The men’s singles semi-finals take place on Centre Court on Friday (11 July) at Wimbledon 2025.
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is first on day 12 up against world number five Taylor Fritz, who is vying for his second Slam final after reaching the 2024 US Open tennis championship match. For Alcaraz, a place in Sunday’s final and a chance to win Wimbledon for a third year in a row is at stake.
They will be followed by a mammoth semi-final showdown and the third SW19 battle between world number one Jannik Sinner and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic. Will Italy’s Sinner make it to the final of Wimbledon for the first time, or will it be the seventh consecutive appearance for Olympic champion Djokovic?
The four men will compete to reach the 2025 Wimbledon final on Sunday (13 July) in south-west London, the day after the women’s singles final on Centre Court.
Below, you can find out the start times and all the matches at the Championships.
Interactive music concerts for babies are to be held across Wolverhampton this summer, the council says.
The eight Babies’ Adventures in Music (BAM) events will see music performed from around the world, involving an array of instruments at or near several family hubs in the city.
The aim of the concerts is to support the wellbeing of babies and their families or carers through a “special musical experience” and “to connect families to services that can support them”.
They will run from 11 July until 20 August and offer an opportunity for people to relax and have an enjoyable experience with their baby, arts organisation Curiosity Productions added.
The group has received government funding through Wolverhampton Family Hubs to put on the BAM events.
They will involve “gentle movements and stimulating sounds”, featuring singing, harp, accordion and stringed instruments.
“As parents as well as musicians, we know how positive it is for children to experience live music at a very early age,” Sam Fox, a BAM musician said.
“We have also been researching the impact of our concerts on parental wellbeing with the Public Health Research Officer at Midlands Arts Centre, and will be sharing our findings at the Music & Parental Wellbeing Symposium at the Royal College of Music, London at the end of July.
“It’s great that we can work with the family hubs to bring this special experience to Wolverhampton families, and also help to connect them to services and support.’
Jenny Martin, creative director of Curiosity Productions, said the team had been working in the city on various projects for eight years
“Kids in Wolverhampton have so much imagination and creativity, we feel honoured to have the opportunity to help them to discover their creative potential.
“It’s fantastic to be giving parents and carers some special experiences with their very little ones too.”
Bob Dylan will play for three shows in Swansea in November as he returns to the UK and Ireland for 13 shows.
The 84-year-old will be doing more shows in the city’s Building Society Arena than anywhere else on this leg of the tour, which takes place in November.
He will also visit Brighton, Coventry, Leeds, Glasgow, Belfast, Killarney and Dublin on the Rough And Rowdy Ways tour, which will be entirely phone-free with attendees asked to lock away their devices in pouches on entry.
The US singer-songwriter took his surname from the Welsh poet Bob Dylan, who hailed from Swansea.
The gigs will take place four years into the tour, which began in November 2021, and fans will be asked to put their phones in a Yondr pouch, which closes automatically when in the venue and unlocks on the venue’s concourse.
Dylan has won 10 Grammys and been nominated for a further 38, as well as six UK top 10 singles and nine UK number one albums.
He began his career in 1962 but shot to fame with a string of successful singles in 1965, including The Times They Are A-Changin’, Subterranean Homesick Blues and Like A Rolling Stone.
He was also the first songwriter to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.
A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms, and scientists have found that both ocean and atmospheric factors contribute equally to this “cold blob” phenomenon, Penn State University reported on June 30.
The origin of this cold blob has been linked to weakening ocean currents that help regulate global climate, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). A team of scientists led by Penn State found that a weakening AMOC impacts not just the ocean but also the atmosphere.
“In the past century, most of the planet has warmed while the subpolar North Atlantic has been stubbornly cooling,” said Pengfei Zhang, an assistant research professor in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State. “Our findings help explain why this so-called cold blob exists and shed light on how future changes in ocean currents could ripple through the climate system.”
Previous studies on the cold blob have focused on ocean currents that bring warm water to the North Atlantic. But a cooling ocean will also result in a cooler, drier atmosphere, which can further amplify the cold anomaly, the scientists said.
