Coffee is consumed around the world every day, and earlier research has associated coffee drinking with a reduced risk of conditions including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Scientists still do not fully understand the biological processes that might explain those connections. Now, new research from Finland suggests that regular…
Moment woman lies down in front of heavy machinery in 1am protest over noisy overnight roadworks in east London street
By JAKE HOLDEN, UK NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:27 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 13:40 BST, 19 August 2026 This is the moment a woman staged a ‘weird’ protest against noisy overnight roadworks by lying in the road in front of machinery before she was arrested. The unnamed woman was…
More than £130million of taxpayers’ money spent on animal crossings – including £12million on unmonitored ‘fish motorway’
More than £130million of taxpayers’ cash has been spent on animal crossings across the UK – including £12million on an unmonitored ‘fish motorway’. The huge bill covers a handful of schemes across the country designed to help wildlife get around roads, railways and rivers without coming to harm. Some of…
Tourist helicopter crashes in Kenya ‘with no survivors’
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:10 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 12:42 BST, 19 August 2026 A helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Kenya’s Samburu county and local media reported that tourists were believed to be on board. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) spokesperson said the helicopter…
Phoenix tree planting program grows jobs » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Planting trees in cities can provide vital cooling shade – and create job opportunities. Emma Viera is executive director of Unlimited Potential, a nonprofit in Phoenix. She says some low-income areas of the city get far hotter than others, with more concrete and asphalt that retain heat and less…
England’s friendliest places where residents chat to neighbours and have a sense of pride are revealed…but beware the least friendly areas
By ROBERT FOLKER, NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:05 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 12:12 BST, 19 August 2026 The Isles of Scilly have been named as the friendliest place in England in a major study examining social division across Britain. All 296 local authority areas have been ranked by The National…
This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain
More than 10 million years ago, South America was home to an ecosystem filled with enormous animals and formidable predators. During the Miocene, a geological period that lasted for millions of years, a vast lake covered a large portion of the continent. Its waters supported giant turtles and crocodylians, while…
Huge £32million car park which has been empty for two years has opening delayed AGAIN as road linking to it is still not finished
The opening of a huge £32million park and ride has been delayed for another year because it is still not connected to a road. The 850-space ‘car park to nowhere’ in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, was completed in 2024 but has remained empty ever since. Cash-strapped Oxfordshire County Council has struggled to find…
Astronomers discover a giant, rocky ‘mega-Earth’ 23 times more massive than our planet
Astronomers have discovered an unusually massive, dense exoplanet that challenges conventional ideas about how rocky planets form. Called GJ 523b, the exoplanet is about 2.5 times wider than Earth but packs roughly 23 times our planet’s mass into that relatively compact size. Worlds this large and dense are sometimes referred…
Sydney Swans players break their silence amid Melbourne hotel partying scandal and sexual assault allegation – as club chairman admits they’ve ‘torpedoed’ their AFL season
Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has admitted the club has torpedoed its premiership chances by banning five players who have apologised for their behaviour at a Melbourne hotel. Swans stars Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner and Nick Blakey, as well as Riley Bice and James Jordon, are suspended for the rest of…