Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney to be sentenced pred 13 urami in 44 minutami Gibney, 77, will face justice for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s after decades of effort to track and extradite himMore than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney is to face justice.The 77-year-old is to be sentenced at the central criminal court in Dublin on Monday for abusing four young female athletes in the 1970s and 1980s. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Middle East crisis live: Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airport after deadly attack on Riyadh pred 13 urami in 51 minutami US president Donald Trump says he is weighing whether the US will join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed HouthisThere’s been a strong condemnation of this morning of the Houthi’s deadly strike on Saudi Arabia’s largest airport. Global leaders say attacks on civilians must stop.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was “deeply shocked” by Saturday’s strike. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘She was swaying, zoning out’: UK pets poisoned in record numbers by illicit drugs pred 13 urami in 52 minutami Toxicology helplines report 42% increase in calls involving animals poisoned by drugs and nicotineA record number of pets are ingesting recreational drugs and requiring veterinary care in the UK, figures shared with the Guardian reveal.Last year, the UK’s only emergency poison centre for animals received its highest ever number of calls involving animals poisoned by cannabis, cocaine, magic mushrooms and nicotine, and it is on course to do so again this year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How the 2026 Super El Niño and Climate Change Are Related pred 13 urami in 52 minutami Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.(Wired)