“We analysed state-of-the-art climate models to quantify two pathways for how the AMOC contributes to the cold blob,” said Yifei Fan, a graduate student at Penn State and lead author on the study. “And we found that the contribution from the atmosphere is comparable to that from ocean transport itself, which has never been found before.”
The AMOC brings warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic, where the water becomes cooler, denser, and sinks. In a movement like an ocean conveyor belt, the cooler, deep water travels south and warm tropical surface water moves north.
Excess freshwater from the melting Greenland Ice Sheet entering the ocean dilutes the salty ocean water, making it less dense and less able to sink, which threatens to weaken the conveyor belt.
Cooler ocean surface temperatures can reduce evaporation and moisture in the atmosphere, meaning less water vapour, a greenhouse gas that traps heat radiating from the planet’s surface.
“Reducing the greenhouse effect, to put it simply, will feed back to the surface and amplify the pre-existing cold anomaly,” Fan said.
The full report by Penn State can be found on the university’s website.
Under the agreement, Feastables exclusively becomes the Official Snacking Provider of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in a multi-season partnership, activating across digital platforms, live events, and retail integrations, starting with the 2025 Hankook Berlin E-Prix on 12 & 13 July.
The collaboration marks Feastables’ first-ever major motorsport partnership and further reinforces Formula E’s strategy of aligning with innovative, sustainability-minded brands that resonate with youth, digital-first audiences.
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The deal includes product sampling at selected races, event branding, content collaborations and activations aimed at enhancing the fan experience across the Formula E race calendar, leveraging MrBeast’s multi-billion-viewership audience and the excitement of Formula E’s motorsport credentials.
Both brands believe in entertainment as the best form of promotion, and together they endeavour to make groundbreaking content that drives deeper fan connection.
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At the heart of the collaboration is a set of shared sustainability values. Feastables is committed to ethical sourcing, clean ingredients and recyclable packaging for all its products, aligning with Formula E’s aspirations to accelerate change using the spectacle of sport.
Formula E is the first motorsport to achieve and maintain ISO 20121 certification, an international standard for sustainable event management, earning it the title of ‘world’s most sustainable motorsport’.
The partnership between Formula E and MrBeast began in March at the inaugural Formula E EVO Sessions event, where MrBeast got behind the wheel of the GEN3 Evo – the fastest, most advanced electric race car in the world, capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.82 seconds, 30% faster than a current F1 car.
The GEN3 Evo proved to be too much of a challenge even for the internet’s most extreme taskmaster, ending with him crashing into the barriers on just his second lap, a moment that quickly went viral and brought fresh attention to the sport.
Building on that momentum, Formula E driver Dan Ticktum of CUPRA Kiro Racing appeared in MrBeast’s YouTube video ‘Beat Neymar, Win $500,000’, competing in a high-stakes challenge for a $100,000 charity prize.
The video, which has already reached over 140 million views, marked the first of several creator-led content collaborations between the two brands, including MrBeast’s most recent long form content ‘World’s Fastest Car Vs Cheetah!’.
Filmed in South Africa in full cooperation with the American Humane Society, this content also highlights the very real threat facing cheetahs, a species on the brink of extinction.
Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast), Feastables Founder: “Formula E is the future of motorsport and shares our vision at Feastables of taking on the world’s biggest and most immediate challenges, whether it’s our mission to source chocolate ethically and get kids out of cocoa fields and into classrooms, or their commitment to sustainability in motor racing.
“I’m very excited for what we’re going to achieve together, especially for our fans – this is a fun one.”
Jeff Housenbold, CEO of Beast Industries: “We are constantly looking for ways to improve the MrBeast experience and highlighting the important work we’re doing at Feastables – Formula E and the team behind it share our commitment to creating unforgettable experiences that connect with global audiences while making things better for our planet and its people in the process.”
Tiziana Di Gioja, Chief Revenue Officer, Formula E: “We’re excited to welcome Feastables into the Formula E family. This is more than a partnership – it’s a shared ambition to connect with a new generation through content, culture, and purpose.
“Together, we’re creating bold, original experiences for fans while driving meaningful commercial impact for both brands.”
