Qatar Warns Gulf States: Reliance on US Alone Not Enough for Security
Abu Dhabi/Tehran — Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari has said the Iran-US war has shown that Gulf Arab states cannot rely solely on strategic partnership with Washington for their security. Speaking at a panel during the Heil Forum in…
Saudi Arabia vows to respond after Houthis attack cities and energy facilities
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, said the Houthi drone and missile attacks targeted civilian and economic sites in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, and that women and children were…
Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests
Learner drivers have to wait an average 20 weeks before booking a practical test, according to new figures, despite attempts to reduce delays. The data from the Driver and Vehicle…
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats as relations with Kremlin worsen
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán says 10 Russian diplomats have been ordered to leave Budapest for taking part in “unacceptable” activities. “This decision protects Hungary’s security and sovereignty,” she wrote…
Saudi Arabia vows to respond after Houthis attack cities and energy facilities
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, said the Houthi drone and missile attacks targeted civilian and economic sites in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, and that women and children were…
Renoir museum: Four paintings worth millions stolen in French heist
Four paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France. Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday morning but dropped two of the paintings in the institution’s…
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Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests
Learner drivers have to wait an average 20 weeks before booking a practical test, according to new figures, despite attempts to reduce delays. The data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for August is only a marginal improvement from an 20.2 weeks in July. The average wait time between booking and sitting a…
SUICIDE BOMBING AT PAKISTAN POLICE POST KILLS 15 OFFICERS IN BANNU
BANNU, Pakistan — A suicide car bomb tore through a police checkpoint in the volatile Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Saturday night, killing at least 15 police personnel and wounding several others in one of the deadliest attacks on security forces in the region this year.Militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Fateh…
Trump-picked panel approves gold coin with his image: the larger the better
A federal arts panel comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump unanimously approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image on Thursday, in the latest effort by the administration to celebrate the US president. Critics, including Democrats and members of another federal arts committee, said minting a coin with a sitting president’s image went against…
Is sleep tracking making your sleep worse?
Hare says she’s noticed trackers causing anxiety among her patients. “I’ve noticed more patients coming to me with data from various trackers, with lots of questions about sleep that… is probably contributing to their sleep difficulties,” she says. Even though some have had medical tests with reassuring results, this hasn’t allayed their fears, she adds….
“Blood on the Streets, Relief at the Pump — Kenya Announces Fuel Price Reduction”
NAIROBI — The Kenyan government has announced a 4% reduction in diesel prices following deadly protests that left four people dead amid violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces.Tensions erupted across several cities as citizens took to the streets to protest soaring fuel costs, which have driven up the prices of food and basic commodities….
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Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests
Learner drivers have to wait an average 20 weeks before booking a practical test, according to new figures, despite attempts to reduce delays. The data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for August is only a marginal improvement from an 20.2 weeks in July. The average wait time between booking and sitting a…
UK government invests £30m in Shetland spaceport
Two German companies have signed launch agreements with the spaceport. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is working towards its first vertical orbital test flight from UK soil. In August, SaxaVord paused plans for a test launch after RFA said it had “encountered an issue”. A five-week “launch window” had been due to begin, with temporary traffic…
Bovine TB: Gaps in evidence about impact of vaccinating badgers
The call for more monitoring comes in a new policy briefing by researchers. They are calling for increased monitoring of the vaccination’s impact, a review of the evidence, and collaboration with farmers “to ensure the greatest possible impact” from the programmes. In their policy briefing, they say “major questions remain about how many badgers are…
Carmarthen fossil hunter Dorothea Bate recognised with blue plaque
A pioneering fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the Natural History Museum has been recognised with a national blue plaque. Dorothea Bate, who died in 1951 aged 72, “transformed our understanding of prehistoric animals and ancient environments” through her research, Historic England said. She has been recognised with…
Hot summer helps group clear bucketfuls of litter from Ellesmere
Volunteers in a north Shropshire town have been able to litter pick inside a prominent lake because its water levels have dropped due to the recent hot weather. With this summer being the hottest and one of the driest on record, lakes and rivers across the country have been running low. It has meant Ellesmere…
