65 h. ago The Curious Case of Mike Lynch by Katie Prescott review – the extraordinary story behind the Bayesian tragedy

A meticulously researched account of the controversial businessman’s rise and shocking demiseAt least two terrible ironies surround the death of Mike Lynch. One lies in the name of his superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of 19 August 2024. He had named the boat Bayesian to honour Bayes’s theorem, a mathematical rule that helps you weigh up the probability of something given the available evidence, which served as Lynch’s guiding light over the course of a tempestuous career. The theorem was “a beautiful key to our minds”, Lynch believed. But it was entirely incapable of predicting the outcome that morning, when the yacht capsized during a storm, killing seven people, including Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and his US lawyer, Chris Morvillo.A second irony lies in the fact that Lynch had just come through the trial of his life, one he felt was bound to end in jail, where he thought he could die. Somehow, to everyone’s astonishment, an American ju...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires

Authorities face growing criticism for detaining at least two civilians who have called for accountabilityAuthorities in Hong Kong have arrested 13 people on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to last week’s devastating fire, as they face growing criticism from residents over the arrests under national security laws of at least two civilians calling for accountability.Emergency services continued to search through the seven towers of the Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po on Monday, days after the city’s deadliest fire in 75 years. The death toll rose to 151 and is expected to rise further as the search continues. About 40 people are still missing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hong Kong fire death toll set to rise above 128 as investigators look for more charred remains in scorched skyscrapers and King Charles sends heartfelt message

Legions of police officers from Hong Kong's Disaster Victim Identification Unit, dressed in white full-body protective gear, were seen entering the charred remains of the skyscrapers this morning.

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1 week ago Hong Kong fire deaths rise to 55 as hundreds flee homes at apartment complex

Firefighters are battling one of the deadliest modern blazes in the city’s history

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1 week ago Hong Kong fire sees death toll rise to 55 as tower inferno search continues for over 270

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1 week ago Hong Kong fire deaths rise to 55 as 900 evacuated from apartment blocks

Firefighters are battling one of the deadliest modern blazes in the city’s history

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2 w. ago Hong Kong building fire see at least 13 dead as death toll rises after multiple trapped

The blaze at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, has seen the death toll rise to 13 after earlier reports confirmed just four people had died

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2 w. ago Britons hit by coldest night of the season as temperatures plunge to

Temperatures dropped to -11.7C as amber cold weather health alerts remain in place across parts of northern England

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2 w. ago Travel chaos in blizzard Britain: Snow and ice force roads to close and schools shut with new Met Office weather warnings to hit in hours as temperatures plunge to

Met Office warnings for snow and ice remained in force across the UK today, with more ice alerts for tomorrow morning. A UK Health Security Agency amber cold health alert will be active until Saturday.

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3 w. ago Arctic blast sparks heart attack and stroke warning for Brits with

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a new cold health alert for parts of the UK as temperatures are set to plummet below freezing, with some areas seeing drops as low as -10C

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3 w. ago Britain on 'Beast from the East' alert: Met Office issues warning over weather phenomenon that can cause Siberian freeze

Amber cold health alerts and yellow snow and ice warnings were activated today as wet weather and cold Arctic air brought 'difficult, slippery conditions' to the UK.

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3 w. ago Winter walloping as Britain's big freeze leads to fears hospitals will be over

Lightning storms, snow and ice are on the way this week as amber cold weather warning is issued and people with serious health conditions are told to stay indoors

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3 w. ago UKHSA issues fresh cold health alert as freezing weather continues

A number of amber and yellow alerts have been issued

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3 w. ago Met Office issues snow and ice weather warnings as amber cold health alert comes into force

A cold weather health alert has been upgraded to amber as temperatures could drop to -10C in parts of the UK

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3 w. ago Amber cold health alert issued for parts of UK: Snow and ice warnings as big chill grips Britain

The amber alert is in place for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, while a yellow alert is in place for the rest of England between 12pm on Monday until 8am on Saturday.

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3 w. ago Amber cold health alerts issued by UKHSA as rise in deaths 'likely' in

Health alerts and weather warnings have been issued across the UK as the country enters a cold snap

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3 w. ago Amber cold weather health alert issued as temperatures could plunge to

The amber alert is in place for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, while a yellow alert is in place for the rest of England.

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3 w. ago Greater Manchester issued UKHSA cold health alert with 'significant' impacts possible

Several snow and ice warnings have been issued by the Met Office for this week

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3 w. ago UKHSA issues 'rise in death' health alert as Arctic weather coming

The alert activates at 8am on Monday

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4 w. ago Global tuberculosis diagnoses rise to a record, but deaths fall, WHO reports

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total

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