Earth could be watched by aliens as thousands of nearby solar systems discovered

Southport sock-men conned drinkers into parting ways with their socks in the name of charity.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA computer simulation of Earth is currently being built to help solve real-life global issues.By building a "digital twin" of the planet, artificial intelligence software could soon be solving some of the greatest challenges mankind is up against.As computer technology continues to come on in leaps and bounds, this software is now within touching distance and could soon be up and running to find solutions to major issues such as food production shortages.The heavy hitter in this area is CGI, which has been awarded a contract to develop the software by the European Space Agency (ESA).Initial focus will be on food production by predicting

Beabadoobee performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last night (June 25), bringing a party and her new song ‘Last Day On Earth’ to the show.The track is taken from the London musician’s new EP ‘Our Extended Play’, which was also released yesterday.During the performance, Beabadoobee and her band appeared on a studio stage, with the camera panning around to different party scenes. Actor Simon Pegg made a cameo during the track, seen eating a Cornetto, before later returning to give the indie star a fist bump.The rendition of the song, which was co-written with The 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel, ended with the band and extras jumping around together on the same set.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxOne of the deadliest caterpillars could hold the cure to a host of modern illnesses, researchers have found.The highly venomous caterpillar found in Queensland, Australia has substances within its venom that could have health benefits.It would also potentially be used for pest control, researchers from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience have found.Caterpillars have no teeth or claws and are slow-moving, making them vulnerable to predators, so certain furry caterpillars have spikes that inject venom.This neon blue caterpillar is called Doratifera vulnerans, which means bearer of gifts of wounds.It can be found in southeast Queensland

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi are still going strong!

Lorde has spoken more about her new nature-inspired album ‘Solar Power’ in a new interview, but has said it isn’t her “big climate change record”.The album, which will be released on August 20, has so far been previewed by the title track, which finds the New Zealand musician at the beach.However, she told the Guardian that, although the record was influenced by the natural world, it isn’t a protest album about the effects of mankind on earth. “I’m not a climate activist, I’m a pop star,” she explained.

Lorraine Kelly didn't hold back after she said she wouldn't go near Matt Hancock if he were the last man on earth. The morning telly host made her views about the Health Secretary clear after he was caught kissing his aide Gina Coladengelo on video.

British and Irish Lions ' clash with Japan on Saturday. The Vodafone Lions 1888 Cup match marks the largest crowd permitted at a Scottish sporting venue since March 2020 and the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions.

Guy Lodge Film CriticIf there’s life on Mars, there must also be death on Mars: That’s the plainest takeaway from “Settlers,” a stark, scorched, occasionally jolting sci-fi slow burn in which relocating to the red planet can’t save humanity from its basest instincts. Tracing the tumultuous household dynamics of four ex-earthlings over the course of a decade, as they attempt to forge a new life on a hostile surface, Wyatt Rockefeller’s polished, confident debut feature succeeds most vividly as a feat of minimalist world-building — constructing an overwhelmingly desolate Martian farmstead in South Africa’s Namaqualand desert, in which avenues of exploration feel infinite, and escape impossible.

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getting his kicks from walking football at the town's Alistair McCoist Complex, where he played for EK Gerihatricks.

solar storm which has left them unable to find their way back to their coops.The pigeons were released in Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, and were expected to fly home against the clock.Pigeon racing officials still don’t know precisely how many birds are missing, but it is feared as many as 10,000 could still be lost.Ian Evans, of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, reportedly said: “We became aware quite quickly that something very unusual was happening, adding that he had never heard of anything like this happening before.Richard Sayers, from Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, told the Irish Independent that 300 birds were missing from his village alone.“We’ve seen one of the very worst ever racing days in our history,” he said.He added:

Covid-19 pandemic, a deadly new outbreak of “black fungus” infections is surging in India.A few dozen cases of mucormycosis fungal infections were recorded in May, but Indian news channel NDTV reports the number of cases has now risen to 31,000. The fungus has claimed over 2,000 deaths.The fungus can take hold in the stomach, lungs or bloodstream but has its most devastating effect when it infects the nasal passages and sinuses – from where it can easily affect the eyes and brain.In addition to the growing death toll, many patients are being blinded.

Lorde has added two new London shows to her 2022 UK tour – get all the details below.The singer, who returned with her new single ‘Solar Power‘ this month before announcing a new album of the same name due in August, will head around the country next June as part of a world tour.After two dates at the Roundhouse in London on June 1 and June 2, 2022 sold out instantly upon going on sale this morning (June 25), the singer has announced a further date at the venue on June 3 as well as a bigger date at Alexandra Palace on June 28.View Lorde’s full updated world tour dates below.

UFO 'truthers' say the base, an underground facility in the desert of New Mexico, US, is manned by aliens who carry out extreme experiments, including the creation of freakish extra-terrestrial-human hybrids.Its apparent existence has been detailed in outlandish UFO truther books, and mysterious Q&A sessions with whistleblowing former employees who gave up their secrets on their deathbeds.Late author, Commander X, real name Milton William Cooper, wrote in his 1990 book The Ultimate Deception that the mysterious desert base was run by aliens.He said attempts by US Special Forces to wrangle back control had left 66 men dead after a particularly bloody fight between soldiers and aliens, known as 'Greys'.Cooper also claimed the lower levels of

Haley Bosselman editorRooftop Films announced Stefani Saintonge and Yvonne Michelle Shirley will receive a $15,000 grant to support the production of “Point 5,” a film inspired by the edicts of the Black Panthers that will explore radical liberation and the function of systemic oppression.The duo’s past works include “Flowers,” “F*cked Like a Star,” “Black Girl Magic” and “Frame by Frame.” They, along with an anonymous Rooftop Films alum, are among the top recipients of the Water Tower Feature Film cash grants, which are supported by the Laurence W. Levine Foundation.

Ayrshire youngsters have taken their first dip in the water.Now, after 25 years, the famous Mungo's Well is calling it a day – leaving a lasting legacy filled with generations of confident swimmers.For boss Sheila Belcher, the last quarter of a century at the pool in her Alloway home has been a labour of love.And with retirement comes reflection of a job well done and families who relied upon her service.She told Ayrshire Live: "The number of children coming through our doors in that time is impossible to quantify."But we always prided ourselves on being more than just a place for swimming lessons."It was about people of all ages to come and gain confidence and grow in a social aspect as well."And what started as a fairly small business

family after discovering a body in Glasgow. Wynne Stewart was found dead at home in the Milton area on Wednesday.

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Billie Eilish recently received backlash from netizens following a video of her surfaced on social media where the singer was seen using a racial slur. As per reports the video showed Billie Eilish mocking an Asian accent.