Shopping apps from Temu and Shein have been named among the most downloaded free iPhone apps of the year in the UK from the Apple App Store.

The tech giant has published its annual lists of the most popular app downloads, which also named puzzle game Block Blast! as the most downloaded free game on the iPhone.

Another shopping app, second-hand marketplace Vinted, was the fourth-most downloaded free iPhone app of the year, just behind Meta’s X rival Threads.

The app for AI chatbot ChatGPT was fifth in that list, ahead of TikTok, the Tesco app, WhatsApp, Google and the Microsoft Authenticator app – used by any businesses to allow staff to remotely sign in to work apps such as Microsoft Teams.

On the iPad, gaming and creativity platform Roblox was named the most downloaded free game of the year, ahead of Block Blast!, with the top paid iPad app being art app Procreate.

The most popular free iPad app list was dominated by streaming services, with Disney+ topping the list ahead of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube, while BBC iPlayer and ITVX also made the top 10.

Like in previous years, apps to help users practise for their driving theory test were again popular with iPhone and iPad users, with the Driving Theory Test 4in 1 Kit app, and the Official DVSA Theory Test Kit featuring at the top of the most downloaded paid for iPhone apps list.

Both apps also appeared in the top 10 most downloaded paid iPad apps.

According to a study published (source in French) by a team of epidemiologists from the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) in the US journal Emerging Infectious Diseases in early June, dermatophilosis may have been transmitted from human to human through sexual contact.

Also known as "mud fever", this bacterial zoonosis, rare in humans, had until now only been observed in farmers or riders in contact with infected horses or cattle.

Around forty cases in France and Spain, including about thirty in Lyon, were recorded between January and June. The published study focused on nine patients who came to HCL for consultations. Seven of them reported having had sexual intercourse in gay saunas in Lyon, sometimes the same ones, in the days preceding the onset of lesions.

Although no links between members of the cluster were established, the researchers nevertheless believe that "genomic similarity and shared sexual exposures strongly suggest human-to-human sexual transmission of this zoonotic bacterium." All are "men who have sex with men in Lyon and Paris."

Antibiotic treatment

The symptoms seen in infected patients are pustules and crusts on the skin, around the genital area, on the torso, around the mouth and on the lower limbs.

While in animals these superficial lesions can progress to a widespread, potentially fatal form, no patient was hospitalised. A simple antibiotic treatment, "sometimes combined with topical antiseptic care", led to rapid improvement.

Transmission, most likely via skin-to-skin contact, is thought to have been exacerbated by the humidity and heat in saunas. This is believed to have promoted the release of zoospores, bacteria that can move through water and penetrate the epidermis.

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The Iran "deal" is a tacit admission of strategic defeat by the Trump administration and of a failure to achieve nearly all of his war aims.

The US and Iran have agreed to stop fighting and to open the Strait of Hormuz. Everything else is being kicked down the road over 60 days of ceasefire and beyond.

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Given that the Strait was open before the conflict was started by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, reopening it is no great achievement. It simply restores the status quo ante bellum.

After a war that has cost an estimated $30bn, killed thousands and destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of US military hardware, have any of Trump's declared objectives been fulfilled?

Five big nos

• No on Iran's nuclear programme: both the fate of Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile and its enrichment project are to be discussed over the coming weeks. It remains far from obliterated.

• No to changing the regime: Ayatollah Khamenei and a slew of top-ranking commanders have been killed but have been replaced by even more hardline figures, apparently in no mood to compromise.

• No to helping the Iranian people who rose up against their government. If anything, the war has strengthened Iran's leadership, particularly if it benefits from sanctions relief as part of this deal, which seems more than likely.

• No to destroying Iran's ballistic missile arsenal. America's self-styled bombastic 'Secretary of War' had claimed it had largely been neutralised; US intelligence estimates 70% of Iran's missiles remain serviceable.

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• No to reining in Iran's proxies. These are not part of any deal, it seems, for now at least.

Trump's supporters will point out that Iran's military has been massively degraded.

