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Sunday December 24th, 2017 night edition

image for A Hard Day's Knight: Arise Sir Ringo, as Beatle due to be knighted in New Year honours

Ringo Starr, the Beatles drummer, will be knighted in the New Year's Honours, it has been claimed.

Starr will join his bandmate Sir Paul McCartney as a knight, 52 years after receiving an MBE.

Sir Paul was knighted in 1997 but, according to the Sun on Sunday, Starr, 77, had given up hope of a further honour until a letter arrived from the Palace several weeks ago.

The knighthood will be awarded for services to music and charity and announced next week along with a full list of official recipients.

A close family friend told the newspaper: "It came as a bolt from the blue.

Ringo was totally knocked sideways but is chuffed to bits. »

Withdrawn Children Show Predictable Brain Activity During Social Interactions

Authored by psychologicalscience.org

The children were part of a study that began at 2 years of age, with follow-ups over time to age 11.

Thirty of the children were evaluated as functioning with high social reticence; 23 were considered to have low social reticence.

Also, participants with high social reticence showed increased amygdala activity, but only during feedback from the “unpredictable” peers in the cartoon classroom. »

Living on thin air: microbe mystery solved

Authored by newsroom.unsw.edu.au

A discovery that microbes in Antarctica can scavenge hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from the air to stay alive in such extreme conditions has implications for the search for life on other planets.

UNSW-Sydney led scientists have discovered that microbes in Antarctica have a previously unknown ability to scavenge hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from the air to stay alive in the extreme conditions.

The find has implications for the search for life on other planets, suggesting extra-terrestrial microbes could also rely on trace atmospheric gases for survival. »

Without a stable home, quarterback finds comfort living with coach

Authored by wsbtv.com

CHARLOTTE. N.C. - A football coach and his quarterback always have a special bond, but at Harding University High, it's a deeper, more meaningful one.

He said, right away, the athletic director told him some of his star players weren't eligible to play, including quarterback Braheam Murphy.

Murphy says he went home and cried for two straight days because he struggled with his grades and a place to live. »