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The 10 most overcrowded train services revealed
BBC News Thameslink: Bedford to Three Bridges via London St Pancras (176% at 08:09) West Midlands: London Euston to Crewe (170% at 17:46) Transport for Wales: Bridgend to Rhymney via Llanishen (161% at 16:45) South Western: Alton to London Waterloo (159% at 08:22) Thameslink: Bedford to Three Bridges via London St Pancras (155% at 08:24) […]
Penarth woman, 86, orphaned as child raises funds for charityafter childhood promise to herself
BBC News A woman who grew up as an orphan and promised to “help any child I could” has spent 30 years opening her picturesque garden to visitors to raise money for a children’s charity. Ann Lush, 86, was raised alongside her brother by her grandmother, who was widowed during World War Two, and said […]
Hundreds of by-the-wind-sailors wash up on St Bees beach
BBC News Head of Marine at the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Georgia de Jong Cleyndert, said although the “incredible” blue creatures looked like jellyfish, they were actually colonial hydrozoans. She said: “Each by-the-wind sailor is made up of hundreds of tiny, specialised animals working together as a single floating colony. “Although they are not jellyfish, they […]
Robert Bush: Reporting on the Legacy funeral director’s case
BBC News This story contains details some might find distressing. I’ve reported on many criminal cases before, but nothing like that of undertaker Robert Bush. Now the case is over, we can report on what it was like to follow a story that began when whistleblowers raised concerns about Legacy Independent Funeral Directors with Humberside […]
Josko Gvardiol: Man City defender says Enzo Maresca is ‘perfect one’
BBC News New manager Enzo Maresca is a “perfect one” for Manchester City, says defender Josko Gvardiol. The Italian has been given the perhaps unenviable task of taking over from the legendary Pep Guardiola, who stepped down at the end of last season after a trophy-laden decade in charge. Maresca signed a three-year deal to […]
Ayaneo’s new handheld revives the Game Boy Advance. Nintendo probably wishes it had done it first
Digital Trends The Game Boy Advance is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the US, and while Nintendo has largely chosen to honor the handheld through its Switch Online library, another company has decided to recreate the hardware itself. Chinese handheld maker Ayaneo has unveiled the Konkr Pocket Advance, a modern reinterpretation of the iconic Game […]
iPhone Air 2 leak points to a smaller Dynamic Island and upgraded cameras
Digital Trends Apple’s second-generation iPhone Air is beginning to take shape, and if the latest supply chain report is accurate, the company isn’t simply refreshing the hardware. Instead, it appears to be refining the formula that made the first iPhone Air stand out. According to analyst Jeff Pu, the iPhone Air 2, expected to launch […]
Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to ‘rapidly’ making deal
BBC News Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran subject to “rapidly” striking a deal with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote: “I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject […]