Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C. Source link
Scott Hussey, a Reform councillor for the nearby Brecks division on Norfolk County Council, said a “peaceful protest” had started at the town’s police station on Wednesday night before it moved to Clover Way. “I counted up to the 30 officers lined up on one side of the street and on the other side maybe […]
No-frills airline EasyJet has agreed to be taken over in a £5.7bn deal by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor dropped out. The takeover was agreed after US investment firm Castlelake, which had made a series of offers for the carrier, said it was withdrawing from the bid battle. EasyJet is one of Europe’s […]
Surrey duo Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence have been recalled to the England squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan. The pair have been named in a 16-man squad before the series opener at Headingley on Wednesday 19 August but Jacob Bethell will miss the entire series through injury. The three-match series marks England’s […]
Facebook owner Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation’s system. The announcement follows recent incidents across the AI industry, including breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models, that have raised cyber-security concerns. A Meta […]
In his social media post, Bonehill-Paine said his local election candidacy would prompt opposition parties to “spend all their time focusing on my past rather than the work I’m doing today”. “Rather than standing as a local council candidate, I believe that my experience is better used supporting Kemi Badenoch in her ongoing mission to […]
Left-wing political outsider Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, which exposed bitter divisions over the party’s direction. The former public health official is on course to beat moderate four-term Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. El-Sayed voiced support for left-wing causes like universal […]
US blogger Perez Hilton is recovering in hospital after members of the public reported that he had appeared to self-harm during a TikTok livestream. Emergency services were called to his home in Miami on Tuesday after concerned viewers reported a man “livestreaming acts of self-harm on social media”. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office told US media […]
Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing one person and leaving at least 12 others injured after strikes across Kyiv and the surrounding area, authorities say. The head of Kyiv’s military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said the “enemy is once again massively attacking the Kyiv region” and has hit residential buildings and warehouses. […]
A major search is under way for a 13-year-old boy who reportedly got into difficulty while swimming off the East Yorkshire coast, police have said. Emergency services were called to Hornsea at about 18:00 BST. Crews, including Hornsea Inshore Rescue, HM Coastguard and Humberside Police, remain at the scene. The RNLI said its Bridlington all-weather […]
