Taylor Swift’s wedding extravaganza in the heart of Manhattan is facing the heat – from both sweltering temperatures and the cops ordered to police the event. With the mercury expected to hit 100F in the city for the first time since 2012, NYPD officers are being pulled from other duties on…
How to invade planet Earth: An alien’s guide to bringing the human race to its knees
It looks there for the taking, doesn’t it? The third rock from the sun just sitting there, all defenceless, run by squabbling politicians ruling over a human race who’d rather be sharing “get ready with me” videos than vigilantly watching the skies as they should be. But next time you…
June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
The June heatwave is estimated to have killed more than 5000 people in France Laurent EMMANUEL / AFP via Getty Images Europe’s most extreme heatwave so far may have killed between 17,000 and 25,000 people, according to an early estimate based on past deaths from heat in the region. “These…
2,000-Year-Old Vesuvius Papyrus Scroll PHerc. 1667 Deciphered With Help Of AI
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An ancient scroll that survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD has finally given up its secrets. The scroll was found in the 1750s, but it was too delicate to open. Thanks to AI technology, scholars have now read the entire text, which…
Mamdani mocked for telling residents to keep air conditioning at SEVENTY EIGHT degrees to avoid blackouts during NYC’s 100F heatwave
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a backlash after asking residents to keep their air conditioning at 78F as the city suffers sweltering temperatures expected to last for days. The Democratic Socialist announced on X that the soaring temperatures can strain the power grid, which is working ‘overtime.’ ‘Set…
Zoo where three-year-old boy was ‘thrown into crocodile enclosure by man with learning disabilities’ speaks out about ‘distressing’ incident
The zoo where a three-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was thrown into a crocodile enclosure has thanked staff, paramedics and visitors whose ‘whose calm and immediate actions made a real difference.’ Johnsons of Old Hurst in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, said everyone involved had acted with ‘incredible speed and determination’.…
Astronomers discover a potentially habitable planet just 25 light-years away. ‘This one is exciting’
A potentially habitable rocky world has been found in the habitable zone around a red dwarf just 25 light-years from us. However, faced with a hostile wind of radiation from its host star, it remains unclear whether this new exoplanet supports an atmosphere, or the possibility of life. Nevertheless, astronomers…
Geoengineering could expose plane passengers to sulphuric acid
Commercial airliners could pass through clouds of sulphuric acid if solar geoengineering schemes go ahead Alexandru Magurean/Getty Images Spraying sun-reflecting particles near the poles to counteract global warming could expose passengers on certain commercial flights to hazardous levels of sulphuric acid. With Earth on course for up to 3.7°C of warming…
Congratulations, Lady Louise Windsor! Sophie and Prince Edward’s daughter, 22, graduates from St Andrews in front of her proud parents and rumoured boyfriend Felix Robert da Silva-Clamp
Lady Louise Windsor has graduated from St Andrews University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. Lady Louise, 22, was beaming as she collected her certificate during her graduation ceremony at the prestigious university in Scotland that was once also attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The young royal…
Woman in her 40s is arrested for murder after body of missing schoolboy, 15, is pulled from river
By TOM LAWRENCE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:16 BST, 2 July 2026 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 2 July 2026 A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a missing schoolboy was pulled from a river in north Devon. Taylor Charlton, 15, was last seen on CCTV…