13 h. ago Inside the climate group working everywhere but DC: ‘You can still have huge wins’

Climate Cabinet supports candidates in state and city races as the federal government ignores the climate crisisWith a president who has called climate change a “hoax”, refused to send a delegation to international climate talks, and packed the federal government with former fossil fuel industry employees, this can feel like a dark moment for climate action in the US. But shifting one’s focus to local and state law makes for a very different outlook.Analysts have estimated that 75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement – which Donald Trump pulled the nation out of as soon as he took office – can be reached entirely without federal support. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela is closed

President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.Trump, in a Truth Social post said: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Milestone birthday trips are trending: here's how to plan the perfect destination trip

Nothing says celebrating in style like a big birthday voyage. Here’s the low-down on perfecting your festivities away from home

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1 week ago Patients to benefit from NHS 'one stop shops' in major healthcare change

Dubbed the Neighbourhood Health Service, the scheme is designed to treat patients nearer home, rather than forcing people to travel miles for outpatient care

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1 week ago Arsenal’s Premier League dominance is not under threat. At least not yet

Eberechi Eze’s hat-trick and Manchester City’s loss to Newcastle means Arsenal are in control of their own destinySign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereSo it turns out those who had already handed the title to Arsenal were right after all.It’s absurd, of course, to start handing out the title in November but a feature of modern football is how obsessed it becomes so early with title races. It’s perhaps a legacy of the Pep Guardiola-Jürgen Klopp rivalry’s peak, when being champion meant amassing more than 95 points. It made sense then to scan the track far ahead for any potential hurdles because there were so few. But less than a third of the way through this season, Manchester City, who remain probably the biggest danger to Arsenal, have already dropped as many points as they did in the entirety of 2017-18, their 100-point campaign. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arsenal’s Premier League dominance is not under threat. At least not yet | Jonathan Wilson

Eberechi Eze’s hat-trick and Manchester City’s loss to Newcastle means Arsenal are in control of their own destinySign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereSo it turns out those who had already handed the title to Arsenal were right after all.It’s absurd, of course, to start handing out the title in November but a feature of modern football is how obsessed it becomes so early with title races. It’s perhaps a legacy of the Pep Guardiola-Jürgen Klopp rivalry’s peak, when being champion meant amassing more than 95 points. It made sense then to scan the track far ahead for any potential hurdles because there were so few. But less than a third of the way through this season, Manchester City, who remain probably the biggest danger to Arsenal, have already dropped as many points as they did in the entirety of 2017-18, their 100-point campaign. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Co Meath horror bus crash leaves two dead as woman and teen seriously injured

The three vehicles crashed in Gormanston, Co Meath, where at least six ambulances, medical vehicles and fire engines arrived on scene - and two people were confirmed dead

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1 week ago On board one of Europe's fastest steam trains where you're served tuna tartare and fine wines

Rail expert Michael Williams boards the launch journey of Belle Trains, a nex luxury British train company travelling 1,000 miles through Germany from Frankfurt to Nuremberg.

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1 week ago Missing Merseyside man believed to have travelled 350 miles to Aberdeenshire as cops issue appeal

Kenneth Unsworth, 46, is believed to have travelled from a town close to Liverpool up to Scotland's North East

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1 week ago He travelled more than 200 miles hoping to commit 'appalling offences' against a child

The 60-year-old began speaking to a child online before travelling a considerable distance to meet the youngster

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1 week ago Hijacker who stole bus full of passengers praised for 'great job' after finishing route

Police said the alleged joyrider was a 'good sport' who seemed focused on completing the route of the bus's official driver, although they initially feared he had 'ill will'

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1 week ago Africa is splitting in TWO: Magnetic data reveals how the entire continent is being torn apart

By studying magnetic data, scientists at Keele University have discovered evidence of a geological separation starting between Africa and Arabia that is continuing southwards.

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1 week ago Superman No 1 sells for $9.12m, becoming most expensive comic ever sold

The pristine copy of Superman No 1, the character’s first solo title from 1939, was discovered in an attic in California last year A copy of Superman No 1 that was discovered in an attic in California last year has become the world’s most expensive comic book after selling for US$9.12m (£6.96m, A$14.14m).Superman No 1 was published in 1939 and was the Man of Steel’s first solo title. It marked the first time a character that debuted in a comic book had their own title devoted entirely to them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Three London Boroughs Are Getting Millions to Spend on Speeding Up Bus Routes

Three London Boroughs Are Getting Millions to Spend on Speeding Up Bus Routes  Time Out Worldwide

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2 w. ago ‘A tapestry of stone’: the first Ismaili Centre in the US rises in the heart of Texas

Architect Farshid Moussavi is behind a tranquil and timeless new building where Houston’s 40,000-strong Ismaili Muslim community can come together. But how has she created something that looks so delicate out of stone?On a hot autumn day in southern Texas, monarch butterflies flit around the gardens of Houston’s new Ismaili Centre. Fragile and gaudy, they are on their way south to overwinter in Mexico, travelling up to 3,000 miles in a typical migration cycle, an epic feat of insectile endurance.Their combination of delicacy and stamina is an apt metaphor for the Ismaili Centre, a building that has taken seven years to realise and is designed to last for a century or more. It’s a place where Houston’s 40,000-strong Ismaili Muslim community, one of the largest in the US, can practise their faith but it’s also a venue for shared activities. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cynthia Erivo returns to New York after travelling 10,350 miles in THREE days for the GQ Awards in London amid her hectic Wicked press tour

Cynthia Erivo was back in New York on Wednesday after travelling 10,350 miles in three days amid the hectic press tour for Wicked: For Good.

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2 w. ago New Nasa 3I/ATLAS 'spaceship' pictures released in major comet update

Several NASA spacecraft near the red planet captured images as it travelled through space around 18 million miles way

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2 w. ago Mount Semeru volcano eruption in Indonesia prompts evacuations

More than 300 people most at risk are moved to shelters as tallest peak on Java island unleashes clouds of hot ashIndonesia’s Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, has erupted, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities to raise the alert to the highest level.The volcano in East Java province unleashed searing clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, lava and gas that travelled up to 7km (4 miles) down its slopes several times from midday to dusk, while a thick column of hot clouds rose 2km into the air, Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Untie me! Why big bows are everywhere – feminine, ironic and strangely subversive

They can be garish and ostentatious, or a sign you are softer than you might first appear. From the catwalk to the high street to the big screen to the rugby pitch, you just can’t miss them right nowWuthering Heights is a story about pain, revenge and the Yorkshire moors as a metaphor for bad life choices. But if Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming adaptation is anything to go by, it’s also about bows.In the two-minute trailer for the film, Cathy wears red bows and black bows, navy bows and pink bows. There are bows around garden pots, and bows around “baddy” Edgar Linton’s throat. Some bows flutter in the fell wind, others are unlaced at speed. In one memorable shot straight from the Jilly Cooper precoital playbook, a pretty white bow is cut from Cathy’s bodice using a labourer’s knife, which would be unforgivable hamminess were it not incredibly hot. Never mind that Emily Brontë rarely mentions bows in the book; that one is an entire plot device. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Stockholm bus crash: Locals 'hear loud bang then several screams' as 'multiple dead'

Several people have been killed and injured in a crash at a bus stop in central Stockholm, with police announcing the bus driver had been arrested amid an investigation

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