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A Birmingham Green Party city councillor has been charged with attacking a member of the public, three police officers and a member of police staff.Siobhan Harper-Nunes, 66, was arrested on suspicion of assault after police were called to the junction of Monument Road and Hagley Road in the city, at about 17:00 BST on 6 August.Harper-Nunes, of Monument Road, was charged the following day. West Midlands Police said that she was arrested again at Monument Road on Wednesday morning on suspicion of harassment.She remained in custody while inquiries continued, police said.Harper-Nunes will appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 10 September…
Solar Eclipse on black sky backgroundArtmim | Istock | Getty ImagesHotel and short-term rental prices surged to over $1,000 a night in parts of Europe where a solar eclipse will be visible.The solar eclipse, which will be visible in the U.K., Iceland, northern Spain, Greenland and Portugal on Aug. 12, drove a surge in travel demand across destinations, and hospitality businesses in the region are capitalizing on the opportunity.Some European cities in the path of the eclipse saw hotel and short-term rental prices surge, such as Iceland’s capital Reykjavik and Spanish cities like A Coruña and Bilbao, according to data…
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Western nations allege Russia has been operating a “shadow fleet” to evade international sanctions imposed on its oil exports.The UK Ministry of Defence says Russia has a fleet of more than 700 vessels, responsible for carrying 75% of the country’s sanctioned oil.This oil is a “critical lifeline for the Kremlin” in “sustaining Russia’s illegal war”, the MoD says.Putin’s comments come as the European Union intensifies pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet.In his remarks to Russian sailors, Putin singled out the EU, accusing member states of violating international maritime law and “attempting to restrict the movement of vessels belonging to our economic…
This handout satellite image taken and released by Vantor on August 12, 2026, shows heavily damaged ships at the Black Sea port naval base of Novorossiysk in Russia, following Ukrainian strikes.- | Afp | Getty ImagesUkraine has launched a heavy assault on warships and major Russian grain export terminals in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, prompting Russia to warn of a disruption to global food supplies. Regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev said that three people were killed in the attack, including an eight-year-old, while another 24 were injured.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday described the operation against Novorossiysk as…
In South Korea, where a mountainous landscape makes building huge projects an incredible undertaking, the world’s leading maker of high-bandwidth computer memory is investing $720 billion on what it says will be the largest network of memory factories in the world.SK Hynix, whose market cap has jumped more than fivefold in the past year and now tops $1 trillion, is making a big bet that extreme demand from artificial intelligence is here to stay. Soaring prices exacerbated by capacity constraints are changing the fabric of the classic boom-and-bust industry, with AI chip giants like Nvidia willing to take on more…
Fagan said Scottish Labour had to “change more than the faces at the top”.The South Scotland MSP said the party had to be bold and get “squarely on the side of the working people of this country”.”I am standing to unite our party, to back our movement, to seize this moment and rebuild Scottish Labour as a party for working people of Scotland,” he said.Fagan said Scottish Labour needed to rediscover its “courage, boldness and imagination”.”Let Scottish Labour decay, and when Labour decays, Scotland decays,” he said.He called “caution and division” the party’s “deadly enemies”, saying “boldness, courage and unity…
A total solar eclipse crossed parts of Europe on Wednesday, drawing millions of spectators to watch the once-in-a-generation spectacle. Parts of Greenland, northern Spain, and Iceland saw a total solar eclipse, while other parts of Europe, including the U.K. and France, saw a partial eclipse.During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily submerging parts of the region in darkness.The region’s first total solar eclipse since 1999 saw retail and hospitality businesses capitalize on the opportunity, with some hotels in parts of Iceland and northern Spain charging over $1,000 a night. Meanwhile, a rush to buy…
With the landowner’s permission, the drone teams arrived shortly after sunrise to survey both livestock and wildlife on the ranch. That is because the early morning work hours made it easier for the drone’s infrared sensors to detect warm-blooded animals against the relatively cooler ground. The USDA is currently researching ways to use AI to “analyze drone imagery to detect wounds, identify animals and prioritize inspections,” according to the department. Besides using drones for aerial surveillance, USDA has also relied on stationary cameras installed near trails to make more than 26,000 animal observations. It has also established and monitored more…
Carling, MP for the North West Cambridgeshire constituency, which includes Holme Fen, said: “This isn’t about spoiling anyone’s fun; it’s about recognising that conditions right now make fireworks and disposable barbecues genuinely dangerous.”Qayyum added: “I’d urge everyone to exercise real caution. That means thinking twice about fireworks and disposable barbecues, and looking out for each other by speaking up if you see something risky.”The Nene Park Trust has banned the use of disposable barbecues in its parks, including at Ferry Meadows in Peterborough.The fire service is urging residents to use fireworks responsibly, including supervising sparklers carefully, and reminding people that…