A criminal trial against ex-Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn over his alleged role in the company’s diesel emissions scandal has been scheduled to begin in September. The lengthy proceedings, which could last for more than a year, will combine multipl…
Only one more season race for Shiffrin as World Cup bid ends for good
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has confirmed that she will not compete in every race at the World Cup Finals over the next two weekends in Austria which rules her out of contention for the overall title for good. Shiffrin said she will only compete in…
Lithuania welcomes Rheinmetall’s artillery production plans
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas welcomed the plans of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall for a production facility in his country. The plans would mean “the creation of jobs as well as investments in our economy, most of which will be…
Essex Police appeals for witnesses after arrest of man, 32, on suspicion of kidnap in Saffron Walden
A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap in Saffron Walden. The force was called to the High Street at around 10.30am on Monday, March 11. A member of the public reported a man being assaulted before being taken into a vehicle and dri…
Fukushima treated water release halted for hours after predawn quake
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant temporarily halted the discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea following a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that jolted northeastern Japan in the early hours of Friday. Tokyo Electr…
Stuck Being Broke? Here’s How to Fix It
Do you ever feel like you’re swimming upstream against your financial current? You are not the only one who feels this way. As of July 2023 — sixty-one percent of consumers were living paycheck to paycheck, according to the New Reality Check: The Paych…
Cambridgeshire nature reserve assault appeal to appear on BBC Crimewatch
Police will appeal on the BBC’s Crimewatch Live for information about the violent assault of a woman at a Cambridgeshire nature reserve. The show will highlight the assault at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, in Little Paxton, near St Neots, on Thursday, 29…
MRC LMB’s Sofia Lövestam earns 2024 Harold M Weintraub Graduate Student Award for neurodegenerative disease work
A postdoctoral researcher at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology has earned a prestigious award in recognition of PhD work that will aid the search for new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Sofia Lövestam is one of the 2024 winners of the …
To detect illegal roads in remote areas, AI comes into play
By Abhishyant Kidangoor For years, detecting illegal roads in remote areas has remained a challenging and labor-intensive task. More often than not, it requires poring over satellite images to identify thin lines cut through the dense green of forests …
McDonald’s customers report ordering problems after IT outage
McDonald’s is suffering an IT problem that has left some customers unable to order food. Problems are understood to have initially started in countries including Japan, Australia and New Zealand with both staff and customers reporting issues. However o…