elwynn/Shutterstock Drones are already shaping the face of our cities – used for building planning, heritage, construction and safety enhancement. But, as studies by the UK’s Department of Transport have found, swathes of the public have a limited understanding of how drones might be practically applied. It’s crucial that theContinue Reading
The latest wave of protests sweeping through China were sparked by the deaths of at least ten people in a fire in a high-rise apartment block in Ürümchi, Xinjiang. Residents were apparently prevented from leaving the building due to the enforcement of ethnically targeted zero-COVID regulations. The region is homeContinue Reading
The Grenfell inquiry showed that every death incurred during the fire was avoidable. JessicaGirvan | Shutterstock A senior coroner in Rochdale, a large town in England’s northwest, has ruled that two-year-old Awaab Ishak died as a direct result of prolonged exposure to mould, due to the repeated failure of hisContinue Reading
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock It’s been nearly two years since Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive an approved COVID vaccine at a clinic in Coventry on December 8, 2020. Since then, almost 13 billion doses of various COVID vaccines have been administered globally. And they are estimatedContinue Reading
Returning for its 17th year, the 2023 boutique music and arts festival will take place from July 20 to 23, in the Hertfordshire countryside. Additional headliners include Self Esteem and legendary pop band The Human League. The four-day weekend’s lineup will also feature concerts from Anastacia, Confidence Man, Dylan, Squid,Continue Reading
TYSON FURY “looked into the soul” of Derek Chisora as the pair came face-to-face on Thursday. The WBC heavyweight champion, 34, will take on Delboy for a third time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night. 2 Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora came face to face on ThursdayCredit: PAContinue Reading
TYSON FURY “looked into the soul” of Derek Chisora as the pair came face-to-face on Thursday. The WBC heavyweight champion, 34, will take on Delboy for a third time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night. 2 Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora came face to face on ThursdayCredit: PAContinue Reading
A second referendum on independence for Scotland is off the cards for now, following a decision by the UK supreme court that the Scottish government could not call a vote without the cooperation of the UK government. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has nevertheless vowed to continue pursuing an independence agenda.Continue Reading
Gardaí have launched investigations into two deaths, which are possibly linked, in Co Monaghan. The body of one of the dead men was discovered in a house close to Castleblayney. A second man was killed in a road traffic crash close by. Garda sources told The Irish Times separate inquiriesContinue Reading
If there was a single trigger for the “white paper” uprising that has been sweeping China over the past few days, it was events in Ürümchi, the capital of Xinjiang province. Xinjiang’s lockdown has been the most severe in China, with many residents unable to leave their homes for nearlyContinue Reading
