42 h. ago Brockwell Park festivals 'welcome scrutiny' amid £31k legal challenge

Festival organisers who run events in Brockwell Park have paid over £300,000 to help look after the green space

Economics

50 h. ago Brockwell Park festivals 'welcome scrutiny' amid £31m legal challenge

Festival organisers who run events in Brockwell Park have paid over £300,000 to help look after the green space

Economics

4 d. ago Travel chaos as major rail station used daily by 10,000 people closing for A MONTH

Huddersfield Station is to close for 30 days, which could cause problems for up to 300,000 travellers. The station, linked to major cities, will undergo a £70 million revamp

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7 d. ago Man Utd flop Casemiro proving Jamie Carragher wrong as football not left him yet

MAC OF THE NET COLUMN: Manchester United are hopeful of offloading veteran midfielder Casemiro this summer and his extortionate £300,000-per-week wages - but the 33-year-old has shown some signs there is life in the old dog yet

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8 d. ago Officials update threat level of massive volcano due to erupt as 300,000 Americans brace

Nearly 300,000 Americans remain on alert as a massive volcano continues to show signs of unrest that began earlier this year.

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1 week ago Archaeology wonder on Scottish isle is a treasure trove of human bones and artefacts

An island community will become Scotland’s first to buy the ancient structure after securing over £300,000 in funding

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1 week ago Terrified city goes to extreme lengths to protect itself from huge volcano set to explode

Nearly 300,000 residents of a US city have been told to prepare for a volcano that 'is about to erupt.'

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1 week ago Alaska volcano fears sparks emergency stockpiling in case city is blanketed in ash

Nearly 300,000 people in Alaska have been told to prepare for a possible volcano eruption with fears that Mount Spurr will blow after dozens of earthquakes have been recorded

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2 w. ago What is the pregnancy drug DES? The medication given to 300,000 women now linked to 'rare cancer risk'

The anti-miscarriage drug Diethylstilbestrol was prescribed on the NHS for nearly four decades

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2 w. ago Coup leader favourite in presidential race as Gabon goes to the polls

Self-styled anti-corruption crusader Brice Nguema helped overthrow Bongo family dynasty in August 2023An estimated 1 million Gabonese citizens head to the polls on Saturday to vote in the country’s first presidential election since an August 2023 coup ended the 55-year Bongo family dynasty. For Brice Nguema, the junta leader turned civilian head of state, it could be a chance to cement his democratic credentials.Last November, 860,000 registered voters approved a referendum for a new constitution with two seven-year presidential terms and an amnesty for participants in the removal of Ali Bongo, who had succeeded his father in 2009. Officials are yet to release data on the updated voters’ register but previously said they expected an additional 300,000 new registrations, including from those who have recently come of age. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Heathrow sees big fall in passenger numbers in month of power cut shut

Almost 300,000 passengers were caught up in the chaos caused by the shutdown of the airport for most of 21 March.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament

Bill which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown fails by 11 votes to 112It was the bill that launched 300,000 public submissions, sparked New Zealand’s largest ever protest on Māori rights and prompted a haka in parliament that quickly went viral.And now the treaty principles bill, which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown, is dead. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago As Trump ignites tariff war, a US city is embracing Canadians with all its heart

An estimated 300,000 Canadians visit Palm Springs each year and Trump’s levies threaten tourism in the regionWorried that Donald Trump’s policies are scaring away Canadians, a key segment of their tourist industry, a California resort city has put up “Palm Springs Loves Canada” signs across its downtown.“It was a gesture to let our Canadian visitors know that what happens in Washington DC, is not the way that Palm Springs is looking at Canada,” Ron deHarte, the city’s mayor, said of the signs, which were installed on Friday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Amid all the warnings about a ‘dementia tsunami’, here are the things you should know | Devi Sridhar

When we dig into new research we see why all the alarming headlines are written, but also that science is bringing new hope Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias were the leading cause of death in Britain in 2021 (followed by Covid-19 and heart disease), and a top 10 cause of death in the United States. Dementia is a general term used for several diseases that destroy nerve cells and damage the brain, leading to difficulty with memory, thinking and other cognitive functions. Behind those statistics is a heartbreaking condition for individuals (and their loved ones) as they become confused and disoriented, struggle to recognise family, friends and caregivers, and lose the ability to live independently.Recent studies from across the world have highlighted that dementia cases are likely to rise dramatically. For instance, an analysis of 15,000 middle-aged US adults in Nature Medicine in January 2025 found that in study participants, the lifetime risk of developing dementia after 55 w...

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2 w. ago Japan issues urgent MEGAQUAKE warning: Impending disaster could kill 300,000 people, experts predict

The Japanese government has issued an urgent warning over the catastrophic damage which could be caused by an impending megaquake.

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2 w. ago ‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles

A wildlife crossing across the 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animalsAbove the whirring of 300,000 cars each day on Los Angeles’s 101 freeway, an ambitious project is taking shape. The Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing is the largest wildlife bridge in the world at 210ft long and 174ft wide, and this week it’s had help taking shape: soil.“This is the soul of the project,” says Beth Pratt, regional executive director, California, at the National Wildlife Federation, who has worked on making the crossing become a reality over the last 13 years. She says she’s seen many milestones, like the 26m pounds of concrete poured to create the structure, but this one is special. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tsunami warning canceled for Papua New Guinea after strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake

The shallow quake was centred offshore, 120 miles from island of New Britain

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3 w. ago Tsunami warning issued after 6.9 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea

The shallow quake was centered offshore, 120 miles off the island of New Britain.

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3 w. ago Papua New Guinea tsunami warning over horror 3m tall waves after huge earthquake

An urgent tsunami alert has been issued for Papua New Guinea after an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale - the US Geological Survey warned of large three-metre waves

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3 w. ago Scientists warn major US volcano is 'moving closer to an eruption' after earthquake activity increases

A massive US volcano looks like it will erupt in 'weeks to months,' scientists warn. It sits just 80 miles from a major city home to nearly 300,000 people.

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