transactional data (like employment or bank records) to access adult content is no more burdensome than requiring an ID for gambling sites or to buy porn at a brick-and-mortar store, an important precedent could be set that could cement age-gating laws similar to Texas' law that have been passed in almost 20 states.Shaffer argued that requiring a government ID is "especially chilling" of adult speech and pointed out that Texas currently has no digital ID available that could be considered a less restrictive way to verify age.The porn industry, including Pornhub owner Aylo, has long advocated for device-based age verification. Still, justices questioned whether that might put the cost of protecting kids from obscene content online on phone makers like Apple or Google rather than the sites being regulated.Aylo declined to comment on today's arguments, instead referring Ars to the FSC and ACLU.Eric Goldmanan Internet law expert who joined other experts in filing a brief explaining how online age authentication," as required by Texas' law, "is more problematic than the offline age authentication procedures" SCOTUS has previously approved. He blogged about the trial, predicting that Texas may have lost. He wrote that his "view is that the Supreme Court isnt likely to take Texas bait and will not agree with the Fifth Circuits apathetic level of constitutional review."In a post-trial statement, Shaffer called on all states passing age-verification laws to "consider less restrictive, more effective solutions than the approach taken by Texas... We hope the Court will confirm the need to apply strict scrutiny to laws that burden and chill adults exercise of their First Amendment rights, and we look forward to the Courts decision."Texas law doesnt protect kids, groups argueGroups suing have asked SCOTUS to not just reverse and remand to the 5th Circuit, but also provide clear guidelines if heightened scrutiny applies, perhaps even directly stipulating that the preliminary injunction must be reinstated as the litigation continues.Also weighing in was a Department of Justice attorney representing the US, Brian Fletcher, who warned the court that he shared their "discomfort" with potentially "watering down strict scrutiny" by siding with Texas.Shaffer urged the court that Texas' age-verification law as implemented "will chill" speech and "will be invading privacy." Further, the ACLU said that it's not protecting kids, who can easily use a VPN to mask their location or access non-compliant adult sites where they could be possibly exposed to even more online risks that popular commercial sites like Pornhub say they more aggressively combat."You can use VPNs, the click of a button, to make it seem like you're not in Texas," Shaffer argued. "You can go through the search engines, you can go through social media, you can access the same content in the ways that kids are likeliest to do."Texas attorney Aaron Nielson argued that the problem of kids accessing porn online has only gotten "worse" in the decades since Texas has been attempting less restrictive and allegedly less effective means like content filtering. Now, age verification is Texas' preferred solution, and strict scrutiny shouldn't apply to a law that just asks someone to show ID to see adult content, Nielson argued."In our history we have always said kids can't come and look at this stuff," Nielson argued. "So it seems not correct to me as a historical matter to say, well actually it's always been presumptively unconstitutional. But we've done it forever. Strict scrutiny somehow has always been satisfied."Like groups suing, Texas also asked the Supreme Court to be very clear when writing guidance for the 5th Circuit should the court vacate and remand the case. But Texas wants justices to reiterate that just because the case was remanded, that doesn't mean the 5th Circuit can't reinstitute the stay on the preliminary injunction that was ordered following the 5th Circuit's prior review.On rebuttal, Shaffer told SCOTUS that out of "about 20 other laws that by some views may look a lot like Texas'" law, "this is the worst of them." He described Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as a "hostile regulator who's saying to adults, you should not be here.""I strongly urge this court to stick with strict scrutiny as the applicable standard of review when we're talking about content-based burdens on speakers," Shaffer said.In a press release, Vera Eidelman, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, said that efforts to childproof the Internet not only hurt everyones ability to access information, but often give the government far too much leeway to go after speech it doesnt likeall while failing to actually protect children."Ashley BelangerSenior Policy ReporterAshley BelangerSenior Policy Reporter Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to tracking social impacts of emerging policies and new technologies. She is a Chicago-based journalist with 20 years of experience. 110 Comments

Leader and EnvironmentA series of events, from the California wildfires to evidence we passed 1.5 degrees last year, suggests wild weather will become even more common 15 January 2025 Alexander Pohl/Sipa USA/AlamyIf ever there were a wake-up call, this is it. The fire alarm is ringing hell, the fire alarm is on fire. The latest data confirms that 2024 was the first year in which the average global temperature was 1.5C higher than pre-industrial levels, breaking a totemic limit set by the Paris Agreement (see 2024 confirmed as first year to breach 1.5C warming limit).That this was completely expected makes it no less shocking. In January 2023, we reported that early modelling already suggested 2024 would be the first year to pass this threshold. What is unexpected,

