Austria is the first race this year to be declared a heat hazard, amid a heatwave across Europe that is establishing record temperatures in many countries, including the UK. The rule was first introduced last year, when the Singapore and US Grands Prix ran under the designation. Some drivers prefer not to use the cooling…
There is a new record for tiny, powerful computer chips. IBM’s prototype chip is the size of a fingernail, yet packs in almost 100 billion transistors – nearly twice as many as the previous state-of-the-art chip – thanks to a three-dimensional technique. The company says the 10 millimetre by 15 millimetre chip will offer 70…
A child is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a car was struck by a train at a level crossing. Source link
The fatal crash happened at Hoghton village level crossing this morning (Picture: Google Maps) One person was killed and a child suffered critical injuries after a train smashed into a car at a level crossing in Lancashire. Emergency services were alerted at about 8.50am after reports that a train had struck a car at Hoghton…
The White House Office of Management and Budget sent the formal request for the funds on Wednesday in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson. “Most of this request will address urgent needs related to Operation Epic Fury (OEF),” says the letter, referring to the Iran war. The request includes $21bn for munitions,…
Hundreds of schools across the country have closed amid the record-breaking heatwave 10:20, 25 Jun 2026Updated 10:20, 25 Jun 2026 The Royton and Crompton Academy is one of the schools shutting early(Image: Google Maps) Multiple schools and nurseries across Greater Manchester will close early today amid the sweltering heatwave. Record-breaking temperatures have been recorded across…
The Met Office has warned that “very hot and humid” weather will continue in the South West and Channel Islands ahead of predicted thunderstorms later. Temperatures soared well above 30C across Cornwall, Devon, Guernsey and Jersey on Wednesday which led to schools closing and travel disruption. Exeter recorded its hottest June day on record as…
Eight Gloucestershire schools are set to leave the trust that has been running them after its own trustees admitted it was no longer “sustainable”. The SAND Academies Trust said in a statement on Wednesday (June 24) that the problems affecting its schools in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cirencester and Stroud meant they felt they should switch to…
There was a debate over whether the first Blackweir Live concert of the summer season should go ahead but the thousands who attended were glad it did The heat didn’t affect Robert Smith’s performance My first memory of The Cure, is Robert Smith staring down from a poster on my best friend’s bedroom wall. She…
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