Ellie Norman, Chief Marketing Officer, Formula E: “Our ambition is to be the defining motorsport for youth culture. Partnering with the MrBeast franchise allows Formula E to tap into one of the most powerful digital ecosystems in the world, driving global reach, cultural relevance, and direct access to the next generation of fans.
“We look forward to working closely with Jimmy and the team to create fan moments that promote both Feastables and our championship in ways that feel both new and exciting.”
SCHEDULE: Where, when and how to watch or stream the 2025 Berlin E-Prix Rounds 13 & 14
Berlin maintains its accolade of being the only city to be present on the calendar since the very first season. This time racing is set to run Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 July, as the first of two European double headers to close out Season 11.
Make sure you’ve secured your tickets for this unmissable weekend!
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PARIS, July 10, 2025 – Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) and Intermodal Telematics B.V. (IMT), the Dutch leader in rail telematics technology, today announced an agreement expanding the exclusive distribution rights to include the European market. This agreement makes Wabtec the exclusive distributor of IMT’s telematics solutions for railcars in the major European freight markets. It also leverages IMT’s advanced technology and Wabtec’s market presence to deliver smart, connected railcar solutions across Europe.
This partnership is a step forward in Wabtec’s digital transformation strategy, aimed at providing fully integrated, data-driven solutions that optimize rail operations. By combining IMT’s telematics expertise with Wabtec’s in-depth knowledge of braking systems and rail technology, the two companies will offer their customers smarter maintenance, enhanced safety and improved operational efficiency.
“This agreement aligns two strong players in the rail industry and opens the door for large-scale telematics deployment in Europe and sets the basis for continuous developments of digital-based solutions to enhance efficiency, performance, service reliability, and safety,” said Dethmer Drenth, Managing Director of IMT. “Our proven technology will be supported by Wabtec’s extensive network and customer relationships, enabling rail operators to benefit from real-time data and increased visibility across their fleets.”
Wabtec’s European telematics offering will include IMT’s full suite of sensors, gateways, and connectivity solutions, enabling real-time monitoring of location, load status, and critical components such as brake system. The agreement includes dedicated support, performance targets, and long-term service continuity commitments.
“This emerging technology in the rail industry unlocks powerful, real-time information for customers regarding location, condition, and health,” said Evan Sevel, Wabtec Vice President of Growth and Innovation.
According to Cédric Lebrat, Vice President UIC Freight Components Product Line: “The opportunity to turn the European fleet of railcars into smart, connected assets by using this technology is a game changer, one capable of tilting the customer-experience balance back in favor of rail and, with it, driving a major modal shift.”
The collaboration builds on IMT’s track record in tank container monitoring and extends its innovation to freight rail under the Wabtec brand, creating new efficiencies and value for the European rail sector.
About Intermodal Telematics (IMT) Headquartered in Breda, The Netherlands, IMT is a global innovator in telematics for tank containers and railcars. With a strong focus on reliability, data accuracy, and seamless integration, IMT provides smart asset solutions that enhance safety, operational efficiency, and supply chain visibility.
About Wabtec Wabtec Corporation is revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations. The Company is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, as well as the mining, marine and industrial markets. Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for 155 years and has a vision to achieve a sustainable rail system in the U.S. and worldwide. Visit Wabtec’s website at http://www.wabteccorp.com.
Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large Telescope. Other times, they come up with unique sounding names, like quasars. And sometimes they come up with names that, while descriptive in some sense, are completely misleading in others. That is the case for Little Red Dots (LRD) – active galactic nuclei in the early universe that show up as a little red dot in the images captured by whatever telescope found them. However, they actually represent supermassive black holes hundreds of millions of times the size of our Sun. A new paper from Federica Loiacono and her colleagues at Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Italy describes one of these behemoths they found with the James Webb Space Telescope at a period of the early universe, about 11 billion years ago, known as the “cosmic noon”.
Cosmic noon, the period from 10-11 billion years ago, is thought by astronomers to be one of the most active periods in the history of the universe. Stars were being formed and black holes were eating matter at a rate not matched either before or since. Finding LRDs during this period will provide key insights into how supermassive black holes formed during this time, potentially providing insights into the further evolution of the universe from then on.
