by Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections August 28, 2026 Rescue efforts in Nepal and Tibet in the wake of a massive rock-and-ice avalanche and flood early on Wednesday, August 26, were halted on Friday after water was observed flowing over a dam from an impromptu lake formed by the disaster…
The postcode gangs terrorising Middlesbrough: How brazen young criminals linked to A66 crash have fought battles over the town’s drug trade
For nearly a week, Middlesbrough has been gripped by a wave of violence that has left residents too intimidated to leave their homes. ‘This is terrorism,’ declared Andy McDonald, the MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East as he led growing calls for police to get a grip on the suspected…
‘At least six people hurt’ after sign falls on revellers at Christian festival as air ambulance and critical care medics called to scene
By ELIZABETH HAIGH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 17:12 BST, 28 August 2026 | Updated: 17:15 BST, 28 August 2026 At least six people have been injured in a serious incident at a Christian festival, with teams of medics and an air ambulance reportedly called to the scene. Online reports suggest…
The millionaire family from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK who are missing in Nepal following flash flood… as hunt for 33 British tourists continues
A millionaire family-of-four from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK are among the missing Britons in Nepal following a devastating flash flood this week. Days on from the initial disaster, rescuers are still scouring the mud and debris left by the flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China-controlled…
See last night’s ‘blood moon’ eclipse from around the world
Last night’s near-total lunar eclipse did not disappoint. In the second and final lunar eclipse of the year, our natural satellite transformed into a stunning red-orange “blood moon” as almost all of it fell under Earth’s shadow. During a lunar eclipse, Earth passes between the sun and moon, partially or…
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching NASA’s Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30: How to watch it live
LIVE: Roman Space Telescope launches aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy – YouTube Watch On NASA’s next great space observatory is about to lift off, and you can watch it live. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
Top Burnham minister defends sending her children to private school saying it doesn’t make her any less Labour
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 15:48 BST, 28 August 2026 | Updated: 15:57 BST, 28 August 2026 A Burnham Cabinet minister has defended sending her children to private schools, saying it does not make her any less Labour. Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, 46, said it was perfectly fine…
Moment BMW and Audi drivers roar engines in race before one ploughs into mother and daughter, four, and kills them both – as pair are convicted of causing death by dangerous driving
The drivers of a BMW and Audi are both guilty of killing a mother and young daughter after meeting by chance and showing off their powerful cars, a court has ruled. Jasskamal Riyat, 37, of Moortown, Leeds, was today found guilty by a jury of two counts of causing death…
Curiosity climbs to new heights on Mars photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2026
A photograph taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover from the floor of Gale Crater, on Aug. 1 and Aug. 2, 2026, the 4,972nd and 4,973rd Martian days, or sols, of the rover’s mission. The photo captures a valley on the side of Mount Sharp, the 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer) mountain the rover…
Gang ‘rammed home belonging to mother of A66 teen’ in ANOTHER attack moments before fatal crash that killed seven people
A rival gang rammed the home belonging to the mother of one of five youths who died in the A66 crash moments before the collision which killed seven people, it is understood. The woman’s Audi, which was parked on the driveway, was shoved into the front of her house in the…