TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies of prostate cancer, aged 68 pred 18 urami in 20 minutami The former ITV, BBC and Sky News journalist died peacefully at home in London on Saturday, his family sayThe former BBC and Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died aged 68 after a “period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family have said.The journalist, who was long a fixture on British TV screens, was also known for hosting the quizshow Eggheads. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kate to attend Wimbledon ladies’ singles final pred 18 urami in 49 minutami The Princess of Wales will attend the Centre Court match between Czech players Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova on Saturday.(London News)
Drones are detecting more sharks at US beaches but do they make public safer? pred 18 urami in 52 minutami Increase in sightings may not reflect increase in sharks with little evidence that threat to swimmers has risenExperts say that despite recent increased investment in drones to monitor for sharks in states like New York, the machines have limited usefulness as a public safety tool and there does not appear to be evidence that the threat to swimmers from sharks has increased.There have, however, been more reports of sharks around local beaches. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara pred 18 urami in 54 minutami Vigilantes also took part in the fight that raged all night and the following morning, residents sayNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara this week, according to a government official.Government troops targeted the gangs in Gummi district in a two-day operation that “led to the elimination of more than 300 terrorists”, Zamfara’s information commissioner, Mahmud Muhammad Dantawasa, said in a statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France pred 19 urami in 52 minutami Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third of those of France. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders pred 19 urami in 52 minutami Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murdersThe serial killer Levi Bellfield will have his DNA taken in an attempt to establish if he murdered Lin and Megan Russell in 1996.Michael Stone has protested his innocence since his conviction in 1998 for the killing of Lin, 45, and her daughter, six-year-old Megan, as well as a vicious attack on Megan’s sister Josie, nine, who survived. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds pred 19 urami in 52 minutami Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgeryThe NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year because of a drastic shortage of anaesthetists, a report reveals.More than 8 million patients are on waiting lists across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many are in urgent need of a surgical procedure. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
