Two people climbing an electrical transmission tower, wearing personal protection equipment. Behind the tower is a rugged landscape in. Ofgem has published its consultation on the Electricity System Operator (ESO)'s Beyond 2030 report. The consultation contains its proposals and funding framework for the projects. This is a significant next step in unlocking investment in the.

Beyond 2030 electricity grid consultation welcomed

The family of a man who was kicked and stamped on by a police officer have appealed for calm.

Airport kick video family calls for end to protests

Councillors say the site is being used by gang meetings, drug users and people on off-road bikes.

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

Last year was exceedingly busy for ports, terminals and maritime-related operations of all types—but in some very unwelcome ways. Early in the year, for example, a ransomware attack forced a major Norway-based ship software supplier to shut down its IT servers, impacting approximately 1,000 vessels. Japan’s largest port was targeted, forcing it to halt loading and unloading containers for days. Late in the year, a large defense shipbuilder was the target of a cyberattack while negotiating with potential investors.

Navigating Cyber Risk in Ports and Terminals: The Role of Specialized Insurance

A horse rider was injured after two pilots landed at a busy beach in Cornwall, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. The CAA has launched an appeal to identify the two people who landed in "microlights" at Par Sands Beach on 28 July. The authority said the two pilots...

Appeal after horse rider injured at Cornish beach

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MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

The developer says a "significant proportion" of the new properties would be affordable homes.

Up to 400 homes planned for edge of town

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Police are investigating reports that a man claiming to be Ben Needham, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in 1991, has come forward to authorities in Denmark. The news comes 33 years to the day of his disappearance on 24 July. Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old...

Police check DNA of man claiming to be Ben Needham

A wildlife trust is looking to restore some of its peatlands which were historically burned to help heat homes. Cumbria Wildlife Trust conservation manager David Harpley said the group wanted to restore about 14 acres at Burns Becks Moss in Killington, near Kendal. The land is degraded because its peat...

Wildlife trust plans to restore peatlands

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Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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A girl aged nine is fighting for life and her younger brother injured after they were hit by a bus on a family stroll in south east London. Police were called to the collision on Watling Street, near the junction with Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath just after 9am on Saturday.The male driver of the No 99 bus was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury through dangerous and drug-driving.He has been taken into police custody where he remains.Paramedics took the two children to hospital by ambulance. The girl’s injuries are being treated as life-threatening, the Metropolitan Police said.The five-year-old boy was...

Girl, nine, hit by bus fights for life as ‘drug’ driver arrested in south London

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Two men who died following a light aircraft crash in North Yorkshire have been named by police. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance and other emergency services were called to the incident in Thorganby, between Selby and York, at around 09:50 BST on Sunday. Matthew Bird, 21, from Spofforth, was the pilot...

Police name two men killed in light aircraft crash

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There were missed opportunities to protect a Welsh toddler who was murdered by her stepfather four years ago, a review has found.Lola James, who died in July 2020, was fatally attacked in her home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, by her mum’s boyfriend, who claimed she had fallen down the stairs.A report into the two-year-old’s death published on Thursday has identified a range of issues at various organisations, including proper processes not being followed.Kyle Bevan, 32, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire was given a life sentence for murdering Lola in July last year.Her mother, Sinead James, 31, also of Haverfordwest, was also found guilty of...

‘Missed opportunities’ to protect murdered toddler Lola James

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MOL Secures Class Approval for World’s First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier Design

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has achieved a significant milestone by receiving approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of an LNG...

MOL Secures Class Approval for World’s First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier Design

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