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Georgia cops are hunting down a man who picked up $30 from a Walmart floor and didn’t turn it in…and people are angry about it
Police in Albany, Georgia, appealed to the public for help identifying an elderly Walmart shopper who picked up $30 that another customer had dropped, prompting a wave of online mockery over the use of police resources for such a minor incident. The original victim reportedly wanted to press charges but abandoned that plan after the…
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Deregulated planning, Thames Water rescue plan, and a fatal A66 crash lead today’s news
UK ministers relax garden-plot planning rules and Thames Water creditors pitch a new board, as tech firms are pressed to remove posts glorifying the A66 crash that killed seven. Elsewhere: US-Canada tariffs escalate, Ukraine strikes Russian warehouses, and football probes illegal Russian broadcasts.
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Boy, five, died after jumping from ‘compromised’ 15th-floor window because ‘he believed he could fly’, inquest rules
An inquest has ruled that a five-year-old boy died after climbing through a “compromised” 15th-floor window and jumping because he believed he could fly. Aalim Ahmed, who had autism, fell from a kitchen window at a temporary social housing flat in Plaistow, east London, in the early hours of 16 May 2024, while his family…
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Trump proposes NEW eye-popping fee for H-1B visas for foreign workers amid immigration crackdown
The Trump administration has proposed a new $103,265 fee for US employers seeking to hire foreign workers through the H-1B skilled worker visa programme, marking a further escalation of its hard-line immigration policies. Announced by the Department of Homeland Security, the charge would apply per H-1B recipient on top of existing filing fees, though cap-exempt…
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Windows NT 4 went on sale 30 years ago today
Today marks 30 years since Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 for retail sale on 24 August 1996, the version that finally merged the stable but old-fashioned NT operating system with the modern Explorer desktop interface introduced by Windows 95. Coincidentally, this is also the 31st anniversary of Windows 95 itself, which launched on 24 August…
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Sussex couple set for UK return with Spencer family backing
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly preparing an imminent return to the United Kingdom, with plans advancing for their arrival within the coming days. While Prince Harry remains distant from key members of the
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Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a UK power plant
A suspected Iran-linked cyberattack knocked a small UK power plant offline for four days, in what is believed to be the first disruptive Iranian cyberattack of its kind on British soil. A UK government spokesperson confirmed the incident to The Register, describing the affected site only as a “small-scale energy generator” and stressing that there…
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If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a natural high… daily dose of nature does your mental health a world of good
Scottish researchers have produced the first large-scale evidence that improving woodland areas near towns genuinely reduces the need for antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication, particularly in deprived urban communities. The study, from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, matters because it moves beyond anecdotal claims about nature’s benefits to hard prescribing data, strengthening the case for…
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Mothers’ plea to Prime Minister over sewage in rivers and lakes after children struck down with infections
Two mothers whose young children fell ill after visits to Lake Windermere are appealing directly to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to force water companies to stop discharging sewage into rivers and lakes. Three-year-old Iris Vanderstock contracted a campylobacter infection after paddling at Bowness-on-Windermere, while eight-year-old Rex Earley suffered temporary kidney damage and needed treatment at…
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Graduate jobs slump, Burnham escalates Russia tensions in Kyiv, Harry and Meghan mull UK return
Adzuna data shows graduate vacancies at a ten-year low; Andy Burnham’s Kyiv trip and Ukraine’s Scalp missile deal have deepened the Russia rift, plus Malaga drone chaos, China’s aborted Moon launch and Maradona’s Hand of God ball fetching £2.5m.