Dr. Loiacono and her team did find one of those, and, in another interesting naming decision, they decided to call this latest LRD the Big Red Dot (BiRD). That’s not because it’s bigger than other LRDs found in the same epoch of time, but because it’s brighter than all other LRDs found so far. Given that there’s been several hundred, that is a pretty impressive feature for this one particular discovery.
Fraser explains LRDs.
BiRD was discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope’s Emission-Line galaxies and Intergalactic Gas in the Epoch of Reionization (EIGER) survey, which was specifically designed to check out the areas around six notable quasars, including SDSS J1030+0524, the one that BiRD was found near.
One of the most striking features of BiRD is that it is blasting out helium gas at a rate of 830 km/s. That fast-moving gas creates an absorption line in the data by blocking out some of the light the researchers expected to see there.
Strangely, it is also relatively quiet in two other spectra where LRDs are normally very active – X-rays and radio. The authors offer up two theories for why BiRD might be quiet in the X-ray spectrum. First, it might be blocked by a thick cloud of gas that is essentially dust-free, which, while possible, would be much more all-encompassing of the black hole than other examples. Alternatively, BiRD’s black hole could be eating matter much faster than normal rates, causing a thick disk of material to form around it, blocking the light. The lack of radio waves is harder to explain, though undoubtedly the authors have some theories that just didn’t make it into the paper.
Anton Petrov explains what we think LRDs actually are.
Another important feature of BiRD is that it is very similar to two other LRDs found in the same period of universal evolution. The “Rosetta Stone” and the RUBIES-BLAGN-1 LRDs represent the extremes of astronomical naming conventions, as well as have similar properties to BiRD. They have similarly strong helium gas outflows, and are conventionally the same expected size as BiRD, despite its name.
As JWST and other, even more powerful telescopes come online, we will undoubtedly find more of these Little Red Dots, and therefore begin to piece together how the universe was back when it was a “teenager”. It will take some more time to determine whether BiRD will stand out from its peers, or whether it is representative of a great mass of as-yet-undiscovered black holes. Either way will be good news for the future of astronomy.
Learn More:
F. Loiacono et al – A big red dot at cosmic noon
UT – New Insights Into Little Red Dots. An Early Phase of Black Hole Growth
UT – Webb Provides an Explanation for “Little Red Dots”
UT – Little Red Dots in Webb Photos Turned Out to Be Quasars
Plastics are everywhere, and the chemicals they contain are a core issue: All plastics, from food packaging to car tires, contain hundreds of chemicals that can leach into foodstuffs, homes, and the environment. Many of these are known to harm the health of humans and the environment. However, a comprehensive overview of these chemicals is currently missing, which limits society’s ability to protect people and planet from hazardous plastic chemicals. “Plastics should not contain harmful chemicals to begin with. Yet, the scientific evidence shows that they are intentionally used or unintentionally present in all types of plastics”, says Martin Wagner, a lead author of the study and Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. “This underpins the urgent need to make plastics safer.”
The global «plastosphere» contains more than 16,000 chemicals
The new study by an international team of researchers with participation of Empa and Eawag shows: There are more chemicals in plastics than was previously known, with 16,325 chemicals included in the PlastChem database ( https://plastchem-project.org/ ) that accompanies the work. Importantly, the scientists discovered at least 4,200 plastic chemicals that are of concern because of the hazards they pose to health and the environment. “It may seem daunting to address the large number of problematic plastic chemicals, but the study provides the tools to do so”, says Zhanyun Wang, co-author of the study and a scientist at Empa. “Importantly, simplifying chemical compositions is a prerequisite for advancing towards a safe and sustainable circular economy for plastics.”
These chemicals of concern can be present in each major plastic type, including food packaging, and all tested plastics can release hazardous chemicals. As Ksenia Groh, co-author and Group Leader in Bioanalytics at Eawag puts it: “Plastics can contain and leach unknown substances, such as contaminants, impurities or degradation products. The toxicity of chemicals leaching from plastics can be evaluated using bioassays, a practical alternative to chemical analytics. This promising approach needs further development for broader application in the future.”
