An “anticyclonic gloom” has been blamed for cloudy weather across parts of England, with one village receiving absolutely no sunshine since October. Odiham, in Hampshire, has reportedly recorded zero minutes of sunshine since October, but forecasters are predicting that the fog, drizzle and low cloud should start clearing from Sunday. The phenomenon, dubbed an “anticyclonic…
A New South Wales real estate agent who exposed the personal details of a tenant who left a bad Google review broke privacy laws, Australia’s information commission has found. After the tenant, who has not been named for legal reasons, gave Noonan Real Estate Agency a one-star review in 2021, the agency responded by disclosing…
The French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has abandoned a visit to a holy site in Jerusalem under French control after armed Israeli police entered the site and briefly arrested two French gendarmes. France has summoned the Israeli ambassador over the incident, the latest of several controversies involving the Eleona sanctuary on the Mount of Olives,…
A new Star Wars trilogy is in the works from Lucasfilm and X-Men’s Simon Kinberg. According to Deadline, the new films will reportedly take place after the most recent trilogy that concluded with The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. It will allegedly involve new characters and a new storyline, although the return of known names…
House majority leader, Steve Scalise, outlines plans for Trump’s first 100 days During Trump’s first 100 days in office, Republicans will “lock in the Trump tax cuts”, “unleash American energy” and “surge resources to the southern border”, among other measures, Scalise writes in his letter. On energy, these policies include mandating lease sales, opening federal…
For 15 minutes on Sunday morning, ABC local radio listeners were treated to a rant from Dick Smith as the millionaire attacked Australia’s transition away from fossil fuels, claiming renewables would make electricity unaffordable and cause sweeping blackouts. “It seems we have been sold a pup and we are not getting the full truth all…
For 15 minutes on Sunday morning, ABC local radio listeners were treated to a rant from Dick Smith as the millionaire attacked Australia’s transition away from fossil fuels, claiming renewables would make electricity unaffordable and cause sweeping blackouts. “It seems we have been sold a pup and we are not getting the full truth all…
A man has been charged with murder after Catherine Flynn, 69, was found dead in her home in north Wales. Dean Mark Albert Mears, 33, has been charged with murder and burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. North Wales police were called at…
New Israeli defense minister Katz says Trump presidency will ‘bring back the hostages’ and defeat Iran Israel Katz has been so freshly appointed defense minister in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, that his social media account still describes him as foreign minister, which he was until yesterday. He has also offered warm congratulations to Donald Trump, posting:…
Children’s reading enjoyment has fallen to its lowest level in almost two decades, with just one in three young people saying that they enjoy reading in their free time, according to a new survey. Only 34.6% of eight- to 18-year-olds surveyed by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) said that they enjoy reading in their spare…
