26 councils will receive a share of an almost £1 million boost to step up their battle against fly tipping and better protect communities, Recycling Minister Robbie Moore announced today (18 May 2024). The grants will support various schemes to take the fight to waste criminals – such as an increase in CCTV cameras in hotspot areas, AI-assisted camera technology, and campaigns to raise households’ awareness of their duty to only use licensed waste companies when getting rid of rubbish. This round will see 26 local authorities across England benefit from the grants of up to £50,000, including the London…
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Home » Travel News We take pride in providing authentic travel recommendations based on our own experiences through unique imagery and visiting each destination. We may earn a commission when you purchase a product or book a reservation. Learn more › Surprisingly, traveling in July doesn’t always have to be as pricey as the peak summer season would have you believe. If you’re looking for a way to satiate your wanderlust without breaking the bank, we’ve rounded up a few places for your summer trip that are possible to explore on a budget. Each corner of the earth unfolds with…
This statement has been issued by the Governments of Japan, Norway, Sweden,Switzerland and the United States Joint statement by Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States following their visit to the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh To Rohingya Refugees we say: You are not forgotten As representatives of government donors, we underscore the urgent need for sustained international support to protect and save the lives of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. This crisis is now in its seventh year and the needs of this vulnerable population persist, while funding from the international community dramatically decreases.…
Over 350 million surgeries are performed globally each year. For most of us, it’s likely at some point in our lives we’ll have to undergo a procedure that needs general anaesthesia. Even though it is one of the safest medical practices, we still don’t have a complete, thorough understanding of precisely how anaesthetic drugs work in the brain. In fact, it has largely remained a mystery since general anaesthesia was introduced into medicine over 180 years ago. Our study published in The Journal of Neuroscience today provides new clues on the intricacies of the process. General anaesthetic drugs seem to…
Graduations throughout the United States erupt with some familiar sounds every year: the passionate cheering of friends and families, the lofty grandeur of speeches and, of course, one very recognizable tune. Most Americans – if they’re even aware of its name – know it simply as “Pomp and Circumstance.” More specifically, it is the “trio” section of the most famous of Edward Elgar’s five Pomp and Circumstance marches, “March No. 1 in D Major.” When Elgar composed the piece in 1901, he wasn’t thinking about graduation or scholarship. He wrote it as a patriotic military march. The phrase “pomp and…
In this February 1972 file photo, a building burns in the bogside district of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, one of the most notorious events of “The Troubles.” MICHEL LAURENT / AP Ireland’s president on Friday hit out at new UK legislation designed to draw a line under the violence during the Northern Ireland “Troubles”, 50 years on from the biggest single-day loss of life in that period. Michael D. Higgins said the new law was neither morally acceptable nor politically feasible, in a speech at a wreath-laying ceremony in Dublin. The event was to commemorate…
WASHINGTON — The Department of Labor today announced the release of a far-reaching set of principles that provide employers and developers that create and deploy artificial intelligence with guidance for designing and implementing these emerging technologies in ways that enhance job quality and protect workers’ rights.Developed as a result of President Biden’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, this initiative underscores the administration’s commitment to ensuring AI technologies strengthen worker empowerment and well-being while addressing risks to workers.“Workers must be at the heart of our nation’s approach to AI technology development and use,”…
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center and co-reported with NPR. ORLANDO, Fla. — Carolina Wassmer piloted a gray SUV around the city, dropping off canvassers from the civic engagement group Poder Latinx one by one. It was a muggy day, but the canvassers hopped out with their clipboards and pens, ready to engage in a longstanding American tradition: the voter registration drive. Poder Latinx’s canvassers were fanning out to help eligible voters in Latino neighborhoods join the rolls or update their registrations. But the work of such groups, which often focus on young voters and voters of color,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law Friday allowing convicts — except those who have committed the most serious crimes — to join the army, according to media reports. The bill, which was passed earlier in May by the Ukrainian parliament, allows the voluntary mobilization of convicts for the country’s war with Russia with the exception of those who committed serious crimes including murder, rape, terrorism, drugs offenses and treason. MPs and top government officials convicted of crimes will also be mostly ineligible to have their sentences commuted to serve in the military. Ukrainian Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska predicted the…
38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later The internet is an unimaginably vast repository of modern life, with hundreds of billions of indexed webpages. But even as users across the world rely on the web to access books, images, news articles and other resources, this content sometimes disappears from view. A new Pew Research Center analysis shows just how fleeting online content actually is: A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible, as of October 2023. In most cases, this is because an…