ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe said it is an “absolute disgrace” that 11-time Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to “crawl off” a train. The former wheelchair racer arrived at London’s King’s Cross on Monday evening on a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train but there was no one there to assist […]
Jason Gulley Conservation success story: a manatee with its calf in Florida A manatee and its calf drift underwater in Hunter Springs, Florida. An algal bloom in the area had caused a decline in the eelgrass beds that provide them with food, but the local community restored the habitat, resulting in more manatees being recorded […]
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Top seed Jannik Sinner has left the doping controversy that marred his US Open preparations in the rear-view mirror with a largely drama-free start to his campaign, while fellow title contender Carlos Alcaraz has also advanced to the second round after a minor blip. The spotlight on Tuesday was firmly on Sinner in the day […]
BBC Chris, one of the trained counsellors at the service, says she would not end a call if she didn’t feel she had helped People in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111, giving them another way to get urgent help. It makes the NHS in England one of the […]
Natalia Alberto José Duval Mata’s mother, Marcela Alvarado, has not heard from him since he was detained more than two years ago If he is still alive, José Duval Mata is trapped in a living nightmare. For more than two years, the 26-year-old tractor driver has been in prison in El Salvador, accused of “gang […]
The term “OFF THE BENCH” signifies motivating kids of all ages to stay off the sidelines and onto the center stage for fun. The rap, sung by young kids in the region who were handpicked by Sun & Sand Sports, resonates with the spirit of exploration, encouraging kids to step out of their comfort zone […]
Ikea is trialling its own second-hand online marketplace so that customers can sell to each other, rather than relying on buy-and-sell websites like eBay or Gumtree. Ikea Preowned is already up and running in Madrid and Oslo, with the Swedish furniture giant planning to roll out the site globally by December. It comes against the […]
The Harris campaign hopes that young voters like this one can be mobilized to vote for her during the election season. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) hide caption toggle caption Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) Eve Levenson’s job looked very different just over a month ago. The […]
Irregular migration into Germany “must go down” after a Syrian man who came to Germany as an asylum seeker was charged with killing three people in an attack in the western town of Solingen last week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. “This was terrorism, terrorism against us all,” Mr Scholz said during a visit […]