His lieutenants are fond of saying most of its navy is at the bottom of the sea. But not where it counts. Iran's naval potency has remained intact in the Strait of Hormuz, giving the Iranians leverage they could only have dreamt of before.

Iran's air force has been destroyed, but it was largely obsolescent anyway.

A huge number of Iran's IRGC and military bases have also been taken out, but their occupants have survived and remain firmly in control of the country.

A deal that achieves nothing new

In short, Iran priced in the beating its conventional military would take and has prevailed where it's mattered most.

As things stand, the deal achieves none of what Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal did. So far, the highly enriched uranium stays in Iran, the enrichment programme can be reassembled, and there is no moratorium yet on enriching more.

Trump accused Obama of handing the Iranians billions. Negotiations following this memorandum of understanding are likely one way or another to do the same.

Trump has found his off-ramp to this war. He has a better chance now of averting global economic meltdown. He hopes to move on and salvage his party's political chances in America's forthcoming midterm elections.

There is a huge amount at stake in the diplomacy that now follows, which will be fiendishly difficult.

Iran has acquired leverage through this war that it never enjoyed before. Its control of the Strait of Hormuz gave it a grip on a fifth of the world's oil supply. It can wield that power at will in the future.

It is likely, therefore, to be even less accommodating in these negotiations.

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Attacking Iran turned out to be a massive miscalculation for Donald Trump.

It has cost America's standing in the world dearly and left Iran potentially stronger.

It will go down as one of the greatest strategic blunders in US history.

Iran arrived at the World Cup already at odds with the tournament's organizers, and a hard-earned point against New Zealand has done little to ease that friction.

The team spent the build-up training across the border in Tijuana, Mexico, after immigration concerns forced them to abandon a planned base in the United States — concerns that proved well founded when a chunk of their support staff were denied visas.

The treatment has not improved since the action got underway. Monday night's 2-2 draw in Los Angeles ended not with a chance to recover, but with an instruction to pack up and leave the city at once.

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Head coach Amir Ghalenoei did not hide his frustration. Speaking after the game, as relayed by The Guardian, he described an order that left his players no time to regroup.

Ghalenoei said: "After the game today they said to us, 'You have to leave immediately.' Whereas today it's very important for us to have recovery."

He explained that the squad had been told to fly straight back to Tijuana rather than stay overnight in California.

"We've been asked to get on a plane and return to our camp in Tijuana and we are really troubled by that," Ghalenoei added. "They are forcing us to go back early. They are making the situation more and more difficult, more hurdles, but we're not going to let that stop us from doing our best."

The coach then framed his side as the worst-served team at the entire tournament. He added: "I think our team is the most oppressed one in the whole World Cup. Our federation isn't here, our media isn't here, our management isn't here."

Captain Mehdi Taremi was equally blunt about the experience. "Everything is like disaster, actually, for us," he said, noting that FIFA president Gianni Infantino had visited the dressing room, where the players raised their concerns with him directly.

It is not the first time the forward has aired his grievances on the biggest stage, having snapped over a lack of football questions during an earlier media appearance.

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The logistical chaos has shadowed Iran throughout. After moving their base to Mexico, 15 members of the team's support staff were initially denied US visas, a figure later trimmed to 11 once some were approved.

The squad reached Los Angeles without both media officers and federation president Mehdi Taj, with a stand-in aide stepping in for media duties — even as a FIFA official reportedly tried more than once to cut the players' news conference short.

For a tournament built on the idea of bringing nations closer together, the image of one squad being ushered toward the exit before it can catch its breath cuts against the grain.

When off-field politics start dictating recovery time and travel plans, it is the spirit of the World Cup that ends up paying the price on the pitch.

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Kate Middleton didn't take too kindly to protesters booing her and her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, during their Trooping the Color outing.

The royals were driving past a crowd of adoring fans and waving when a group of anti-monarchists began demonstrating with signs, taking aim at the British monarchy.

Kate Middleton's furious glare and the kids' confused expression quickly went viral online, with royal fans blasting critics and saying the Princess of Wales, who recently beat cancer, shouldn't face such treatment.

