Day: May 19, 2023

Woman, 81, hit by police motorcycle escorting Duchess of Edinburgh still fighting for life thumbnail

Woman, 81, hit by police motorcycle escorting Duchess of Edinburgh still fighting for life

May 19, 2023

An elderly woman hit by a police motorbike escorting Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, remains in hospital in a critical condition. Helen Holland, 81, had been visiting her sister on Wednesday, May 10, in Earls Court in west London. The crash happened on the corner of Cromwell Road and Warwick Road at around 3.30pm. Her family […]

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Beyoncé gives British-chic as she embraces tea and admires London Eye in tweed with Jay-Z thumbnail

Beyoncé gives British-chic as she embraces tea and admires London Eye in tweed with Jay-Z

May 19, 2023

Just when we thought we couldn’t love Queen Bey any more, she totters around London with Jay-Z drinking tea and wearing tweed. The star seems to be dwelling in a central location, as her window looks out onto the London Eye during her very culturally apt visit to the capital. This comes after the 41-year-old […]

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New York could be sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, research finds thumbnail

New York could be sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, research finds

May 19, 2023

The 8.4million people living in The Big Apple are under threat with the City being measured as plunging at a rate of 1–2 mm per year, while sea level rises with some areas sinking at twice this rate, researchers found. The phenomenon is expected to happen in all of Earth’s major coastal cities as sea […]

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Spain: Hundreds evacuated amid huge wildfire suspected to be arson

May 19, 2023

H undreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in Spain as a wildfire blamed on arsonists ravages nearly 20,000 acres of lane near the country’s border with Portugal. Emergency crews evacuated around 600 villagers in western Spain overnight on Thursday. Around 260 firefighters and 165 soldiers continued to fight the blaze on Friday, […]

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How does air pollution affect health? Reducing dementia risk should be part of clean air strategies thumbnail

How does air pollution affect health? Reducing dementia risk should be part of clean air strategies

May 19, 2023

The research stated that action should be taken to reduce exposure to pollution, with brain health to be included in net zero strategies. Here are the key details. What does the evidence say? The research has been under way for 20 years. It started with the discovery of brain changes in pet dogs in the […]

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Boy describes impact of being abused by Timothy Schofield

May 19, 2023

Timothy Schofield was jailed for 12 years at the court after being convicted of 11 child sex offences during a trial at Exeter Crown Court in April. A victim personal statement from the boy was read by prosecution barrister Robin Shellard. Avon and Somerset Police later released the following sections of the statement with the […]

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John Cena says he ‘violated Dwayne Johnson’s trust’ when WWE rivalry crossed into real life thumbnail

John Cena says he ‘violated Dwayne Johnson’s trust’ when WWE rivalry crossed into real life

May 19, 2023

J ohn Cena has said that he “violated” Dwayne Johnson’s “trust” when he publicly feuded with him over a decade ago. The former wrestlers had a long-standing rivalry in the ring but were firm friends behind the scenes until The Rock left WWE for his acting career in 2012. In response to his departure from […]

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Just Stop Oil activists pushed to ground during ‘slow march’ in London thumbnail

Just Stop Oil activists pushed to ground during ‘slow march’ in London

May 19, 2023

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A Just Stop Oil march was interrupted today after a man ripped signs out of people’s hands and pushed activists. Four protesters embarked on a ‘mini-march’ in central London while 18 others launched a ‘slow march’ through […]

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Terrorist, 21, plotted to buy a gun and kill Christian preacher in London’s Hyde Park thumbnail

Terrorist, 21, plotted to buy a gun and kill Christian preacher in London’s Hyde Park

May 19, 2023

A 21-year-old terrorist has admitted plotting a gun attack at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park. Edward Little, from Brighton, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey today. He planned to buy a gun to kill a Christian preacher and her camera crew at Speakers’ Corner as well as any police or soldiers in the area […]

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Why Ukraine's spring offensive still hasn't begun — with summer just weeks away thumbnail

Why Ukraine’s spring offensive still hasn’t begun — with summer just weeks away

May 19, 2023

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time […]

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