Carrie UnderwoodCarrie Underwood says she is "honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration." NDZ/Star Max/GC Images "I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event," Carrie Underwood said in a statement to Business Insider on Tuesday. "I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future."Underwood is set to perform "America the Beautiful" at the inauguration ceremony, the Presidential Inaugural Committee said.The "American Idol" alum has largely tried to stay out of politics throughout her career."I feel like more people try to pin me places politically," Underwood told The Guardian in 2019. "I try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins. It's crazy. Everybody tries to sum everything up and put a bow on it, like it's black and white. And it's not like that."Lee GreenwoodLee Greenwood has appeared at multiple Trump rallies over the year. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Greenwood, best known for his song "God Bless the USA," has long been affiliated with Trump, and has appeared at multiple rallies for Trump. He's set to perform at the Make America Great Again Victory Rally on Sunday, and then again at the swearing-in ceremony on Monday.He confirmed on "Fox and Friends" he'll be performing "God Bless the USA" shortly before Trump is sworn in."This particular time, we have elected to be live with the United States Marine Corps band, and that's going to have a particularly majestic presentation of my song," he told the Washington Examiner. "It'll be a wonderful appearance."A representative for Greenwood did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Kid RockKid Rock performed at the 2024 Republican National Convention last summer. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images Kid Rock performed at the 2024 Republican National Convention last summer and appeared with Trump at a UFC fight in November, so it doesn't come as a surprise that he was tapped to celebrate him once again.Rock will be one of multiple performers at the Victory Rally on Sunday.A representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Village PeopleVillage People announced on its Facebook page that it would perform at "various events" as part of the inauguration, even though their "preferred candidate lost." Andrew Chin/Getty Images On Monday, Village People, the '70s disco band known for hits like "Y.M.C.A." and "Macho Man," announced on its official Facebook page that it would be performing at "various events as part of the 2025 Inauguration of Donald J. Trump.""We know this wont make some of you happy to hear however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics," the group's post read. "Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost."The official website for the Inaugural-Eve Ball, which is set to take place on January 19, features a photo of the group under a banner that says "Confirmed Performances."The inaugural committee later confirmed the Village People would be performing at the Victory Rally on Sunday and the Liberty Inaugural Ball, one of three official inaugural balls, on Monday night.The band's decision to perform at the inauguration events is a reversal of its stance from two years ago.In 2023, the band's manager sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump's lawyer, requesting that Trump stop using Village People's music and likeness at his events, following an "unauthorized" performance by a cover band at Mar-a-Lago."The performance has, and continues to cause, public confusion as to why Village People would even engage in such a performance," Karen Willis, the band's manager and wife of lead singer Victor Willis, wrote in the letter. "We did not."A representative for Village People did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by BI outside regular hours.Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray Cyrus in 2023. Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal/Getty Images Cyrus is confirmed to be performing at the Victory Rally on Sunday. This comes after the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer attended a Trump rally over the summer, as seen on Instagram.His daughter, Miley Cyrus, has previously been a vocal critic of the president, calling him a "nightmare" in 2016, per People.A representative for Billy Ray Cyrus did not have a statement for BI.Rascal FlattsRascal Flatts in 2006. Gary LeVox (middle), the lead vocalist, confirmed on Instagram that he will be performing with the band at the inaugural ball. Stephen Lovekin/WireImage Gary LeVox, the lead vocalist of Rascal Flatts, confirmed on social media that he would be performing with the band at the Commander-in-Chief Ball."I am so humbled and honored and grateful for the opportunity again to play the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States. I got to play it in 2016 and now Rascal Flatts will be performing at the commanders ball and I am so looking forward to it!" LeVox wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday.The band known for hits such as "Life is a Highway" and "What Hurts The Most" disbanded in 2021 but announced last year that they would be coming together for a reunion tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary.LeVox previously performed at the Veterans Inaugural Ball in 2017 without his members.A representative for LeVox did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by BI outside regular hours.Jason AldenJason Aldean has been a vocal supporter of Trump. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Aldean, who Trump called a "fantastic guy" in 2023, is set to perform at the Liberty Ball alongside the Village People and a "surprise musical guest."The "Try That in a Small Town" musician has played at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Eve at least twice, per Country Now.A representative for Aldean did not immediately respond to BI's request for comment.Parker McCollumParker McCollum is a country musician. Jason Kempin/Getty Images McCollum has been releasing music since 2013, and had something of a breakthrough in the last couple of years. His single "Burn It Down" was nominated for song of the year at the 2024 CMA Awards.He will be performing at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, the second of three official inaugural balls.A representative for McCollum did not immediately respond to BI's request for comment.Gavin DeGrawGavin DeGraw is best known for singing the "One Tree Hill" theme song. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images DeGraw, known for songs such as "I Don't Want to Be," "In Love with a Girl," and "Not Over You," will be performing at the final official ball of the evening, the Starlight Ball.A representative for DeGraw did not immediately respond to BI's request for comment.

