Ten Things of Brain and Brawn

Crews battle merged moorland fire in England/LFRS

1. Dozens of fire crews are continuing to battle "a rapidly developing and aggressive fire" on moorland across England during a heatwave not seen for decades.
2. The knockout stages of the World Cup has had a highest scoring day not seen since 1970.
3. Not all mistakes have downsides. Errors made by inventors have led to even greater discoveries, including the microwave, the pacemaker and the Post-It note.
4. Scientists are looking at whether mind-altering psychedelic drugs might also have the potential to be mind-healing.
5. Psychology writer Oliver Burkeman believes negativity can make you happy and to give up positive thinking.
6. Razor brand Billie says it's the first to feature hairy women for 100 years and the advert has gone viral as a result.
7. US President Donald Trump was fooled by a comedian into taking a prank call while on board Air Force One.
8. Oscar winning actress Susan Sarandon says she was one of almost 600 women arrested at a sit-in in support of migrants at a US Senate building. She was previously arrested in 1999 during a protest against a police shooting of an unarmed African American teenager in New York.
9. Facebook, Google and Microsoft push users away from privacy-friendly options on their services in an "unethical" way, according to a report by the Norwegian Consumer Council.
10. A Belgian boy has graduated secondary school aged eight after completing six years' study in just a year and a half.

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