Coastal areas of Chile and Argentina were evacuated after Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake off the country’s southern coast. Thousands of people made their way to higher ground after the earthquake struck in the Drake Passage between Cape Horn, on the southern tip of South America, and Antarctica on […]
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex PA Media The Lampard Inquiry has been told of an “extraordinary and shocking number of deaths” at inpatient units in Essex Bereaved families have been traumatised by “distressing and appalling delays” to inquest proceedings, a landmark inquiry heard. The Lampard Inquiry is examining the deaths of more than 2,000 mental […]
With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for the disease, including vitamins, according to an H.H.S. spokesman. The decision is the latest in a series of actions by the nation’s […]
The number of people choosing an assisted death could top 4,000 a year within a decade of the law coming into force if MPs vote for it, a review of the policy says. The estimate forms part of the official impact assessment, which has been carried out by civil servants to inform MPs as they […]
Paul Murphy Environment Correspondent Getty Images Sandeels are an important source of food for many seabirds A challenge to Britain’s ban on commercial fishing for sandeels in the North Sea has been dismissed by a European court. Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline. A closure order […]
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has revealed his predecessor Jürgen Klopp reached out to congratulate him after his team won the Premier League title on Sunday. Slot’s side beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 to clinch the club’s 20th league title at Anfield. The Dutchman has described Sunday as “one of the best days of [his] life,” […]
Liverpool are on a high right now and not just because they clinched the Premier League (though, obviously, when it comes to feel-good, that’s pretty special). They went into 2024-25 thinking it was going to be a transition season under new manager Arne Slot (and away from club legend Jürgen Klopp), new sporting director Richard […]
India’s human rights body is investigating reports that more than 100 children fell ill from eating a school lunch after a dead snake was found in the food. The cook reportedly still served the lunch despite removing the dead animal from it, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said in a statement. The commission said […]
Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Reporting fromKarlsruhe, Germany Watch: Moment lynx is released in Newquay A lynx born in a zoo in Cornwall could become the first UK zoo-born cat to be successfully released into the wild. Animals born and raised in zoos are rarely considered for release because they either don’t have the survival […]
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. Joyce Brown’s New York minute lasted longer than most. A onetime secretary, Brown became homeless in 1986 and began camping on a heating grate on Second Avenue and 65th Street in Manhattan. […]