A ceasefire deal has been reached in Gaza.Long-running negotiations among Israelis, Palestinians, Americans, Qataris, and Egyptians yielded an agreement on Wednesday that will, in the coming days, at least temporarily end the fighting in Gaza and return some Israeli hostages home. The agreement also contains a framework for making the short-term ceasefire permanent parameters that, if honored, would finally bring an end to the bloodiest chapter in the long history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.In theory, this is all to the good. Its long been clear that the Gaza war is a disaster both in humanitarian and political terms: a mass slaughter of Palestinians that has made the prospect of a true Israeli-Palestinian peace even less likely than ever. Gazans will now have a chance to begin rebuilding their lives after unthinkable devastation; Israelis will be able to welcome home at least some of the hostages who had been suffering in Hamas cells.But agreements like these are never guaranteed. There are real reasons to think that the deal might turn into something permanent but also good reasons to believe that it might fail, allowing the carnage to start up once again.Because the full text of the deal has not yet been made public, we cant be sure about every single detail in the agreement. But reporting on the deals terms, which appears to mostly track the Biden administrations May ceasefire proposal, has converged on some key points.To begin with, the deal is split into multiple phases. The first phase covers a temporary pause in fighting, the second covers a permanent end to the war, and the third covers a comprehensive agreement for Gazas political and security future. These latter two phases, at present, remain aspirational. The only binding part of the deal at present is the first phase, which lasts six weeks beginning on Sunday.During this time, both Israel and Hamas will cease combat operations. Israeli troops will withdraw from Gazas main population centers, pulling back to the Philadelphi corridor on Gazas border with Egypt and a so-called buffer zone on Gazan territory bordering Israel. The exact size of this buffer zone is not yet clear.There will also be a prisoner exchange. CNN reports that Hamas will release 33 out of the nearly 100 remaining Israeli hostages who have yet to be released, rescued, or confirmed dead. The New York Times reports that the hostages released are likely to be women, older men, and ill. There are also reports that Hamas will confirm which hostages remain alive and which ones do not.In exchange, Israel will release several hundred Palestinian women and children from Israeli detention, likely including some who have been convicted of terrorism and murder. Those prisoners will have some restrictions on where they can go after release; some reports suggest they will be sent to Gaza and barred from the West Bank, while others suggest theyll be barred from the Palestinian territories entirely.The deal will also include a significant increase in humanitarian aid provision for Gaza. Again, the exact numbers and nature of that aid who will be providing it, what kinds of needs it will meet have not yet been made clear.Its possible that so many details remain vague because they have not yet been fully hammered out. In a Wednesday afternoon statement after the news of a deal broke, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that several items in the framework have yet to be finalized; we hope that the details will be finalized tonight.Is a permanent end to the war coming?When you look at the specific contours of the agreement, what we have so far looks less like an agreement to stop fighting and more like an agreement to pause the fighting while a more permanent solution might be found. Negotiators looking to nail down an agreement for phase two a permanent ceasefire will be working on a six-week clock. If they do not get a deal by then or extend the temporary pause, the fighting is all but certain to begin again.The odds of these various outcomes ceasefire, protracted negotiations, or a return to war are hard to know now. But there are a few factors that are worth considering. First is the nature of Netanyahus coalition. The prime ministers government depends on continued support from the extreme-right Religious Zionism slate, which strongly opposes any permanent end to the war.At present, there is no indication that factions leaders cabinet members Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir are going to be able to stop the deals first phase. But they will likely pose major problems in transitioning to a permanent ceasefire. In fact, one report in the