Kate Middleton And Her Kids Were Booed During A Carriage Procession For Trooping The Colour

Kate's Trooping the Colour experience may have gone a little sour after she was faced with a group of anti-monarchy protestors while driving past a crowd of supporters.

The mother and her three children looked taken aback as they were hit with loud boos and chants instead of the usual cheers during the annual event.

According to reports, the demonstration was staged by the anti-monarchy group, Republic, who came to the gathering equipped with umbrellas that spelled out the phrase, "Stop The Reign."

Protesters also chanted slogans like "Not my King" and "Not my Queen" as Kate and her family drove through central London toward Buckingham Palace.

The royal procession was part of the traditional festivities celebrating King Charles's official birthday, a royal custom observed regardless of his actual birth date on November 14, 1948.

While George, Charlotte, and Louis had a look of confusion on their faces due to the boos and chants, an unimpressed Kate simply glared directly at the group, letting her displeasure be known.

The Princess Of Wales' Reaction Goes Viral As Supporters Slam Anti-Monarchists

On social media, Kate's furious facial expression quickly went viral after a video was shared online, sparking a wave of support from royal fans who felt she and her kids were being poorly treated, especially after her recent battle with cancer.

An individual said on X, "Booing Catherine when she is with her children is beneath contempt. Those dolts deserved the glare and more. Don't include the children – any of them – in whatever animas you may have against the Royal family on either side of the pond. It's gross."

"They are booing children. For the love of God, children. If I were their mom, I'd be p-ssed too," another person commented.

A third supporter wrote, "Grown adults booed children. They should be ashamed of themselves," while another noted that the kids especially "don't deserve this" type of treatment.

The Shocking Boos Sparked Debate About Whether The Kids Should Be 'Paraded' And Exposed To Harsh Criticism

Critics of the royal family turned their attention to William and Kate, slamming them for exposing their children to the harsh reality of fame.

The latest booing incident intensified debate about how the couple's kids are "paraded" at public royal events, which tend to attract anti-monarchists.

One person noted, "Shouldn't [have] paraded their kids around like that and expecting people to cheer. The age of deference to the monarchy is over. The sooner the younger generations of royals realise that, the better."

Another wrote, "They knew it happened last time, so why let the kids go through it again. They have no sense, they'd rather stick to the performative cr-p."

However, defending the kids' right to be at the Trooping the Colour ceremony, a person on X said: "Most of the British people wanted the kids there, enjoy seeing them at this public, ceremonial celebration. Royal kids have always gone to this event, as far as I know. Maybe adults can ACT like responsible adults and not boo children!"

Kate Middleton And Her Children Rocked Matching Colors For The Royal Event

At the Trooping the Colour ceremony, Kate looked as stylish as ever in a pale blue outfit by Catherine Walker, along with a matching hat.

According to People Magazine, the Princess of Wales accessorized with the Irish Guards Brooch as the honorary Colonel, alongside her floral pearl earrings by Cassandra Goad and a pair of white heels.

A touch of blue was also present in the outfits worn by Kate's kids, George, Charlotte, and Louis, with the young princes sporting baby blue ties while the young princess had blue accents on her white dress.

For the event, thousands of spectators gathered at Horse Guards Parade to witness a magnificent display of military pomp and pageantry celebrating King Charles's official birthday.

The Princess Of Wales Was Hailed As A 'Steady Hand' For The Monarchy

Recently, insiders shared that Kate has become a major source of support for the royal family, especially her husband, Prince William.

According to a report, the Princess of Wales has been the future king's "steady hand" since the start of their romance.

"Even back in their university days, she was the voice of reason, always pushing William to think of the bigger picture and his role within the monarchy," an insider noted.

During her cancer battle, Kate was also said to be "the one holding everything together and supporting William while he was struggling to process it all."

The princess, while visiting a cancer patient, spoke about how "tough" the experience was for her and her family, admitting that she knew "how hard it was for the children and my parents."

Now that she is in remission, experts have branded her return to the spotlight as a great thing for the royal family, especially now that they are being plagued by controversy due to the disgraced ex-prince Andrew's links to late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

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