British mum who suffered 'horrific' cracked skull after hotel fall left with £30,000 bill to fly back to the UK
A British mother who suffered a horrific skull fracture after collapsing on a marble hotel floor was forced to pay £30,000 to return to the UK.
Hours of delays expected on A120 due to heat-related emergency repairs
Repairs are being done following damage from the high heat
Moment BBC interview on how to keep your pet safe in the heatwave is interrupted... by dog terrorising wildlife
BBC Breakfast was speaking to the RSPCA on the banks of the river in leafy Richmond-upon-Thames, south-west London , on Wednesday morning.
More than 60 Greater Anglia trains CANCELLED today - full list
Greater Anglia has cancelled more than 60 train services throughout today due to the hot weather.
More than 60 Greater Anglia trains CANCELLED today - full list
Greater Anglia has cancelled more than 60 train services throughout today due to the hot weather.
Brooklyn Beckham makes another social media dig at dad David as he shares gushing post to celebrate the 'best' father-in-law after Nicola Peltz praised her billionaire dad Nelson for being 'an incredible role model'
Brooklyn Beckham snubbed his dad David on Sunday by ignoring Father's Day, but he did celebrate the 'best father-in-law' on Wednesday with a gushing birthday post.
Council threatens to fine boy racers in effort to get them off Essex roads
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is now in force for at least three years across the entire Braintree district
Southend military parade this weekend scrapped due to extreme weather
The Met Office warn that adverse health effects are likely to be experienced by those vulnerable to extreme heat
NASA Rover Detects Potential Signatures of Ancient Microbial Life On Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has detected complex organic carbon in ancient Martian mudstones. The measurements were taken by the rover's Sherloc instrument and the organic carbon that was identified was from the Bright Angel outcrop, "a dried-up river that carried water into the planet's Jezero crater billions of years ago," notes The Guardian. From the report: The form of carbon detected, known as macromolecular carbon or MMC, can originate from living organisms. Geological processes can also produce the material, meaning its detection does not amount to proof of past Martian life. Dr Ashley Murphy at the Planetary Science Institute in Arizona said MMC can be found in different settings and types of rocks. "It may originate from biological sources such as fossilized organic matter found in microbial mats and coal," she said, but could also form in reactions between rocks and water or arrive on impacting meteorites.
The mudstone rocks from the Bright Angel outcrop caused a stir in 2024 when the Perseverance rover discovered intriguing surface spots and nodules that resemble features produced by fossilized microbes on Earth. When the scientific details were published last year, Sean Duffy, the former acting head of Nasa, said: "This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we've ever found on Mars." [...] The discovery means Nasa rovers have now found organic-bearing mudstones more than 2,000 miles apart on Mars. The others were reported by the Curiosity rover which is exploring the planet's Gale crater. It "indicates that the habitability of Mars, and the availability of organics, may have been widespread across the planet billions of years ago," the authors write in Science Advances.
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UK school’s network left wide open for invasion, student found
And the admin password was right in the Active Directory description field
Jurgen Klopp storms out of interview after being grilled on fellow pundit's 'racist' remarks about Ivory Coast - with ex-Man United star describing team's style as 'African football' and 'a bit wild, not quite as tactical'
The former Bayern Munich and Manchester United star's comments have sparked debate across the country.
Full list of Essex schools closed due to 'extreme heat' warning
Several schools have closed either fully or partially today following an 'extreme heat' weather warning
Scotland were lucky to lose only 3-0 as Vinicius Jr-inspired Brazil tore them apart... Steve Clarke's gamble backfired and two individual errors could see them go home, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT MIAMI STADIUM: If Steve Clarke's worst fear was a drubbing, then he ought to avoid seeking anything positive from the fact Scotland suffered a mere 3-0 defeat in Miami.
Celebrity mum Lydia Bright leads Britain's fuming parents in criticising 'lazy' teachers for shutting schools for days on a whim during record June heatwave - causing childcare chaos and leaving youngsters sweltering at home instead
TOWIE star Lydia Bright has criticised her daughter's primary school for announcing a last minute closure due to the UK heatwave.
Revealed: Irish wife, 37, fined £2,300 for groping Swedish teen in Magaluf sauna while on holiday with her husband
Brazilian-born Raphaella Richer Martins Burns, based in a small village in east County Cork, had been warned she could face an 18-month prison sentence if convicted.
Agony for the Tartan Army: Scotland fans commiserate desperate World Cup defeat by Brazil - now, their US adventure hangs in the balance
The agony was etched across the faces of those in the Tartan Army who had watched Brazil run rings around their Scotland side on Wednesday night.
Live updates as schools close and disruption continues amid red heat alert
Essex is set to face continued disruption throughout today, with schools closed and many disrupted due to the red heat alert.
Exactly what I eat in a day to look this good at 51. Anyone can follow this simple, anti-ageing diet: DR SAM BUNTING
I start every morning with porridge to stabilise my blood sugar and give me energy. I don't tolerate dairy and gluten very well anymore, so I have gluten-free oats with almond milk.
The summer Britain melted: Heat-crazed ladybirds attacked humans in swarms. Sex-crazed students romped in hay fields. And though in 1976 even the Buckingham Palace lawn sprinklers were shut down, the schools DID stay open
This week as high temperatures send Britons flocking to beaches, parks and beer gardens, thoughts turn to the most famous heatwave of all - the Summer of 1976.
ALEX BRUMMER: I got to know 'Red Ed' and in private, he's not the goofy nerd you'd expect. It won't make me popular, but I believe he could make a good Chancellor
The front page of yesterday's Mail carried the headline: 'Don't put the economy at mercy of "Red Ed"', a reference to Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.