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Flu cases higher than usual in England during September, experts say
Flu activity in England during September was higher than the same period in the previous four winter seasons, with experts recommending vaccination for those at risk.
Omagh: ‘Difficult decision’ to close Samaritans branch after more than 50 years
The Samaritans charity has closed its Omagh, County Tyrone branch after more than 50 years of operation, citing circumstances beyond its control. Local officials are seeking clarification on the decision.
Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead at sports centre
Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, a prominent Guatemalan anticorruption lawyer and former prosecutor known for cases against powerful businessmen, was shot dead at a sports centre in Guatemala City on Saturday.
An extraordinary life: descendant welcomes biography of woman ‘gifted’ to Queen Victoria
A new biography examines the life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a Nigerian woman presented to Queen Victoria as a diplomatic gift in childhood who became a royal protégé despite remaining legally bound to the crown.
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UK Government Takes Stake in Tungsten Mine With £71m Mine Bet
The UK government’s National Wealth Fund is investing £71m in miner Tungsten West to reopen the Hemerdon mine in Devon, creating approximately 350 direct jobs.
Aramco Finds a New Way to Keep Saudi Crude Flowing to China
Saudi Aramco is using ship-to-ship transfer arrangements to deliver crude to Asian buyers, bypassing normal Strait of Hormuz routes amid regional tensions affecting export corridors.
US Army Corps approves a pipeline project it knows harms Indigenous lands
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a federal permit for Enbridge Energy to rebuild a pipeline segment under Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac, despite acknowledged harm to Indigenous lands and treaty rights.
Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it?
The UK is developing long-duration energy storage technologies to support renewable energy integration and bridge supply gaps lasting days or weeks, with 16 projects identified for support under a new regulatory scheme.
Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’
The U.S. Forest Service faces a critical firefighter shortage this summer despite leadership claims of full staffing, with anonymous firefighters reporting insufficient personnel and exhaustion from unsustainable workloads.
France links sharp rise in drownings to prolonged heatwaves
France has recorded 301 drownings since mid-June, a 14% increase from the previous year, with authorities attributing the rise to prolonged heatwaves across the country.
Climate change exposes 580 million children to 20 extra ‘heat-stress days’ every year
A new study finds that 580 million children under age 10 globally experience at least 20 additional heat-stress days annually due to climate change, with South Asia and West Africa most affected.
Fires still burn in charred landscape as focus turns to wildfire prevention
A massive wildfire burned over 2,500 hectares in Scotland’s Cairngorms, prompting focus on wildfire prevention strategies including wider fire breaks, wetland creation, and peatland restoration.
Plantwatch: Cities make a surprising refuge for threatened UK wildflowers
UK cities are emerging as unexpected sanctuaries for threatened wildflowers, offering specialized habitats and microclimates that protect plants from intensive farming practices that have decimated countryside meadows.
Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive
Some stars survive close encounters with supermassive black holes and return repeatedly, each time producing fainter light bursts. New research explains why: the star’s initial rapid rotation prevents further spin-up during subsequent passages.
Dogs blink more often when they see owners blinking, study finds
Dogs blink more frequently when observing their owners blink, according to a new study examining the role of blinking in human-canine social interactions.
One asteroid strike may explain two mysteries of Mars’ moon Deimos
An international team found that a single asteroid collision may have reshaped Mars’ moon Deimos, explaining both its southern depression and dusty surface using simulations and spacecraft observations.