President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP The current Trump administration has made 70% more changes to government environmental websites during its first 100 days than the first Trump administration did, and those changes are bolder, according […]
Getty Images The UK could experience a record UV level of nine on Thursday as the temperature continues to rise. So what is UV and why could records be broken now? What is the UV Index? The UV Index (or UVI) is a standard international measure of ultraviolet radiation emitted by the Sun – which […]
Amy White Waterstones has apologised after booklovers complained of “utter chaos” and overcrowding at an event at its flagship shop on Wednesday. Attendees said the bookseller’s annual BookFest was disorganised and potentially unsafe, with some social media users joking they had “survived” the event while one deemed it “hell on earth”. Videos posted online showed […]
Bangkok, Thailand – A surge in rare earth mining in rebel-held pockets of Myanmar supplying Chinese processing plants is being blamed for toxic levels of heavy metals in Thai waterways, including the Mekong River. China dominates the global refining of rare earth metals – key inputs in everything from wind turbines to advanced missile systems […]
Karen Wagner speaks with Rep. Mike Flood before a town hall at Kimball Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb., on Aug. 4. Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post/Getty Images Representative Mike Flood felt the full […]
US President Donald Trump says “great progress” has been made over Ukraine during talks between his envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump also described the meeting as “highly productive” in a post on his Truth Social platform. The Kremlin earlier issued a vague statement about the talks, with foreign policy aide Yuri […]
Dana is mom to a son who, when he was 14, experienced a rapid decline in his mental well-being. A few months later, she came to understand that he had become deeply influenced by predatory online networks that encourage vulnerable people, especially minors, to harm themselves and others. Newsportu is not using Dana’s full name […]
Press Association The government and the British Medical Association will restart talks in the coming days to end the long-running resident doctor dispute in England. It comes after BMA leaders met Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Tuesday, following a five-day walkout at the end of July. The BMA said it had agreed to a “window […]
The Department of Justice building is seen on July 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena to the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Eric Lee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/Getty Images The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Female gorillas appear to maintain their social relationships for many years The relationships built up between female mountain gorillas are more important than previously understood, new research from Rwanda suggests. It shows that when one of these social great apes moves into a new group, […]