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Aug 15
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Disney+ deliver Alien: Earth egg to the ...

The Evening Standard
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Sci-fi fans… FX’s Alien: Earth landed on August 13th. From Noah Hawley and Ridley Scott, the new series is available to stream on Disney+ UK.


To celebrate the launch, Disney+ delivered a Xenomorph egg to the Natural History Museum to be displayed within a new exhibit titled "Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?".


To find out more, we’re joined by the museum's head of collections and professor of planetary science, Caroline Smith.


Due to increased demand for the weight loss drug Mounjaro, US manufacturer Eli Lilly will increase prices from September


Read the full explainer by clicking here.


And, the UK government is teaming up with TikTok to highlight the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures.


Also in this episode:


-Nearly 100 data centres will be built in the UK in the next 5 years


-Norway accuse pro-Russian hackers of a cyberattack on a hydropower dam


-NBCUniversal and Saber Interactive reveal a featurette for the upcoming Jurassic Park: Survival game




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