All ambulance services in England and Wales are under “extreme pressure” and are on the highest level of alert, as soaring temperatures pose health risks to the public. Staff absences due to COVID, difficulties caused by the hot weather and continuing delays in handing over patients to hospital A&Es have combined to leave ambulance trusts
A Nevada sex offender has been charged over the murder of a five-year-old girl who vanished on her way to school 40 years ago. Robert John Lanoue, 70, was arrested last week over the killing of Anne Pham after a DNA breakthrough. Anne disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class in Seaside, California, on 21
Squid Game has become the first non-English language Emmy nominee. The South Korean hit about a brutal survival contest has been nominated in the prestigious category of outstanding drama series as well as earning a nod for its lead star Lee Jung-jae. The Netflix show’s nomination underlines the power of the streamers in a set-piece awards
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With more than 19,000 virtual currencies in existence, the cryptocurrency industry has likened the current state of the market to the early years of the internet. Industry players said however that most of these coins will collapse. Nurphoto | Getty Images As recently as March, Three Arrows Capital managed about $10 billion in assets, making
Japan has said farewell to its country’s its longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead at a campaign rally last week. Long lines of people queued outside the Zojoji temple in Tokyo to pay their respects to the man who dominated Japanese politics for decades. The 67-year-old’s assassination by an unemployed man wielding
Humanity’s view of the distant cosmos will never be the same. The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful to be placed in orbit, has revealed the clearest image to date of the early universe, going back 13 billion years, US space agency NASA said Monday. The stunning shot, released in a White House briefing
There is a 30% chance that Sunday will be the hottest day the UK has ever seen – with yesterday’s heat already having an impact. Senior government officials met to discuss plans for the first-ever heatwave emergency in a bid to deal with the rising temperatures, according to the Telegraph. A national emergency is declared
During an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responds to former national security adviser John Bolton’s accusation in his new book that Democrats committed “impeachment malpractice.” #CNN #News
Elon Musk, during an event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Bloomberg /Getty Twitter said Monday in a letter that Elon Musk‘s bid to terminate his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the social media company is “invalid and wrongful.” The letter, addressed to Musk’s lawyers, followed the Tesla CEO’s
The winner of the Conservative leadership contest will be unveiled on 5 September – and some candidates could be knocked out of the race today. Eleven Tory hopefuls have thrown their hat into the ring, but those who fail to get support from 20 MPs will not appear on the first ballot, which is due
Touring various electric bike factories has been a fascinating experience for me over the years. It’s a chance to look behind the curtain and see how the sausage is made, so to speak. And with bicycles being one of the great equalizers, it is interesting to see each culture’s take on the handy vehicles. I’ve
EU officials said their inflation forecasts will be revised upwards, but they do not point to a recession yet. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BRUSSELS — The euro zone economy is expected to face higher inflation both this year and in 2023, officials told CNBC on Monday, while plans are being stepped up for
The governor of the Bank of England has said he still thinks inflation will fall sharply next year. The Bank is due to start working on forecasts that will be released with its next interest rate decision on 4 August. Andrew Bailey told the treasury select committee on Monday afternoon that he expected inflation would
The composer who wrote the theme for the James Bond films has died at the age of 94. A statement on his official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.” He began his career singing in big bands before forging
The pound has fallen to a two-year low as the political landscape adds to uncertainty in an economy already under strain. On Monday afternoon the pound was at US$1.1867 – its lowest level since March 2020. Just before 5pm, it had strengthened slightly to US$1.19. It comes days after Boris Johnson’s resignation as prime minister
Flights from Gatwick are more likely to have been cancelled so far this year than at any other major UK airport. The rate is 10 times worse than Stansted, the best-performing British hub. More than 3% of planned flights from Gatwick didn’t take place, compared with 0.3% of those from Stansted, according to figures from
8:57 AM BST Lock Maro Itoje has been ruled out of England’s third and decisive test against Australia on Saturday because of concussion. Itoje, 27, suffered a head knock in the Brisbane test and had already been ruled out of the series decider at Sydney Cricket Ground. 1 Related Flanker Sam Underhill has also been
New video obtained by CNN shows the moment Justice Department investigators served former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark with a warrant to search his home in June. CNN’s Sara Murray reports on other raids and subpoenas that are pushing the January 6 investigation closer to former President Donald Trump’s inner circle. #CNN #News
A rare “extreme heat” warning has been issued for the weekend as the Met Office said temperatures were likely to rise further in the coming days. The start of the working week for millions of Britons was a roasting one, with mercury readings shooting up as high as 32C in Northolt, west London. Temperatures failed