28 h. ago 'Wolf pack' Navy drones piloted from 500 miles away tested to shadow Russian warships near UK

The boats will eventually be able to operate without direct human control

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60 h. ago 'I hitchhiked from Gibraltar back to Manchester after I suddenly went blind'

Gary Williamson was backpacking around Europe aged 18 when he suddenly lost his sight and had to find a way of getting the 1,500 miles back home

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2 d. ago Russian warships near UK face being shadowed by 'wolf pack' Royal Navy drones piloted from 500 miles away

The boats will eventually be able to operate without direct human control

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3 d. ago Russian ships near UK face being shadowed by 'wolf pack' Royal Navy drones piloted from 500 miles away

The boats will eventually be able to operate without direct human control

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1 week ago Plans for Milan’s Serie A match in Perth thrown into serious doubt

Asian Football Confederation under pressure not to sanction gameBarcelona v Villarreal in Miami has already been called offSerie A’s plan to host a match in Australia could be the next attempt at staging a domestic fixture abroad to be scrapped, following the abandonment of La Liga’s efforts to move Barcelona’s game against Villarreal to Miami.The Guardian understands there are serious doubts over whether Milan and Como will face each other in Perth, rather than their home country, in a game scheduled for February. This month Uefa approved both switches, emphasising permission had been granted on an exceptional basis. Now senior figures within European football’s governing body feel that the probability of Serie A breaking precedent and playing a game 8,500 miles from home is also receding. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Royal Navy destroyer shadows Russian warship in English Channel

HMS Duncan was deployed under Nato command in a ‘historic first’.

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2 w. ago More than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaskan villages

At least one person was killed and two were missing after weekend storm battered two Alaska Native communitiesMore rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaska coast where two tiny villages were decimated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.The weekend storm brought high winds and surf that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the south-western part of the state, nearly 500 miles (800km) from Anchorage. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago I have rowed 500 miles and I will sail 500 more, says Tintanic captain Major Mick

Michael Stanley dedicated his last rowing journey to raise funds for St Wilfrid’s Hospice.

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