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…
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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…
The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) is working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on the development of Sizewell C. The government is the majority shareholder in the project alongside the energy company EDF, having made available £2.5bn to support Sizewell C’s development. Work is continuing at pace to secure a Final Investment Decision. GAD has applied its experience of long-term funding models to advise DESNZ as it works with the Sizewell C company and its stakeholders. Power for millions Sizewell C power station in Suffolk would generate low carbon electricity for the equivalent of 6 million…
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked a pre-trial agreement reached with the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and two other defendants, putting the death penalty back on the table. The plea deal, signed on Wednesday, had Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices reportedly exchange guilty pleas for life sentences in prison. The series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. In a memo issued on Friday, Austin argued that “in light of the significance of the decision to…
Ministers call for British nationals in Lebanon to leave now “as situation could deteriorate rapidly.” Government strengthens its support for British nationals as regional tensions in the Middle East increase. Border Force, consular officials and military personnel deployed to the region to support embassy staff following Ministers visiting the Middle East this week. The Government has called for British nationals in Lebanon to leave now as it bolsters its support for British nationals still in the Middle East. The UK continues to advise against all travel to Lebanon and advises British nationals still in the country to leave now while…
Last month, students in Bangladesh staged massive protests against the Government, demanding an end to a “quota system” for government jobs amid rising unemployment. More than 200 people were killed in clashes with security forces, including bystanders, according to media reports. Although the authorities withdrew the system, fresh protests broke out in parts of capital Dhaka on Friday calling for accountability, reports stated. Protecting children is everyone’s responsibility Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, having just returned from Bangladesh, expressed deep concern over the impact of violence and the ongoing unrest. “UNICEF has now confirmed that at least…
Trump explained that the debate was originally scheduled with Joe Biden on ABC before the incumbent president canceled his reelection campaign. Trump also cited a lawsuit he has against the broadcaster and one of its hosts, George Stephanopoulos, which created a “conflict of interest,” he wrote. Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum would moderate, Trump said in his post. “Rules will be similar to the rules” of the Trump-Biden debate in June, he said. The June showdown between Trump and Biden is considered by many as a turning point in the latter’s reelection bid, with his shaky performance…