Wiltshire farmer Neil Dyke has been fined after removing water sample bottles from an Environment Agency officer who was investigating a pollution incident at the farm Dyke, 34, of Chipps Farm, Corsley, Warminster, appeared before Bath magistrates on 31 July 2024 where he admitted intentionally obstructing an officer in the exercise of his duties. He was fined £289 and ordered to pay £116 victim surcharge and costs of £3,699 In a case brought by the Environment Agency, the court heard that an officer went to the farm in January this year after pollution was reported in the Rodden Brook. The…
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“People in Gaza are facing yet another peril: Hepatitis A is spreading including among children,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, wrote on social media. Since the start of the war last October, UNRWA shelters and clinics have reported 40,000 cases of the disease, he said, compared to only 85 in the same period before conflict erupted, representing “a frightening increase”. Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus of the same name that is transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food and water, or through direct contact with an infectious…
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced its advice to Government for the COVID-19 vaccine programme in autumn this year. Similar to previous spring and autumn campaigns, the Committee’s advice is to offer the vaccine to those at high risk of serious disease and who are therefore most likely to benefit from vaccination. Vaccination continues to help protect against severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths arising from COVID-19. JCVI advises the following groups be offered a COVID-19 vaccine this autumn: The vaccine should usually be offered no earlier than around 6 months after the last vaccine dose. Professor Wei Shen Lim,…
House of Black Planning Team and Executive Members Uniting Voices and Celebrating Achievements The House of Black aims to foster networking opportunities and raise funds for Black-owned nonprofit organizations and businesses. We are honored to be able to make this happen.”— TyShawn DouglasPHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, August 3, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The inaugural “House of Black” Celebration is set to take place on September 15, 2024 , from 3 PM to 10 PM at the elegant La Princesa, located at 4121 N 59th Ave. Hosted by Desirae Lee Benson-Brockington and Earl Alexander, this prestigious event aims to honor the accomplishments…
Barbara Butch, a lesbian DJ and an advocate against fat shaming, featured in a leading role in the scene, also reported being subjected to threats and harassment online — prompting her to file several complaints as well. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday that it had analyzed messages sent to Jolly and transferred the case to the body in charge of examining hate crimes. For Butch, it said it had identified “facts likely to be characterized as insults aggravated by discrimination, death threats, and public provocation to willfully harm someone’s life or physical integrity.” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo offered her…
Last year, the agency instructed contractors to undertake an Initial Assessment of the shingle ridge that runs along the beaches in the two villages. The ridge forms the primary means of reducing the risk of tidal flooding to the people, houses, businesses and caravans in the area. The Initial Assessment was to investigate whether economic, social and environmental triggers, which would change how the ridge is managed, had been reached. The Initial Assessment has now been completed. It has indicated that the quantity of material on the beach is at a good level and that a recharge is not currently…
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Daniel Wiffen emerges for breakfast each morning in the athletes’ village and is swarmed by fellow Olympians and others eager for an autograph or photo. The Irish swimmer figures he has snapped some 500 of them in recent days since capturing gold in the 800-meter freestyle. “Yeah, I actually think I’m probably like one of the most famous Olympic champions,” he cracked following his 1,500 free preliminary Saturday. “I feel like Simone Biles.”Wiffen is relishing every second of his newfound fame — and stardom certain to reach an entire other level in Ireland. Especially if he…
UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, accompanied by Defence Secretary John Healey, ended a one-day visit to Lebanon yesterday. This was David Lammy’s first official visit to Lebanon as Foreign Secretary, following his call with Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati in his first week of office. The Foreign Secretary called for de-escalation along the Blue Line and the need for a diplomatic solution based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The visit comes following the Foreign Secretary’s condemnation of the strike in Golan Heights which tragically claimed at least 12 lives and raised deep concerns over the risk of further escalation and…
On the night of 2 August 1944, the last 4,300 Roma and Sinti in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp were murdered by the Nazi forces, despite their fierce resistance. That marked the killing of more than 500,000 members of the community, representing at least a quarter of their total population at the time. The Nazis’s genocidal campaign also claimed the lives of six million Jews and targeted LGBTIQ+ individuals, persons with disabilities, political dissidents and other minorities. Prejudice remains today In a message marking the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, UN Secretary-General António Guterres also honoured the…
Russia on Thursday put on a plane journalists, politicians and a historian, among others. In return later that evening, Putin gave a red carpet welcome home to Russia’s spies, cybercriminals and a murderer with proven ties to the Kremlin. Rather than appear embarrassed by the contrast, Moscow made a spectacle of it. Putin personally greeted the returning ex-prisoners on the Vnukovo airport tarmac and brought his top defense and security chiefs with him. He gave Krasikov a comradely hug and told the group he would be discussing their “futures” with them soon. In Putin’s Russia, patriots are rewarded with state…