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LIVEHospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked could have prevented some baby deaths, inquiry findsLady Justice Thirlwall’s inquiry finds there was a “complete failure to protect babies” at the Countess of Chester Hospital, with safeguarding practices not followed.
EPAParts of the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, have been hit by major rail disruption after suspected sabotage to the tracks, the country’s railway infrastructure operator has said.ProRail warned that passengers in the country’s centre and north should expect cancellations and delays on Tuesday, while the closure of some level crossings could cause disruption to roads.Pipes were attached to the tracks in multiple locations, according to local media. In a statement, ProRail said the incident appeared to be “an intentional disruption… caused by human action”.It added that no suspects or motives had been identified, but the national police unit was investigating. The…
Getty ImagesThe US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities. US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the “on orbit” weapon was necessary to safeguard US forces against hostile enemy action.Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Monday, Meink said the US was ready for “evolving threats”, but did not elaborate on the weapon’s capabilities or when it was put into orbit.Senior military leaders have previously said they planned to boost military capabilities in space, citing Russian and Chinese programmes developing ways to attack…
Watch: “Great” or “alarming” – Should AI be reined in?When President Donald Trump responded to mounting calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, he was unequivocal.”AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX,” he wrote on social media. He earlier argued that “the only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs” is a “strong and smart” president.Trump’s view, unsurprisingly, is not shared by senior Democrats in Congress. It is also opposed by leading figures in the AI sector, who have in recent days issued stark safety warnings and…
Getty ImagesThe price of oil has jumped to $105 a barrel amid signs the conflict in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly, fuelling fears that inflation could accelerate. With the conflict between the US and Iran in the Gulf intensifying in recent days, the cost of both crude oil and gas has been rising sharply. Brent crude went back above $100 a barrel on Wednesday and has continued to climb.The war has led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, preventing supplies of oil and gas from the Gulf from reaching global markets.US and UK long-term…
ReutersZelensky’s plane after it landed in Norway after flying in from Moldova A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was delayed by a Russian drone as he prepared to fly to attend a state funeral in Oslo, Moldovan and Norwegian authorities say.Zelensky and his wife Olena were on the jet at Chisinau, Moldova’s capital, ahead of Wednesday’s funeral of Norway’s King Harald V when the unmanned aircraft crossed over the Moldovan border.The drone prompted an immediate airspace shutdown and Zelensky’s plane was left on the runway for around an hour before it could take off.The flight was only authorised after…
Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York CityOrganisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.1 hr agoUS & Canada
PA MediaCatherine joined Prince William to launch the mental health project in LiverpoolThe Princess of Wales has made a surprise appearance alongside her husband the Prince of Wales, as he gave an impassioned call to the sports sector to help prevent suicides.”Sport can help save lives,” Prince William told sports players, mental health charities and sports industry figures at Everton’s football ground in Liverpool.He was launching a project that wants to use sport to help open conversations and end the stigma surrounding mental health.”Sport has the ability to reach people who may never walk through the door of a mental…
MAPANG ProjectJaws of early human settlers showed unusual dental wear which researchers linked to sucking whole betel nutsHumans may have been using mind-altering substances far earlier than scientists had once thought, new research indicates.The evidence shows that betel nuts were used as drugs by some Indonesian communities up to 25,000 years ago.Scientists from Griffith University in Australia found unusual patterns in the skeletal remains of early human foragers, which they linked to the sucking of betel nuts. Professor Adam Brumm, who led the research, said this may be the “earliest evidence for drug use anywhere in the world”.In the new…
Watch: Thick plumes of smoke rise from cargo ship fire in Qingdao, ChinaTwenty-five people have been killed in a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at a port in eastern China, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated of which five are in hospital in stable condition, CCTV reports.The vessel was undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in the city of Qingdao when the blaze erupted at around 11:15 local time (03:15 GMT). It was put out just over three hours later, according to CCTV.Photos released by state media showed the…