Asylum seekers moving onto the Bibby Stockholm migrant boat have likened the conditions to the notorious Alcatraz prison. The boat, located at Portland in Dorset, has room to accommodate up to 500 people. But one of the first people to move onto
In a rare show of discontent with Hamas, several thousand protesters took to the streets of the Gaza Strip to decry frequent power outages and pervasive poor living conditions on Sunday. Before police quickly dispersed the gatherings, marchers chanted “what a shame”
A rising number of women are succumbing to alcohol-related deaths, a new study published in JAMA Network on July 28 found. While males historically have been more than twice as likely to die from alcohol-related conditions than females, the gap appears to
Miserable weather will hit the UK in August as the country braces for weeks of downpours and chilly conditions, forecasts show. Tomorrow will mark the start of another period of unsettled weather in Britain as wet and windy weather is expected to continue
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, numbering at least 500, have been returned to Tunisia after being trapped in a perilous no-man’s-land near the Libyan border for a week without access to basic necessities. This expulsion occurred following increased tensions linked to a killing
Dilano van ‘t Hoff, an MP Motorsport driver, died on Saturday at 18 following a crash at the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine in Belgium. Many of his competitors, though, say the tragedy was easily avoidable. Aston Martin Formula One driver
Law enforcement in Florida released bodycam footage on Wednesday showing the conditions of a beach in Destin where former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett tragically died in a drowning accident just a day earlier. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office posted the video to
A worker complained to his boss about issues with rats, rot and mould in the organisation’s storage and days later found three severed heads on his desk. Chicago-based worker Dale Wheatley voiced his concern in a body-part donating organisation after noticing the
There has been a small dip in the air quality in New York City, with more smoke drifting its way from the Canadian wildfires that continue to rage. After what has been a relatively good couple of days, the wildfire smoke is
Racing officials in New York announced Friday that live racing at Belmont Park will reopen ahead of the final leg of the Triple Crown race on Saturday, due to “significant improvement in air quality conditions.” The New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC)