19 h. ago ‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp

On 11 April Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries attacked the country’s largest displacement camp. The extent of the brutality remains unclear, but some accounts are now emergingOnce they had massed on the perimeter of Sudan’s Zamzam camp, the Rapid Support Forces began the onslaught – shelling, firing from anti-aircraft guns mounted on pickup trucks and storming into the camp chanting racial slurs as they fired on their victims.An estimated 700,000 people had sought refuge in Zamzam, Sudan’s largest displacement camp, but last weekend they were forced to seek cover and plot the best escape route. Most had fled these fighters before. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Fake baker, 47, who pretended he worked at Greggs and swindled £700,000 in grants from his council is jailed

Aftab Baig, 47, of Glasgow, made fraudulent claims to Leeds City Council against thirty-two properties and arranged for the money to go into his business account.

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Very desirable’ rare cast of Rodin’s The Kiss is up for auction

After years in a private sitting room, an early version of the masterpiece is expected to fetch €500,000Auguste Rodin’s sensual portrayal of tragic lovers caught in an embrace before being killed by a jealous husband is one of the world’s most recognised works of art.The French artist had the idea for The Kiss (Le Baiser) in 1882, and the larger-than-lifesize marble artwork emerged a decade later. By then, Rodin was the most influential international sculptor of the age. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Civil servants at Department for Environment blew more than £700,000 of taxpayers' cash on business and premium economy flights last year

Figures obtained by the Daily Mail reveal that Defra spent £721,189.25 on plush aircraft seats for civil servants in the financial year from 2023 to 2024.

Economics

1 week ago Accountant who sued because her £1.5m flat in 'Versace Tower' had a bathroom with no bath LOSES £700,000 court battle

Mi Suk Park said she was promised the 'the ultimate in luxury' when she paid a £381,000 deposit on a two-bed apartment and parking space in the 50-storey Thames-side Aykon London One tower.

Economics

1 week ago Miami’s ‘Little Venezuela’ fears Trump's moves against migration

On Feb. 3, the Trump administration ended two federal programs that together allowed more 700,000 Venezuelans to live and work legally in the U.S. It’s all anyone discusses in Doral, Florida, the largest Venezuelan community in the United States

Politics

2 w. ago Both her home and school burned down during the LA fires. She’s just one of 700,000 uprooted kids

Los Angeles children suffered traumatic disruptions to their education and social lives from the wildfiresThe Eaton fire that devastated Altadena in early January burned down Juan Carlos Perez’s family home and the school where his younger daughter attended sixth grade.Losing both anchors at once, Perez said, has been traumatizing for the 12-year-old. As the family moved from hotel to Airbnb, his daughter has become increasingly withdrawn and too anxious to return to school, asking to finish the semester online. The only time she interacted with friends was during soccer practice, Perez said, but that routine was suspended last month when the family moved this month to a friend’s house in Connecticut. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ryanair sues air traffic control HQ for £5m after WFH engineer ruined 700,000 passengers' travel plans because password failed on one of the busiest days of the year

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, speaking at the time, criticised NATS engineers for sitting 'at home in their pyjamas' as passengers were left stranded at airports.

Economics

3 w. ago Researchers develop AI tool that could speed up coeliac disease diagnosis

Cambridge study finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting disease – and much quickerAI could speed up the diagnosis of coeliac disease, according to research.Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition affecting just under 700,000 people in the UK, but getting an accurate diagnosis can take years. Continue reading...

Science

3 w. ago ‘The field of human ancestry is rife with racism’: pioneering project to build cancer database in Africa

Less than 2% of human genomes analysed so far have been those of Africans. Yemaachi Biotech’s Africa Cancer Atlas aims to fill the research gapWhen Yaw Bediako lost his father to liver cancer, it set the Ghanaian immunologist on a journey to know more about the disease. He quickly realised the burden of cancer in Africa was much greater than he had thought – accounting for about 700,000 deaths every year – and that very few scientific papers about the disease on the continent were available.“I realised that cancer is this huge disease in Africa that doesn’t really get much research attention,” he says. “But it’s not just an African problem, it’s global It stands out as a problem that does not distinguish between geographies or socioeconomic class.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The Honda Jazz is an understated star: RAY MASSEY on how the hatchback became his accidental hero

This compact family hatchback is the fourth generation Jazz since the original was launched in 1983, with the current model from 2020 enjoying a refresh in 2023.

Politics

4 w. ago Bookmaker Corbett fined almost £700,000 for regulatory failures

Corbett allowed a customer to stake £47,000 and lose £14,000 during an eight-month period, without verifying the player’s source of funds.

Economics

last month Original ET model expected to fetch up to £700,000 at auction

The 3ft-tall model was one of three used in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi film.

Economics

last month Original body model of ET expected to fetch up to $1m at Sotheby’s

Daughter of Oscar-winning special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi hopes item will ‘continue to inspire’It was last seen standing at the entrance to a spaceship with a potted plant of chrysanthemums, its chest glowing bright red as it stared down at the tearful young boy on the ground below.Now, the original body model of ET, the Extra-Terrestial, is expected to fetch up to $1m (£700,000) when it is sold at Sotheby’s auction house at in April. Continue reading...

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last month Original ET model will hit auction block for nearly £1 million

Sotheby’s has confirmed that the screen-used model of the alien ET will be up for auction starting at 600,000 US dollars (£462,000).

Economics