A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam. Posts emerged on Wednesday claiming Jonathan, who is thought to be 193 years old according to the official website devoted to him, was…
The latest storm set to hit parts of Britain this Easter weekend has been named Storm Dave. A warning for very strong winds that could cause damage and travel disruption was issued for parts of the UK over the Easter weekend. It is set to bring damaging winds across northern parts of the UK later…
Reform’s new housing chief has been sacked over his comments about Grenfell Tower fire victims, which survivors and families called “deeply dehumanising”. Sir Keir Starmer and opposition parties had called for Simon Dudley to be sacked as Reform’s new housing spokesman after he said the 72 deaths were a “tragedy and a failure” but “everyone…
Rebecca Keating has worked at the BBC for 20 years and calls her new role an “immense privilege”. Source link
The island of Crete, known for its blue skies, is seeing red – thanks to a cloud of Saharan dust. A powerful storm has carried the dust from Africa, and the popular holiday destination has turned an apocalyptic shade of red ahead of the Easter break. Dramatic photographs showed the impact the dust was having…
An 88-year-old woman has died after being struck by a lorry in North Ayrshire. The pensioner was crossing Main Street in Largs when she was hit by the HGV at about 10.05am on Wednesday. Emergency crews attended, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police Scotland said the driver of the lorry was…
The latest attempt by Donald Trump to ease uncertainty over the US and Israel’s war on Iran has only heightened investor concerns. The US president’s primetime address, saying American forces could leave Iran in two to three weeks, while threatening to strike Iranian electric plants “extremely hard”, has caused the fallen oil price to jump…
Teachers have called for an end to censorship in school libraries, with their union warning it “should ring alarm bells for all of us”. The warning at the National Education Union (NEU) conference in Brighton comes following claims a Salford school ordered dozens of classic titles be removed from shelves. Index on Censorship reported in…
Jesy Nelson has spoken of her pride after it was announced screenings for spinal muscular atrophy will begin earlier than planned. The former Little Mix star has campaigned for all newborn babies to be screened for the rare condition after her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson, were diagnosed. They were found to have…
The company, which manufactures rockets, space exploration technology and Starlink satellites, is currently privately held. But on Wednesday it made a confidential filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering, which would allow shares to be traded in the stock market. Source link
