BRYONY GORDON: So whose bright idea was it to put a top female pundit in a 'kitchen'!
The big boys at ITV Sport must have felt so proud of themselves when they secured Emma Hayes for their World Cup coverage.
Over £15,000 worth of illegal goods seized in raids across Barking and Dagenham
The council says it will take 'strong action' against anyone breaking the law
Toddler critical after being 'thrown' into crocodile pit at zoo and 'rescued by owner's wife' - as man is held for attempted murder of three-year-old
A boy of three was seriously injured after being thrown into a crocodile pit at a zoo yesterday.
Domestic abuse charities criticise female Reform MP for saying England need to keep winning at the World Cup to reduce violence
A Reform UK MP has been branded 'irresponsible' after suggesting that England's football team needs to keep winning games in the World Cup to prevent a spike in incidents of abuse.
Oliver Tree's mother breaks silence after tragic death of singer, 32, in Brazil horror crash
Tree's mother posted a childhood shot of the late musical artist when he was younger, expressing her gratitude for her son and the impact he made.
Angry Canada head coach Jesse Marsch hits out at Qatar boss after two men square up in fiery World Cup clash
Key Canada midfielder Ismael Kone broke his leg in the game in Vancouver and was having surgery late on Thursday night in a moment that turned the game on its head.
JD Vance cancels trip to Switzerland for Iran talks at the last second as Trump declares he has achieved 'unconditional surrender'
The White House said that the US delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity but plans for the technical talks have not been finalized.
'Special' 500-year-old country pub crowned the most loved in Essex
The Butchers Arms in Dunmow took the title at this year’s Muddy Stilettos Awards, which celebrate the best independent businesses across the county.
'Special' 500-year-old country pub crowned the most loved in Essex
The Butchers Arms in Dunmow took the title at this year’s Muddy Stilettos Awards, which celebrate the best independent businesses across the county.
Controversial video of Diddy inviting then 12-year-old Daveigh Chase to 'afterparty' resurfaces after her death
A video from 2003 that appears to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs inviting then 12-year-old actress Daveigh Chase to an 'afterparty' has resurfaced online following news of her death at the age of 35.
Jelly Roll's wife Bunnie XO breaks silence on couple's shock divorce as she reveals their brutal final fight: 'Recipe for disaster'
Jelly Roll's wife Bunnie XO has broken her silence on their shock divorce as she revealed the fight that finally ended their 10-year marriage for good.
Britain is 'wasting' £8billion of taxpayers' money a year on transport and infrastructure schemes, far more than other countries, new report says
A study found that new road, railway and tram projects cost 65 per cent more than equivalent schemes in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada or South Korea.
EU's former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier suggests UK could rejoin on 'special' terms a decade after referendum pullout
Michel Barnier, the EU's former chief Brexit negotiator, says the UK could regain its special terms if it rejoins the bloc again.
Trump Admin Backs Off Plans To Kill Ocean Monitoring
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: In May, the federal government announced without warning that it would take apart a network of ocean monitoring systems that it had spent over $350 million to build. No reason was given for the decision to shut down the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), but suspicion immediately focused on the network's role in tracking climate change. But the OOI also provides data that's useful for weather forecasting and fisheries management, leading to widespread opposition. Today, it appears that the opposition has won, as the government will announce that it's reversing the decision. The big remaining question is how much damage the OOI took during the intervening month.
[...] The OOI is a federally supported resource that provides ocean data for use by academic researchers, government planners, and private companies. It consists of arrays of monitoring systems in several locations in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that can track things like currents, salinity, chemical levels, temperatures, and tectonic activity. (There are over 100 individual entries on the page that display the data gathered by the system.) Obviously, there are many potential uses of that data. The fact that it has been gathered continuously for a decade means it can help track changes in how carbon dioxide and heat enter the oceans. This is probably what made it a target for the climate change denialists who helped set the Trump administration's policy.
Those policymakers are perfectly happy to annoy people with environmental concerns, but they apparently neglected to consider how upset everyone else would be about losing access to the other data. The ensuing public backlash led the Senate on Wednesday to unanimously agree with a measure that would block the government from taking down the OOI. Today's decision may indicate that the administration recognized it had gotten itself into a fight it knew it was losing. The National Science Foundation formally announced the decision, stating: "effective immediately, [it] will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays and will continue operations including planned maintenance." The agency added that it "appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data" from the OOI.
The NSF also said it would "issue a Dear Colleague Letter to collect input from stakeholders and convene an expert panel to assess observational needs, evaluate available data sources, consider responses ... and help the agency identify a sustainable path for NSF's ocean observing systems."
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Trump jokes he wanted to award himself the Medal of Honor ahead of White House presentation: 'I was informed I couldn't do it'
Trump brought some humor to the event when describing the prestige of the nation's highest military honor.
Mexico's World Cup clash against South Korea descends into chaos as fans are trampled in crush to break into fan zones in violent scenes
The World Cup was rocked by more violence on Thursday, when, minutes before Mexico's Group A clash against South Korea, chaos erupted as fans attempted to break into fan parks.
Burnham's had his celeb mates on the campaign trail and MPs flood up in last ditch effort - but Reeves steers clear
Mr Burnham was joined by actor Hugh Grant and comedian Steve Coogan in the dying throes of the by-election campaign, as he said he was 'fighting on every front' to win.
Taylor Swift's new WEDDING SONG for Travis Kelce: Singer has secretly recorded love ballad and is set to serenade hubby at New York wedding
As Taylor Swift strode into Electric Lady Studios, she flashed a knowing smirk at the hordes of paparazzi waiting outside.
The Morning Poll: Would Andy Burnham make a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer?
Would Andy Burnham make a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer?
Mother of son at Britain's smallest school with only two pupils hits out at 'disgusting' decision to shut because he's receiving 'the best education' (at £21,000 per child!)
Each student at Ysgol Y Garreg school in Gwynedd, north Wales, is costing authorities £21,000 to educate - triple the county average - after its pupil numbers dwindled.