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Fresh storms trigger deadly floods and landslides in Nepal and India
Heavy rain and storms have triggered landslides and flooding in Nepal and northern India, forcing families to flee as homes collapsed or were swept away. The destruction comes weeks after deadly floods in Nepal and has prompted warnings of further flash floods across both countries. Officials report 56 deaths and 46 injuries in India, with…
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US border agency plans Google AI to recommend FOIA redactions
US Customs and Border Protection plans to use Google AI to recommend what information to redact from Freedom of Information Act responses. The move is intended to speed up processing, but raises concerns that automated recommendations could increase secrecy or obscure information the public is entitled to receive. By the end of September, the Department…
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‘Inbetweeners’ Stars Making ‘Boys To Men’ Doc About Growing Up For Channel 4
Joe Thomas and James Buckley, stars of British comedy series The Inbetweeners, are collaborating on a new Channel 4 documentary titled Joe and James: Boys to Men. The programme explores the challenges of adulthood and navigating life in one’s forties, taking the form of a travelogue-style road trip featuring unconventional adventures both at home and…
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Rod Stewart says 2027 shows will end his touring career
Rod Stewart has announced that his 2027 tour, titled “The Final Encore”, will be his last time touring. The 81-year-old says he is not retiring from music, but wants to thank fans with one final run of shows after more than six decades on the road. Stewart began busking in the 1960s and has sold…
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Remainers assemble! Ed Miliband says Brits should be ‘proud Europeans’ and demands ‘deeper ties’ with EU – as Labour MPs join Sadiq Khan in heaping pressure on PM to reverse Brexit
Ed Miliband called for a stronger, deeper partnership between the UK and the EU, saying Britain’s future security, economic interests and shared values are bound up with Europe. His remarks at Labour’s conference add to pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to move towards reversing Brexit, though Burnham has said the question is for another…
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Graffiti written in Spanish is spray-painted across seaside town saying ‘English better off dead’
Anti-English graffiti written in Spanish has been discovered at multiple locations in Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth in Dorset. The spray-painted messages, which translate to phrases including “Dead Englishmen” and offensive statements suggesting English people should be dead, appeared on public spaces including a wooden fence and clifftop path. This is the second such incident…
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Mexico’s Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo
Hurricane Polo, a category three storm with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph (185 km/h), is forecast to make landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. The hurricane threatens Baja California Sur, a region popular with tourists and home to the resort destination of Los Cabos, making the approaching storm significant…
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NFL’s most debated Week 3 call has people wondering how to defy gravity when hitting Patrick Mahomes
The Dolphins lost 31–21 to the Chiefs, and a roughing-the-passer penalty against Miami’s Chop Robinson drew debate after he brought Patrick Mahomes down in the fourth quarter. The article says the call did not affect the result, but it highlights the challenge of protecting quarterbacks while allowing defenders to complete a tackle. NFL rules prohibit…
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Brief UK heat gives way to heavy rain and powerful winds
The UK is forecast to see a brief spell of unusually warm weather before an Atlantic low brings heavy rain and strong winds from Tuesday evening into Wednesday. The system is undergoing rapid intensification, known as explosive cyclogenesis, and could meet the definition of a “weather bomb”; forecasters say severe gusts are possible, though no…
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UK diesel prices hit a record 199.18p per litre amid Iran conflict
Average diesel prices at UK forecourts have reached a record 199.18p per litre, surpassing the previous peak of 199.09p in June 2022. The article links the rise to the continuing Iran conflict and uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that higher fuel costs could soon push diesel above £2 a litre and feed through…