BBC Swarms of as many as 30 large twin-engine drones will patrol the skies for potential wildfires, researchers hope Drones could soon be working together in swarms to put out flames before they become wildfires, UK researchers hope. A team of firefighters, scientists and engineers are working on a project they say will allow swarms […]
Reuters Mpox is “not the new Covid”, because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said. Despite real concern about a new variant of the virus, and a global alert, Europe regional director Dr Hans Kluge told journalists, together we could – and must – tackle mpox. […]
On August 5, the government of Mali announced its decision to cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing a Ukrainian official’s boastful admission that Kyiv provided Malian rebels with crucial intel for a rebel assault that killed many Russian Wagner Group mercenaries and Malian soldiers. The northern Tuareg rebels claimed responsibility for the deaths of at […]
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 03:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Jamie Vardy completed his return to the Premier League with a goal to secure a point for Leicester […]
Contributed Ronnie, 11, pictured in January this year before he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumour A boy is not eligible for specialist drug treatment because his rare and incurable tumour is a millimetre too small, his parents have said. Ronnie Hood, 11, from Sudbury, Suffolk, was diagnosed with a diffuse midline […]
EPA Bayesian was carrying 12 passengers and 10 crew when the boat sank British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning. The 56m (183ft) vessel was carrying […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. IG Group has named Ricardo Ghiglino as the Head of Europe and Emerging Market Tech Delivery. Ghiglino shared the news in a LinkedIn post. Before this new position, he was the Head of […]
BBC More than 100 women who experienced pain and complications from transvaginal mesh implants have received payouts from three manufacturers of the products. The financial settlement offered by companies Bard, Boston, and Johnson & Johnson has not been disclosed. This is the first successful group claim in England after some 10,000 women were injured by […]
Maybe we should have known right from the start that this was going to take a while. Panathinaikos’ Argentinian midfielder Daniel Mancini stepped up to take the first penalty of their shootout against Ajax, the Greek side having scored a late equaliser to force the Europa League qualifying tie on Thursday night to go to […]
Nottinghamshire Police Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years before the killings The critical report into the mental healthcare given to Valdo Calocane – a paranoid schizophrenic who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham last year – is damning. In the lead-up to the attack, mental health assessments document how he often stopped […]