Israeli press suggests Netanyahu has already promised Smotrich he has no intention of entering phase two of the deal. Whether thats true or not is hard to tell; Netanyahu has a habit of telling people exactly what they want to hear and a dubious record of following through on it.Second is Hamass internal politics. While the militant groups army remains operational, with US estimates suggesting it has recruited roughly as many fighters during the current war as it has lost, almost all of its top-level leadership has been killed. The result is Hamass current crop of decisionmakers are new and relatively untested in negotiations; its unclear exactly how they are thinking about their interests or even the extent to which they agree with each other on what those interests are. Third is the Donald Trump factor. Multiple reports suggest that the president-elects personal desire for a deal played a positive role in the talks, putting pressure on Netanyahu who looked like the primary roadblock to a deal into agreeing to the phase one deal. However, we do not know the exact nature of Trumps interest: whether he wants the war to be done permanently, or just wanted a temporary ceasefire he could brag about upon taking office. The incoming US presidents position going forward will likely play a pivotal role, given Israels reliance on the United States.Fourth, and finally, is the war-weariness among both populations.Gazans have been so brutalized around 90 percent of the entire population displaced that they just want the conflict to end. And polls have shown for months that Israelis support a negotiated end to the war. These dynamics will create political costs for leaders on both sides to restarting the fighting, something that might weigh on Netanyahu. Thats especially true given that Israeli elections are scheduled for next year (and likely coming sooner than that).It is good, then, that both Israelis and Gazans appear to be getting at least a temporary respite from the past year-plus of horrors. While there is no certainty of a lasting peace, theres more hope for it than there was before.Youve read 1 article in the last monthHere at Vox, we're unwavering in our commitment to covering the issues that matter most to you threats to democracy, immigration, reproductive rights, the environment, and the rising polarization across this country.Our mission is to provide clear, accessible journalism that empowers you to stay informed and engaged in shaping our world. By becoming a Vox Member, you directly strengthen our ability to deliver in-depth, independent reporting that drives meaningful change.We rely on readers like you join us.Swati SharmaVox Editor-in-ChiefSee More:

PS5 players can download some colossal titles this month via PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium, with God of War, Like A Dragon and Gundam included among othersTech16:39, 15 Jan 2025Updated 16:41, 15 Jan 2025PlayStation Plus is bringing more new games to Sony console owners(Image: Sony )After a bit of a 'New Year delay', Sony has finally revealed the PS Plus Extra and Premium titles joining this month's Essential games.This month will see the arrival of God of War Ragnarok (one of the best games on PS5, period), Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand.Premium users get access to Medievil 2, and even an Indiana Jones game (although not the one you'll need an Xbox for at the moment), while Citizen Sleeper is a great game to try for RPG fans ahead of the second game's launch this month.Content cannot be displayed without consentThe latest line-up of PlayStation Plus has been revealed, and it's stacked with big games.God of War Ragnarok is the standout here, with the game following on from the series' sort-of reboot with a fantastic adventure to prevent Ragnarok as Kratos and Atreus.Don't sleep on Like A Dragon Gaiden, either, with Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii out next month, as well as underrated action title Atlas Fallen.Citizen Sleeper is one of the best RPGs of the last few years, too, and the second game launches this month.God of War Ragnarok (PS4, PS5)Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS4, PS5)Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand (PS4, PS5)SD Gundam Battle Alliance (PS4, PS5)Sayonara Wild Hearts (PS4)ANNO: Mutationem (PS4, PS5)Orcs Must Die 3 (PS4, PS5)Citizen Sleeper (PS4, PS5)Poker Club (PS4)PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers will get access to the following:Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (PS4, PS5)Medievil 2 (PS4, PS5)Article continues belowFor the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.RECOMMENDED