Pathways to safer and more sustainable polymers
The new study outlines three major pathways towards safer and more sustainable plastics: safer chemicals, transparency, and chemically simpler plastics. Known chemicals of concern should be removed from plastics, either by voluntary industry action or regulation. More transparency is needed, given that industry currently does not disclose which chemicals are present in which plastic product. Finally, plastics should be re-designed to contain fewer chemicals that are thoroughly assessed for their safety, particularly if they are to be reused or recycled. “There is a lot of momentum to make plastics safer. Our study provides the scientific evidence needed to achieve that goal and to better protect human health and the environment from chemicals of concern in plastics”, says Laura Monclús, another lead author of the study and researcher at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in Trondheim.
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Agreement between ROSHN Group and LIV Golf will help accelerate the sport’s global growth
Multi-year partnership will cover LIV Golf’s international schedule of events throughout the remainder of the 2025 season and the full 2026 season
ROSHN Group and LIV Golf will both champion youth education initiatives through ‘LIV to Learn’ and LIV Golf’s ‘Rising Stars’ as part of the league’s Potential Unleashed program
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and NEW YORK – ROSHN Group, Saudi Arabia’s leading multi-asset real estate developer, today announced a new agreement with LIV Golf to join the league as a global Pillar Partner for 19 international tour stops during the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
As the two organizations work together to modernize and accelerate the sport’s growth with new audiences, ROSHN Group will work closely with LIV Golf to champion youth access to golf and promote talent development. These initiatives will be delivered as a central part of Potential Unleashed, LIV Golf’s sustainability and community engagement program.
The agreement will see ROSHN Group and LIV Golf launch the “Rising Stars” program as the first of its kind to recruit and train up to 20 young Saudi golfers over six months with mentorship from LIV Golf players and professional coaches in collaboration with Golf Saudi. The children will attend 2025 LIV Golf events in the UK and USA, while preparing for professional-amateur events in the 2026 season. More information will be announced in the coming weeks.
Ghada Alrumayan, ROSHN Group’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, said: “At ROSHN Group, we recognize the role of sport in transforming society, inspiring generations and unlocking opportunity. This expanded global partnership builds on our successful collaboration with LIV Golf, which stretches back to 2022, and amplifies our shared commitment to youth educational development as we help to shape the future of golf. Our ‘Rising Stars’ program embodies the ambition of these talented Saudi youth who will be the champions of tomorrow.”
Jake Jones, LIV Golf’s Senior Vice President of Impact and Sustainability added: “Our long standing collaboration with ROSHN Group gives us the ability to establish a sustained program of youth engagement through golf across our League’s events.
Starting from LIV Golf Andalucia, this partnership will support our Potential, Unleashed junior golf development initiatives across the remainder of our 2025 season, and we look forward to seeing the impact both on the course, and across the globe.”
This partnership builds on ROSHN Group’s sponsorship of the 2022 and 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah events and the inaugural LIV Golf Riyadh 2025, and reinforces ROSHN Group’s commitment to expanding the sports sector, fostering dynamic experiences, and supporting a growing presence in global sports.
The Group, which has sponsored sporting events such as the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, is currently the title sponsor for the country’s premier football league, the ROSHN Saudi League, and this year’s league winners, Al Ittihad FC. ROSHN Group is also developing two stadiums in support of Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
ROSHN Group’s YUHYEEK CSR program will align with LIV Golf’s Potential Unleashed initiatives to roll out sports education programs and long-term community impact for Saudi youth who are keen to build their skills in the sport.
Beginning at the upcoming LIV Golf Andalucía, LIV Golf fans can look forward to experiencing ROSHN Group’s unique hospitality experiences and immersive on-site activations across the remaining five events of the 2025 season.
With various youth and fan engagement initiatives implemented across LIV Golf’s international schedule, the 2025 season has brought engagement from LIV Golf across the globe to expand the game and leave a positive impact on and off the course.
For more information about the Potential, Unleashed initiative, visit: livgolf.com/potential-unleashed.
