Ali MacLeod Ali MacLeod from Clarkston enjoyed a beautiful day of sailing with his son Lewis before snapping this photo of him fishing from the rocks near Craobh Haven on the Craignish peninsula. A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 18-25 July. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. …
Read More »Powys minor injury units decision to be made later this year
Temporary changes to a county’s community hospitals have been “positive” for cost-cutting aims, a health board has been told, as a decision on whether they will remain in place looms. The controversial measures at Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) – which included reducing the opening hours of two minor injury …
Read More »Radioactive wasp nest discovered at old US nuclear weapons site
A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons, federal officials said. “The wasp nest was sprayed to kill wasps, then bagged as radiological waste,” says a US Department of Energy …
Read More »Google’s Pixel Tablet is 38 percent off for today only
During the most recent Prime Day, the Google Pixel Tablet with Wi-Fi and 256GB of storage briefly dropped to just $309 ($190 off) — but the deal disappeared in a matter of hours. Fast forward to today, and the deal is back, but this time it’s available at Best Buy. …
Read More »Wales Air Ambulance miss 550 patients amid rural location row
Jenny Rees Health correspondent, BBC Wales BBC The charity has four bases with specialist crews using both cars and helicopters to respond to calls, but a review found unmet need in parts of Wales Hundreds of patients were missed by the Wales Air Ambulance over the past two years because …
Read More »Iran drives out 1.5 million Afghans, with some branded spies for Israel
BBC News Afghan & BBC Global Disinformation Unit BBC Some Afghans in Iran have been accused of espionage in the wake of the 12-day conflict with Israel. Ali Ahmad’s eyes fill with tears as he lifts his shirt to show deep bruises across his back. While he was detained, Iranian …
Read More »Car finance ruling has potential to trigger millions of claims
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images A ruling by the UK’s most senior judges later could pave the way for millions of motorists to claim compensation for motor finance mis-selling. The Supreme Court will decide whether or not to uphold an earlier ruling which found that hidden commission …
Read More »US green energy braces for federal funding cuts
Zoe Corbyn Technology Reporter Reporting fromSan Francisco Getty Images President Trump has described windfarms as “disgusting” and “ugly” US green fuel company HIF Global has a big vision for Texas’s Matagorda County: a $7bn (£5.2bn) commercial scale e-methanol factory to supply the world market. The plant, which it claims would …
Read More »Home Office to share asylum hotel locations with Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats
The location of hotels housing asylum seekers will be shared with food delivery companies as part of a crackdown on illegal working, the Home Office has said. The agreement with Deliveroo, Just East and Uber Eats enables the firms to identify behaviour which indicates illegal working, such as an account …
Read More »Covid inquiry begins examination of impact on social care sector
James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer BBC In the early days of the pandemic, care home staff donned full personal protective equipment The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting …
Read More »Lindsay Lohan on motherhood, acting again and the Freaky Friday sequel
Yasmin Rufo BBC News Reporting fromLeicester Square ‘I’m never washing this shoulder’: BBC meets stars of Freakier Friday It has been more than two decades since the body-swap comedy that captured the complexities of mother-daughter relationships became a global hit. Now Freakier Friday sees Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan …
Read More »World Aquatics Championships: Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen withdraws
Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen has withdrawn from the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore due to the ongoing effects of appendicitis he suffered from in June. The Magheralin man finished eighth in the 800m freestyle final on Wednesday despite making a good start in the defence of his title, but faded …
Read More »The shock, chaos and negotiations behind Thailand’s trade deal
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent in Bangkok Getty Images Export-driven economies like Thailand have been scrambling for a trade deal to avoid President Trump’s steep tariffs When US President Donald Trump made his dramatic tariff announcement on 2 April, nowhere was the shock greater than in South East Asia, …
Read More »Kerr County officials were asleep, away as Texas floods hit
BBC reports from the scene of floods in Kerr County Two top officials in the Texas county where dozens died in catastrophic flooding over the 4 July holiday weekend were asleep – and a third out of town – when disaster struck the region. Emergency management coordinator William B Thomas …
Read More »‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’: What to Know About Post-Credits Scenes
Marvel’s newest movie is here, and we have good and bad news. The good: You don’t have to do any homework before seeing The Fantastic Four: First Steps, according to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. The bad: It’s the last Marvel flick we’re getting until 2026. More good: It has …
Read More »Melissa Gilbert reflects on ‘tumultuous’ Rob Lowe relationship lessons
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Melissa Gilbert is reflecting on her past love life. During an appearance on the “I Choose Me With Jennie Garth” podcast, the “Little House on the Prairie” star got candid about navigating fame from a young age and explained how dating Rob …
Read More »Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans to cost £49bn, plans reveal
Karl Mercer BBC London Political Editor Heathrow Airport An artist’s impression showing three runways at Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport has revealed details of its plan to expand and modernise the airport at a cost of £49bn. Thomas Woldbye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, said expansion was “urgent” as the airport was …
Read More »Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules
Ned Davies, Shayan Sardarizadeh & Matt Murphy BBC Verify Getty Images Social media companies are blocking wide-ranging content – including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza – in an attempt to comply with the UK’s new Online Safety Act, BBC Verify has found. The new legislation, which came …
Read More »Tories must ‘offer hope’ in face of Reform threat
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said the Tories must not become a “repository of disenchantment”, but instead be about “offering hope”. The Tories must position themselves as the party that can “fix problems”, even as Reform UK, currently leading the Conservatives in many polls, was “stealing everyone’s oxygen”, Badenoch …
Read More »Cornwall mum ‘could be alive’ if older driver rules changed
Amy Gladwell BBC South West Investigations Lauren Woodhead BBC England Data Unit Eady family Claire Eady believes her mother’s fatal crash could have been avoided Claire Eady believes that if the rules for older drivers were different her mum would still be here today. Last summer 79-year-old Geraldine Gibson died …
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