34 h. ago Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues

Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts saySurging cases of yellow fever and dengue in South America highlight the growing assault on people’s health from the climate crisis, with infectious diseases spread by mosquitoes and deadly heat also now pushing into temperate regions such as Europe, experts have warned at the Cop30 climate summit.There have been 356 cases of yellow fever in South America and 152 deaths so far this year, largely in the Amazon region, according to Pan American Health Organization figures. Apart from a large spike in 2017 and 2018, this is the largest number of yellow fever cases for any year in the continent, bar one, since 1960. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Bizarre application surge fuels concern over plans for dramatic glen near Loch Ness

Dozens of applications have been received by the community trust

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5 d. ago Labour's early prisoner release scheme is fuelling 'shocking' rise in homelessness as rough sleepers surge by 20%

Almost 300,000 people are now facing the 'worst' forms of homelessness amid a staggering 20 per cent rise in rough sleeping in just two years, according to the Crisis.

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6 d. ago Jail death of man accused of molesting boy at Loch Ness campsite 'non

John Bell, 44, died at HMP Inverness on Saturday, November 8, where he was being held on remand after he was charged with sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy at the campsite near Loch Ness in July.

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6 d. ago Man accused of sexually assaulting boy at campsite dies in prison

John Bell, 44, had been charged over an incident at the Loch Ness Bay Campsite in July.

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6 d. ago Man accused of sexually assaulting boy at Loch Ness campsite dies in Inverness Prison

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

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6 d. ago Loch Ness 'sex attacker' who preyed on boy, 8, dies suddenly in jail

John Bell, 44, was found dead at HMP Inverness on November 8, where he was being held on remand after being charged with sexually assaulting the child in July

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6 d. ago Loch Ness 'sex attacker who preyed on boy, 8' found dead in jail

A 44-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a young boy at a Loch Ness campsite in July has died in prison in Inverness

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7 d. ago Man accused of molesting little boy at Loch Ness campsite dies in prison

John Bell, 44, died at HMP Inverness, where he was being held on remand.

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8 d. ago Concern over London Colney Green Belt proposal after Local Plan hearing

Concern over London Colney Green Belt proposal after Local Plan hearing  Herts Advertiser

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8 d. ago Possible Loch Ness Monster sighting as dark shape spotted rising from water's surface

The man visiting Loch Ness claims he briefly saw a dark shape in the water for around 30 seconds, before it vanished back into the depths.

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2 w. ago Amazon shares surge as AI boom fuels cloud growth; Nvidia boss says selling chips in China is Trump’s call – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsSouthern Water has ended its three month hosepipe ban that covered most of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.The water company, which told its customers that the River Test and River Itchen were at “critically low levels” in July, said it was able to lift the ban after wet weather in September and October.We’re incredibly grateful to our customers for their support and understanding during this challenging time.By working together, we’ve not only saved millions of litres of water each day, but also helped protect our precious chalk streams. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Amazon shares surge as AI boom fuels cloud growth; Nvidia boss says selling chips in China is Trump’s call – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsSouthern Water has ended its three month hosepipe ban that covered most of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.The water company, which told its customers that the River Test and River Itchen were at “critically low levels” in July, said it was able to lift the ban after wet weather in September and October.We’re incredibly grateful to our customers for their support and understanding during this challenging time.By working together, we’ve not only saved millions of litres of water each day, but also helped protect our precious chalk streams. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Return of the Loch Ness monster as sightings soar leaving locals spooked

EXCLUSIVE: The rare sighting comes more than a month after a local who has lived near Loch Ness for 30 years reported spotting the loch’s most famous resident moving through the calm waters

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last month Jurrien Timber facing suspension concern as Arsenal consider North London Derby plan

Jurrien Timber facing suspension concern as Arsenal consider North London Derby plan  Football London

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