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Kilian Jornet at 7,500m climbing Mt Everest on his first attempt. The Catalan ultrarunner reached the summit twice, the second time from the advanced base camp Photograph: Kilian Jornet Last month, ultrarunner and mountaineer Kilian Jornet scaled Everest in a record time of 26 hours. He completed the journey from base camp to the summit without the use of fixed ropes or supplemental oxygen. The achievement marks the culmination of Jornet’s Summits of My Life project, which has already seen him set speed records for going up and down Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. The Spaniard’s “light and fast” expeditions are the most eye-catching examples of an increasingly popular endurance challenge. Now, more than ever, top trail and ultrarunners are forgoing races in favour of attempting fastest known times, or “FKTs”. It is a trend that in recent months has seen the United States crossed in 42 days and Ireland in just over three . The idea is simple: a runner sets out to cover a g...

Diabetes diet: It's traditionally low in sugar, carbs and fat (GETTY) Many people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. This tends to be because being overweight or obese raises the risk of type 2 diabetes in the first place, and high blood sugar - the hallmark of diabetes - can lead to weight gain. However, slimming down to a healthy weight could help make the condition better. Dr Hana Kahleova, director of clinical research at the non-profit Physicians Committee, said: “Losing muscle fat increases insulin sensitivity. Weight loss: Slimming down can help diabetics control symptoms (GETTY) “By taking extra fat out of the muscle cells, we're letting insulin back in to convert sugar into energy.” Dr Kahleova was the lead study author in new research, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, which discovered a plant-based diet was better for diabetics than the traditional one they are normally recommended. This was because it lead ...

A research was conducted to determine the hotspots of the alien plants and animals in the world. The study revealed that the Hawaiian Islands had the greatest number of alien plants and animals, followed by New Zealand.   (   Dan Kitwood | Getty Images   ) Researchers conducted the first analysis ever to determine our planet's global hotspots where existence of alien plants and animals is the greatest. Alien plants and animals are those living beings which become established outside their original natural environment. They settle in locations where they have never been found historically. The latest study determined those places in the world where the prevalence of alien life forms is the greatest. The researchers reveal that the maximum alien species were found in the North Island of New Zealand, Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands. Global Hotspots Of Alien Plant and Animal Species: Where Are They? A group of researchers from Durham U...

Cristiano Ronaldo accused of four accounts of tax fraud (googllies) Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of defrauding Spain's tax office of 14.7 million euro (£12.9 million) in unpaid taxes. Madrid's regional state prosecutor accused Ronaldo of four accounts of tax fraud from 2011-14. It said the Real Madrid forward "took advantage of a business structure created in 2010 to hide from fiscal authorities income generated in Spain from image rights". A statement from the prosecutor said Ronaldo used what it deems a shell company in the Virgin Islands to "create a screen in order to hide his total income from Spain's Tax Office". The prosecutor also said that Ronaldo "intentionally" did not declare income of 28.4 million euro (£25 million) made from the cession of image rights from 2015-20 to another company located in Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo opens the scoring at The Champions League final 2017   (Photo: ROWAN ...

Antoine Griezmann has signed a new contract with Atletico Madrid (Adam Davy/EMPICS) Antoine Griezmann apologised for any misunderstanding his comments about his future may have caused in recent months after extending his Atletico Madrid contract until 2022. Griezmann signed a one-year contract extension with Atletico on Tuesday to bring a definitive end to one of the year’s longest-running transfer sagas. The France international had looked on course to join Manchester United for a fee reportedly in the region of 100 million euros (£87million) - the release clause in his Atletico contract – with Griezmann at one point saying there was a “six out of 10” chance of him moving to Old Trafford this summer. Twitter However, in what appeared to be a series of mixed messages from Griezmann while transfer speculation rumbled on, the former Real Sociedad forward also seemed to suggest he saw his future at Atletico as well. In the end, the likelihood of any summer move to Unite...

CEO Apple Tim Cook Apple has shed new light on its top-secret driverless car project, as chief executive Tim Cook described the challenge of building autonomous vehicles as “the mother of all” artificial intelligence projects. Cook said Apple was ploughing resources into developing technology to control driverless vehicles, although he refused to rule out the Silicon Valley firm building its own car at some point. The Apple boss spoke as shares in his company and other US tech firms came under pressure this week amid investor concerns that a sector-wide boom is losing steam. Cook attempted to restore faith in Apple’s ability to strike out into new territory by giving his most detailed comments yet about a car venture that has been shrouded in secrecy. “We’re focusing on autonomous systems,” said Cook in an interview with Bloomberg TV . “Clearly one purpose of autonomous systems is self-driving cars. There are others. We sort of see it as the mother of all AI [artificial in...

Sony unveils new God of War, Spider-Man and Uncharted games at E3 - watch the trailers Sonyon Monday showed off rich, action-packed new PlayStation 4 video games, some for virtual reality, as it defended its crown as the top-selling new-generation console. The company focused on blockbuster games and intriguing new titles for PS4 at a press event on the eve of the opening of the major Electronic Entertainment Expo here. There was no mention of the Xbox One X console unveiled a day earlier by rival Microsoft in a heightened challenge to PS4. "PlayStation is home to all the biggest and best game franchises in the world," Sony Interactive Entertainment worldwide studios chairman Shawn Layden said during a rapid-fire presentation of video trailers. The line-up included the first Uncharted game to feature a heroine in place of the Nathan Drake hero, a God of War sequel with a mighty father-son theme, and a pulse-pounding title starring Spider-Man of Marvel Comics fame....