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Defence company boss husband Nicholas Prest, 71, and his wife, former English National Ballet dancer Anthea, 70, are accused of failing to give adequate safety gear or training to their staff.

Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world's attempts to rein in global heating. From a report: The share of coal in electricity generation dropped as renewable energy surged ahead. But the general increase in power demand meant that more coal was used overall, according to the annual State of Climate Action report, published on Wednesday. The report painted a grim picture of the world's chances of avoiding increasingly severe impacts from the climate crisis. Countries are falling behind the targets they have set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which have continued to rise, albeit at a lower rate than before. Clea Schumer, a research associate at the World Resources Institute thinktank, which led the report, said: "There's no doubt that we are largely doing the right things. We are just not moving fast enough. One of the most concerning findings from our assessment is that for the fifth report in our series in a row, efforts to phase out coal are well off track."

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While many see the latest TikTok trend as funny, Dr Anna Foreman, the in-house vet at Everypaw Pet Insurance, has blasted it as 'irresponsible'.

Kostyuk said that world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No 2 Iga Swiatek are 'much bigger' and 'much stronger' than her and her peers slightly lower down the rankings. She is the same height as Swiatek.

It has taken eight years and $303 million in seed and three rounds of venture funding, but NextSilicon is today delivering several incarnations of its 64-bit dataflow engine, called Maverick-2, which was revealed this time last year when the company dropped out of stealth mode. …

NextSilicon Takes Aim At CPUs And GPUs With “Maverick-2” Dataflow Engine was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

Angel Anthony Rojas, 24, died on Monday afternoon after a burial vault crushed him while he was working at a Texas funeral home.

On Wednesday, Hollyoaks aired a special crossover episode with iconic Brookside characters to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

The ITV reality competition, which will be back for another series later this year, is set for even more chaos when it hits screens. 

YouTube has added a new Shorts feature that makes it easier to manage how much time you're spending watching videos. From a report: Mobile users can now set a customizable daily limit that restricts how long they can scroll Shorts feeds, aiming to help viewers better manage their time instead of endlessly scrolling. When a user reaches their time limit, they will receive a notification saying Shorts has been paused for the day. This notification is dismissible, however, so it's on the user to honor these self-imposed restrictions.

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She says she has done all the reality shows she wanted to do

Malibu locals fear that at the current pace, rebuilding may take more than a decade, and have started putting their properties up for sale.

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's son Jayden was spotted out in Los Angeles on Tuesday after his parents clashed over the explosive claims in Kevin's new memoir.  

Hugh Jackman showed his affection for partner Sutton Foster as the pair attended Richard Marx's After Hours Confession in NYC this week.

EXC: Faye Errington's girl Orla, 10, spent just five days out of hospital after her birth before being rushed back with a heart murmur, and has barely had a day without a health complication since.

EXC: A source close to the investigation said the allegations have been made by The Thin Blue Paw Foundation - a national charity that supports serving and retired police dogs.

Karine Jean-Pierre blasted actor George Clooney in for writing a high-profile essay telling Joe Biden to drop out of last year's presidential election.

A report has said this is an example of a 'chronic issue, locally and nationally'

Mexican national Carlitos Ricardo Parias, 44, of South Los Angeles , has been charged with assault on a federal officer after he tried to escape arrest on Tuesday.

Air pollution in New Delhi hit a five-year high this week, as Diwali fireworks combined with farming fires to shroud the city in a toxic haze. From a report: The annual spike has become something of a tradition in the megalopolis, with some parts of the city this week recording an air-quality index reading of 1,800 -- 20 times higher than levels the World Health Organization deems healthy. The news points to the challenge facing Indian authorities as they look to combat pollution and cut carbon emissions: The country has made huge progress in deploying renewable energy, but will still need up to $21 trillion in new investments in order to meet its 2070 net-zero target, according to government plans reported by Bloomberg.

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A new study has lifted the lid on what it feels like to live with chronic tiredness which no amount of sleep can shift.