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‘Devastating’: California fire victims return to sift through rubble of homes

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:50:44 +0000

Ten people have been injured so far by the Mountain fire, which was 17% contained by Saturday morning

As firefighting crews continued to battle the Mountain fire on Saturday, some residents were allowed to return to areas destroyed by the blaze to sift through the destruction to their homes.

As of 7am Pacific time on Saturday, the fire had been 17% contained, according to Cal Fire, the state’s wildfire-fighting agency.

Tory former energy secretary facing conflict of interest claim over JCB owner links

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:00:03 +0000

Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grants

A Conservative former cabinet minister who took donations from the billionaire boss of the JCB digger dynasty – including a £7,000 trip on his VIP private helicopter – oversaw decisions to award his family’s business empire millions in taxpayer-funded green energy grants.

After Trump re-election, UK will lead efforts to save Cop29, says Miliband

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:00:05 +0000

Energy secretary says Britain must work on vital alliances with other countries following victory of climate-denier Trump

The UK must ramp up its efforts on renewable energy to foster national security in an increasingly uncertain world, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has warned, on the eve of a fraught global summit on the climate crisis.

‘He thrives on chaos’: to dismiss Trump pledges as campaign rhetoric is a triumph of hope over experience | Kim Darroch

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:00:04 +0000

The lesson of his first term is that he does what he says he is going to do: the UK must prepare

Contempt for human rights, trashing allies: the world’s populists are rubbing their hands with glee | Simon Tisdall

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:00:54 +0000

After Donald Trump’s victory, brute force will prevail over geopolitics as authoritarians are appeased from Russia to Israel to China

Feelings are not the usual focus of a world dominated by macho strongmen, complex geopolitical challenges, wars and disasters. Yet every rule has exceptions. Following Donald Trump’s unexpectedly decisive US election victory, dark storm clouds seeded with powerful emotions overshadow the international landscape.

Homes alone: abandoned buildings of the Italian Apennines – in pictures

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:00:53 +0000

Landscape and architecture photographer Vincenzo Pagliuca was always fascinated by the empty, isolated houses scattered around the Campania region of southern Italy where he grew up. Since 2016 he has travelled along the Apennine mountain range that runs almost the length of the country, photographing uninhabited rural houses and abandoned holiday homes linked to ski tourism – now unused due to lack of snow. These images, collected in the book Mónos, were shot during the winter months to capture the particular quality of the light.

‘We don’t need fashion’: Sewing Bee host criticises British brand Burberry

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:00:53 +0000

Patrick Grant says not even luxury clothing labels care enough about quality any more

Earlier this year Patrick Grant, The Great British Sewing Bee presenter and clothes designer, criticised the poor quality of Marks & Spencer’s jumpers and socks – and now the luxury British heritage brand Burberry is in his line of fire.

UK student invents repairable kettle that anyone can fix

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:00:50 +0000

Gabriel Kay hopes his design can help tackle the problems caused by discarded electrical goods

Gabriel Kay really understands his target audience. As a student of industrial and product design at De Montfort University, he focused on the kettle.

“Everyone can relate to a kettle, right?” says the 22-year-old graduate. “It’s easy to understand and associated with comfort. It’s a friendly introduction to design.”

California fire crews make progress against wildfire that burned homes to rubble

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:25:56 +0000

More than 130 structures destroyed in two days by ferocious Mountain fire, as thousands remain under evacuation order

Firefighters in southern California made progress in their effort to contain a wildfire that destroyed more than 130 structures in two days as fierce wind gusts that were fanning flames eased on Friday.

NSW regulator chose to reveal content of Sydney’s mystery beach balls on day of US election

admin — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:13:32 +0000

After debris balls were widely reported to be tar, testing coordinated with EPA revealed they were consistent with human-generated waste, or ‘likely lumps of fatberg’