European reaction, Premier League team news and more: football – live | Soccer
”> “false”: “key-events-carousel-mobile”, “fals Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature Football Finance: The Premier League's financial strength continues to blow European rivals out of the water, with Germany and Spain almost double the revenues, according to UEFA's newly released figures. Nick Ames has the latest one… Share […]
Eurostar and French train services halted at Gare du Nord after WW2 bomb found | Paris
Transportation at Paris-Gayre du Nord station was stopped after the World War II bomb, which leads to France's busiest terminal, was found in orbit, officials said. The mis-explosion bomb was discovered overnight in the centre of the truck during maintenance work outside of St. Dennis, the National SNCF Railway Company said. A bomb from World […]
Gas hob can raise indoor air pollution higher than busy UK road, study finds | Air pollution
Cooking in a gas hob can create a higher level of indoor air pollution than you would expect from one of the UK's busiest roads. Research by Which one? The levels of two levels of the most harmful air pollutants (nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5)) were compared. NO2 is a huge contributor to […]
‘One agency called me Thunder Thighs’: Twiggy and Sadie Frost on sexism, self-esteem and the swinging 60s | Documentary films
tHis woman in a jade green suede biker jacket and tartan pants sticks out her hands. “'Allo, I'm a twig,” she says. Even for us who can't remember the times when we didn't hear it, this name still sounds interesting after all these years. This constantly effective figure was called “stick” by friends because of […]
‘Like a cat in a washing machine’: rescued rower feared he would die in Cyclone Alfred’s monster waves | Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Aurimas Mockus finally arrived in Australia, but not in the way he imagined it. Instead of paddling over Crusis, who had rowed in the Pacific for nearly five months as part of his solo mission from San Diego to Brisbane, he arrived at Sydney Port and lively on a 16,000-ton Australian Navy ship. Without the […]
‘A dream experiment’: our Australian icebreaker is on a crucial mission to Antarctica | Nathan Bindoff
As I write, Australia's national icebreaker RSV Nuyina steams southwest from Hobart, heading towards Antarctica on its first dedicated maritime science voyage. There are over 60 scientists and engineers on board. Many are first research cruises, growing ocean legs as the ship navigates the mulch of mulch and low spirals of the southern seas. After […]
Adult infected with measles dies in New Mexico, health officials say | New Mexico
An adult infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials said Thursday, but the virus has not been confirmed as a cause. The deceased had not been vaccinated and did not seek medical care, a spokesperson for the state health department said in a statement. The person's exact age and other details […]
London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds | Low emission zones
People in London have been breathing air significantly cleaner since the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), research found. The levels of lethal pollutants associated with a wide range of health issues, from cancer to impaired lung development, heart attacks and premature birth, have been reduced, bringing the greatest improvements in the most […]
US DoJ to investigate University of California over alleged antisemitism | US campus protests
The US Department of Justice is investigating the University of California anti-Semitic discrimination after a demonstration of Israeli war in Gaza took place on campus last year. “This Department of Justice will always defend Jewish Americans, protect civil rights, and use our resources to eradicate institutional anti-Semitism at our nation's universities.” statement Attorney General Pamela […]
Picture This review – Bridgerton star can’t save tinny romcom | Movies
I While generally wary of the originals of streaming platforms, they often feel like fast fashion in the world of cinema. But I provide Netflix, Amazon and Co props. Now approaching nearly a decade, they had left theatre box office. They sometimes succeed, like in Netflix's Do Revenge or Players, but the mission is worth […]