Don Nelson, Hall of Fame basketball coach and NBA player, dies at 86
Nelson was a five-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics but is best remembered for his innovative coaching style.
Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach
Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the “grave” of Dobby, a fictional elf.
The character was laid to rest on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Fans of the wizard series come to leave stones reading “Here Lies Dobby” despite being asked not to by the land owner, the National Trust, because the beach is an ecologically sensitive site.
Continue reading...UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms
Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the week
Temperatures could reach 36C (97F) or higher this week, forecasters have said, with possible disruption to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber or red extreme heat warnings.
Parts of the UK are forecast to experience the fifth heatwave of the summer as the country continues to bake in an unprecedented period of dry, hot weather.
Continue reading...Israeli forces kill one in Gaza as another body recovered from rubble
Gaza Health Ministry says hospitals receive bodies of two Palestinians as Netanyahu rejects Trump plan to end war.
China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall, bringing strong winds and heavy rain across eastern China including Shanghai.
Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’
If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the change
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The Victorian Liberals have vowed to restore weekly rubbish collections if they win November’s state election, with leader Jess Wilson describing the current fortnightly system in her local area as “disgusting”.
Thirty-three Victorian councils have switched general rubbish collections from weekly to fortnightly, with a similar shift occurring in other states.
Continue reading...Two workers temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney airport
Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planes
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The transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney airport from next month after “unacceptable” delays and a near-miss collision that resulted in two workers being stood down.
King called in the Airservices Australia chief executive officer, Rob Sharp, for a meeting in Canberra on Monday, the day after a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided hitting a Qatar Airways plane that was pulled across the runway in front of it.
Continue reading...A farewell to (American) arms: Europe is pushing the U.S. out of its military-industrial complex – theins.press
- A farewell to (American) arms: Europe is pushing the U.S. out of its military-industrial complex theins.press
- Europe wants ITAR-free weapons. US firms are trying to adjust. Breaking Defense
- The Next Question for U.S. Defense Firms in Europe FTI Consulting
- Can Europe defend itself without America’s military shield? — EXPLAINER Ednews.net
- Despite Sovereignty Push, Europe Still Open to U.S. Defense Firms National Defense Magazine
Western Europe breaks temperature record in summer plagued by heatwaves and wildfires – CNN
Storms from Dolphin soak China’s east, ground nearly 950 Shanghai flights – Reuters
- Storms from Dolphin soak China's east, ground nearly 950 Shanghai flights Reuters
- Typhoon Dolphin: China evacuates more than 1 million people as massive storm arrives bbc.com
- Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- One million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin pummels east China: What we know Al Jazeera
- Typhoon Dolphin Barrels Into China, Prompting Mass Evacuations The New York Times
‘Body in suitcase’ found in Australia turns out to be lifelike doll
Forensics revealed that the "realistic" looking body was in fact not human.
Wild video shows huge bison knock tourist to ground — and refuse to let him stand up – New York Post
- Wild video shows huge bison knock tourist to ground — and refuse to let him stand up New York Post
- Bison Knocks Tourist to the Ground After He Gets ‘Too Close’ to the Animal People.com
- ‘He was very lucky’: Tourist injured after getting ‘too close’ to bison in Poland’s ancient forest TVP World
- Bison Attack on Tourist Caught on Wild Video The Daily Beast
- Tourist in Poland approaches bison, pays a painful price Yahoo
Explosive Canada Wildfire Leaves 1 Dead in British Columbia – The New York Times
- Explosive Canada Wildfire Leaves 1 Dead in British Columbia The New York Times
- Residents warned to brace for the worst as Canada wildfire rages out of control bbc.com
- Wildfires Force 20,000 People in British Columbia to Evacuate democracynow.org
- 80-year-old woman killed in Summerland, B.C., wildfire: RCMP CBC
- Wildfires burning in British Columbia force 20,000 to evacuate NBC News
Taiwan testing new ‘mid-size’ attack drones that look like the new ones in Ukraine – Business Insider
- Taiwan testing new 'mid-size' attack drones that look like the new ones in Ukraine Business Insider
- How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan The New York Times
- Taiwan's war drills showcased a new strike drone class that Ukraine used to smash Russia this year Yahoo
- 'Hellscape' strategy: How Taiwan plans to use drones to stop China in its tracks The Times of India
- Taiwanese Drone Loses Elevator During Demonstration Flight for President Militarnyi
Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan – The New York Times
Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan The New York Times
He Transformed His Spanish Hometown. Did He Also Spoil It? – The New York Times
He Transformed His Spanish Hometown. Did He Also Spoil It? The New York Times
China bypasses shipping chokepoints with ‘Ice Silk Road’ through Arctic – Financial Times
- China bypasses shipping chokepoints with ‘Ice Silk Road’ through Arctic Financial Times
- Chinese Operators Gear Up for Busy Arctic Shipping Season gcaptain.com
- News Russian agency gears up for regular NSR voyages theloadstar.com
- Beijing builds the bureaucracy behind the ice Container News
- Ships Cross Arctic Ocean To Avoid Strait Of Hormuz Yahoo
UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record – AP News
World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists
Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023
The world’s seas were hotter last month than in any July on record, scientists have said, as devastating heat struck western Europe.
Sea surface temperatures hit record highs for July on the Atlantic coast and western Mediterranean, the EU’s Copernicus climate change service found, with severe marine heatwaves roiling Europe’s seas. Globally, the average sea surface temperature outside the cold polar regions was the highest on record for the month, beating the previous July record set in 2023.
Continue reading...Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave
Observatory says 36.9C posted on Sunday is city’s highest official temperature since its records began 142 years ago, with storm driving intense heat in region
Hong Kong has officially recorded its highest ever temperature as Typhoon Dolphin swept warm air over the city, the meteorological service said.
The city’s weather observatory posted a temperature of 36.9C on Sunday, the highest recorded since records began in 1884, the Hong Kong Observatory said in the afternoon.
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