The Mayor of Sinn Fein lays a wreath in Belfast as NI commemorates Somme’s death

The Mayor of Sinn Fein lays a wreath in Belfast as NI commemorates Somme's death

Ryan Murphy paid tribute as events took place across Northern Ireland to mark the 107th anniversary of one of the deadliest battles of the First World War. At Stormont DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson joined party mates in honoring those who died. A total of 19,240 British troops died in the first 24 hours of … Read more

July forecast for Stoke-on-Trent as England brace for ‘hot and rumble’ conditions

July forecast for Stoke-on-Trent as England brace for 'hot and rumble' conditions

Forecasters believe the UK could see some ‘hot and thunderous’ conditions this month as temperatures may be ‘below average’. The prediction from the Met Office comes as North Staffordshire has seen a gray and wet late June – having previously been sizzling in hot conditions. And meteorologists say that while temperatures will creep up on … Read more

Why Virgin Galactic Spends $700 Million on New Spaceship | Motley Fool

Why Virgin Galactic Spends $700 Million on New Spaceship |  Motley Fool

Well, Galactic 01 is in the record books — and it was a resounding success Virgin Galaxy (SPCE -8.27%). Departing Spaceport America in New Mexico just after 11:00 a.m. ET Thursday, Virgin MotherShip Eve ascended and detached Virgin SpaceShip Unity at 11:33 a.m. ET, allowing the latter to power up its engines and blast its … Read more

Locked: Pedophiles, killers and fatal accident drivers are jailed

Locked: Pedophiles, killers and fatal accident drivers are jailed

We look at their cases. Timothy Dallimore Pedophile Timothy Dallimore told a “13-year-old” schoolgirl that he wanted to see her in uniform, panties and a swimsuit after meeting her online. But he exchanges “increasingly sinister and sexual” messages not with a young teenager named Chloe, but an undercover police officer. The defendant, 49, from Tredegar, … Read more

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: New Blood Biomarkers Discovered

Exploding Brain Dementia Concept

The development of Alzheimer’s disease appears to be heavily influenced by star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes, according to research conducted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. While amyloid aggregates were previously seen as a major cause of Alzheimer’s, this new study suggests that it is the combination of amyloid load and abnormal astrocyte … Read more

Migraines control my life, says mother of three – BBC News

Migraines control my life, says mother of three - BBC News

By Meleri Williams BBC news June 30, 2023 Updated July 1, 2023 Caption, Delyth Jones says migraines affect his life “in a big way” One woman who gets about nine migraines a month says the condition controls her life. Delyth Jones, 32, of Ceredigion, said she missed her children’s school concert and sports day because … Read more

HSBC’s departure spelled doom for the isolated experiment at Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf skyline and reflection on the River Thames

Receive free Architecture updates We’ll send you one myFT Daily Digest latest roundup email Architecture news every morning. The author is an architectural critic of FT The Isle of Dogs is never an island but rather a peninsula, even though it often feels like one. It was suitable for the detached London wharves, warehouse towns … Read more