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‘Day turned into dusk’ in 1999 total solar eclipse
As a partial solar eclipse approaches the South West of England and the Channel Islands, people who witnessed the last total solar eclipse in the region on 11 August 1999 have been sharing their memories of the event. Cornwall and the Channel Islands were the only parts of the British Isles to experience totality, when…
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Yeehaw! Bring on the tap-dancing cowgirls! How the Edinburgh Military Tattoo suddenly got cool
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, long seen as a traditional and even old-fashioned fixture of the festival, has been reinvented this year under creative director Alan Lane, an experimental theatre-maker known for large-scale community productions. Despite rarely featuring in festival buzz, the Tattoo remains the city’s most popular event, and its new creative direction –…
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Perseid meteor shower reaches peak: When and where to catch a glimpse
On Wednesday night the Perseids will peak offering the best chance of seeing a ‘shooting star’.
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Sheffield park battle, RFK’s food fight and Pentagon races to rearm
TalkFuse briefing: Sheffield residents push the council on a park revamp as RFK Jr champions MAHA food policy and Democrats debate a socialist shift; Pentagon speeds arms output, an Alaska Airlines flight is evacuated, California fights the WBD takeover, and Aptoide arrives on Google Play.
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Disabled in a heatwave: ‘We’re talking about survival’
As the UK faces its fifth heatwave of the summer, disabled people say extreme heat poses risks to their safety and independence that are largely absent from public health advice and emergency planning. Campaigners and those affected describe the situation as far more serious than mere discomfort, with heatwaves forcing them to curtail travel, work…
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Experimental Pentagon weapons test blamed for deadly crash was NOT an anomaly: LT COL DANIEL DAVIS blows the whistle on decades of secretive military programs
A former US Army officer, Lt Col Daniel Davis, has alleged that a fatal civilian plane crash in New Mexico last May, in which four people died, was linked to GPS jamming from a nearby military exercise, and argues the incident reflects a wider, longstanding pattern of risky secretive weapons testing by the US military…
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What he told me made my blood run cold – Michael Sheen investigates Wales’ toxic legacy
Actor Michael Sheen has made a new BBC iPlayer documentary investigating claims that chemical giant Monsanto dumped huge quantities of toxic industrial waste, including PCBs, at sites across Wales decades ago, allegedly contributing to rare cancers among people who lived nearby. The investigation was prompted by whistleblower Douglas Gowan, a former farming consultant who spent…
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Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care
Jackie, a bald eagle who became an online star through a livestream of her nest in California’s Big Bear Valley, has died after several weeks of intensive veterinary care. She had been receiving treatment at the Ojai Raptor Center following an attack by other eagles, which was compounded by underlying health problems including anaemia and…
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Sheffield park fight, US “no tax on tips” and Medicaid fears, sunlight-mirror satellite approved
A Sheffield community pushes council on park restoration, a US congressman backs “no tax on tips” as Medicaid work rules worry disabled workers, Reflect Orbital gets satellite approval, plus Øyafestivalen praise and transfer/promotion talk from Cannon and Nobbs.
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Trump again waives shipping rules to bring prices down
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump again waives shipping rules to bring prices down The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House said Monday. © AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes In particular, it…