Construction of a third runway at Heathrow is likely to have significant adverse effects on the health and wellbeing of up to 3 million people living nearby, an official report has said, as the government launched the next stage of its rapid airport expansion plan. An analysis for the Department for Transport (DfT) has found that expanding London’s hub airport could have “major adverse” impacts on the health of the most local population. Construction and operation of the third runway will worsen not just noise and air quality, but could…
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June 19 (Reuters) – The London Marathon will be staged over two days for the first time in its history in 2027, with elite women racing on Saturday and elite men on Sunday, organisers said on Friday. The one-off change is set to allow a record 100,000 participants to take part across the weekend, with the event scheduled for April 24-25, marking its 47th edition. “By expanding to 100,000 runners across two days, we’re opening the door for more people, more charities and more communities to take part in the…
Global oil prices fell on Friday to lows not seen since the first week of the Iran crisis after Donald Trump claimed he was close to reaching a peace deal with Tehran. The price of Brent crude began to tumble from about $93 a barrel in overnight trade after the US president called off further military strikes against Iran scheduled for the evening. It traded briefly below $85 a barrel on Friday morning in fresh hope that a deal between the US and Iran could mean a reopening of the…
People looking to place certain bets on prediction market operator Kalshi will soon have to reveal where they work in an attempt to stop insider trading, the firm has said. The platform – which lets users bet against each other on elections, sporting events, and culture – said Tuesday it will start to collect work information from users attempting to place bets that could benefit from insider information. Kalshi said the rule will apply to “markets with heightened insider or manipulation risk.” It used as an example a possible trade…
The last remaining house in a former Welsh mining village where hundreds of people left nearly 50 years ago over landslide fears will go up for auction. More than 600 people and their pets abandoned Troedrhiwfuwch, Caerphilly County, in 1985 because of fears the village – nestled in Rhymney Valley – would be hit with a catastrophic landslip. Number 2 Lawrence Terrace is the only house left in the village and auctioneers have set its guide price at £35,000. Sean Roper, of Paul Fosh Auctions, said: “Why this otherwise ordinary…
Crowds, including people in masks and hoods, burned vehicles and properties after calls for demonstrations from far-right figures. Protests against immigration have erupted into violence in Northern Ireland after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to a stabbing attack that was captured in a graphic video. Crowds including masked men burned vehicles and houses and blocked roads in and around Belfast on Tuesday night, hours after Elon Musk, Tommy Robinson and other agitators exhorted people to take to the streets. Protesters hijacked and burned a Glider bus on Newtownards…
Robotaxis will carry paying passengers for the first time on UK roads this summer, a company developing the technology said. Kaity Fischer, who leads Wayve’s self-driving cabs business, declared it was “ready to go” as in a tie-up with ride hailing app Uber in London. A human driver will initially sit behind the wheel ready to take control during journeys while the technology is demonstrated to be safe. Uber passengers will be offered self-driving vehicles at the same fare as its conventional minicabs. It has begun enabling users to express…
KING CHARLES has approved a new one-off bank holiday to allow fans to watch a late-night World Cup clash. Monday June 15th will be the special occasion in Scotland, as the Tartan Army kick-off their first campaign in the competition since 1998. Their first match in Group C will be against Caribbean minnows Haiti at the Gillette Stadium near Boston, USA, the typical home of the NFL‘s New England Patriots. But unfortunately for fans, kick-off was selected at 9pm local time, translating to 2am on Sunday June 14th for Scottish…
Police forces across England and Wales have been ordered to halt the use of artificial intelligence tools in court statements and other criminal justice tasks after concerns emerged that inaccurate AI-generated content could compromise legal proceedings. The intervention comes amid growing scrutiny of generative AI systems and their tendency to produce convincing but false information, known as ‘hallucinations.’ Officials say any technology used within the justice system must meet exceptionally high standards of accuracy before it can be deployed in legal processes. Police Forces Told to Pause AI Use According…
London | Britain is set to follow Australia’s lead and ban teenagers from social media platforms, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer also threatened tech giants with new laws if they failed to stop children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images. Starmer is expected to announce the social media ban within days, as he looks to leave a legacy amid a growing likelihood that he will be replaced as prime minister within the next few months. The twin moves are the latest in a campaign that has pitted democratically elected…