Premier League back and celebrations for Fred Sirieix – Friday’s sporting social
Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media. Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best examples from August 5.
Source:Express
August 05, 2022 17:36 UTC
Monkeypox Declared National Public Health Emergency
Press release from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced [yesterday] that he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergency (PHE). The announcement comes on the heels of President Biden appointing Robert Fenton of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as White House National Monkeypox Response Coordinator and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as White House National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator. We are taking our response to the next level by declaring a public health emergency,” said Secretary Becerra. The public health emergency also carries important implications for data sharing with the federal government. Today’s announcements are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive strategy to combat the monkeypox outbreak.
Source:The Guardian
August 05, 2022 16:45 UTC
Netflix’s The Sandman Is Only Getting One Reaction From Everybody
By James Brizuela |Everyone was quite worried about what it was going to be like seeing the adaptation of The Sandman on Netflix. Seems this reviewer loves with Neil Gaiman has done to his own comic series. The growing consensus for the early reviews of The Sandman is that the series is faithful to the comic series. 'The Sandman' Review: Netflix's Dark Fantasy Is a Dream Come True https://t.co/069a9suB5t — CNET News (@CNETNews) August 5, 2022We love that everyone is using sleeping puns when discussing The Sandman. The Sandman is available to stream right now on Netflix, and fans can see this new macabre take on one of the best comic series ever created.
Source:The Guardian
August 05, 2022 16:41 UTC
Facial Recognition Smartwatches To Be Used To Monitor Foreign Offenders in UK
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Source:The Guardian
August 05, 2022 16:37 UTC
Sian Davies, comedian tour dates : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Sian Davies is a stand-up based in the North West of England. She won the award for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, was runner-up in the Funny Women Stage Award 2019 and the winner of Hilarity Bites New Act Competition 2018. She is behind the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Queers, compilation show and Best in Class, a crowdfunded profit sharing show promoting working-class comedians.
Source:The Guardian
August 05, 2022 16:31 UTC
Three-year-old twins with fused brains separated with help of VR
A pair of Brazilian twins with fused brains have become the oldest children in the world with the condition to be successfully separated, with the help of virtual reality. The family of three-year-olds Bernardo and Arthur Lima were originally told that surgery would not be possible, but UK charity Gemini Untwined later funded a team to perform the operation. The surgical team said they were hopeful the twins would now have an average life expectancy. ‘Excited’In 2017, an American couple who rejected pressure from medics to abort their conjoined twins spoke of their delight in the decision they made. Mum Chelsea spoke to the Daily Mail after she and her husband Nick chose life for the twins, saying they were “very excited” to have the girls.
Source:The Times
August 05, 2022 16:31 UTC
Rishi Sunak wants to be Britain’s new prime minister but questions around his mega-wealthy wife may get in his way
The wife of Britain’s wannabe prime minister steps out of her home carrying a tray of tea and biscuits to a crowd of reporters camped outside. We’re approachable, Akshata Murthy’s message seems to be. We’re one of the people. But although the gesture went down well it didn’t take long for the tea tray to be scrutinised.
Source:The Times
August 05, 2022 16:25 UTC
England hero Leah Williamson celebrates Lionesses Euro 2022 win by heading out to Ibiza for well-earned party
LEAH WILLIAMSON is enjoying a much deserved holiday after helping to inspire the Lionesses to Euro 2022 glory. The England skipper lifted the trophy last Sunday as her side overcame Germany 2-1 after extra time at Wembley. After being celebrated by the nation, Williamson jetted out to Ibiza for a well earned vacation. The 25-year-old headed to STK Ibiza for a nice meal out last night. After her steak, Williamson tucked into a glorious Eton Mess.
Source:Express
August 05, 2022 16:19 UTC
The Times and The Sunday Times launches the inaugural Times Earth Business Summit this October
On 20th October The Times and The Sunday Times will host the first ever Times Earth Business Summit. The Summit is aimed at a business leadership audience, and will focus on the latest in investment, science, innovation, finance, legislation and politics to inform decisive action on climate and nature for clean and resilient growth. It will help businesses prepare for COP27 and beyond, accelerating action and leadership on climate and nature. The summit will also give companies and corporations the opportunity to check their sustainability strategies, benchmark against real world successes and understand the opportunities and drivers of science and technology. The event will include speakers from The Times and The Sunday Times including Tom Whipple, science editor at The Times, Ben Spencer, science editor at The Sunday Times, Emily Gosden, energy editor at The Times and Lucy Siegle, environmental journalist & Times Earth correspondent.
Source:The Times
August 05, 2022 16:04 UTC
ISPs See Minimal Impact from BT and Openreach Workers Strike
At least that is the feedback we’ve had from UK broadband ISPs and alternative networks. At the time of writing, neither Openreach nor the Communications Workers Union (CWU) could provide an official estimate of how many BT and Openreach workers actually did strike. Prior to the strike, both BT and Openreach had been adamant that they had the necessary processes in place for tackling large-scale colleague absences, which they said would “minimise any disruption for our customers” and “keep the country connected“. In terms of Openreach, we expected that the biggest impact would be felt in terms of some delays to new service provisions (installations). Suffice to say, we’ve spent the past few days quietly asking for some off-the-record feedback, but first, the official line.
Source:The Times
August 05, 2022 15:24 UTC
Sounds from Stingrays Recorded for the First Time
A recent study has reversed the commonly held belief that stingrays are silent. For the first time, the creatures’ sounds were captured in a video depicting two mangrove whiprays and a cowtail stingray making clicking noises. The new evidence confirms that the rays indeed speak, however it’s still unclear how as they do not have vocal cords. The newly captured videos show that the rays’ spircales (two holes on their heads that move water across their gills) appear to contract in accordance with the clicking sounds, suggesting they may be creating friction to speak. “This just shows how we don’t know everything,” says Lachlan Fetterplace, an ecologist who led the study.
Source:The Guardian
August 05, 2022 14:35 UTC
Grass on the grass? Neighbours asked to report on hosepipe rule-breakers
Gardeners are being encouraged to grass on their green-fingered neighbours if they spot them repeatedly breaching hosepipe bans. The current restrictions cover using a hosepipe to water a garden, clean a vehicle, or wash windows. Domestic paddling pools cannot be filled under hosepipe ban rules, although zoos are exempt (Chris Radburn/PA)They also include filling a paddling pool, domestic pond or ornamental fountain. Very little meaningful rainAll of this has put pressure on the environment, farming and water supplies, and is fuelling wildfires. Related: Hosepipe pipe ban: Water company accused of failing to fix leaky drain for two months
Source:The Times
August 05, 2022 14:12 UTC
Marc Cucurella on the brink of signing for Chelsea in a deal worth up to £62MILLION after medical
Marc Cucurella's move to Chelsea is on the verge of completion in a deal worth up to £62million. The Brighton defender completed a medical with the west London side in the capital on Thursday. Versatile Spanish star Cucurella, 24, is set to make the switch for an initial £55m, plus a potential £7m in bonuses. Cucurella, who can play at left centre back, left back or left wing-back, would act as cover for Ben Chilwell and potentially compete for a starting option at left centre back, where Chelsea are light after the departure of Antonio Rudiger on a free. Cucurella's arrival could mean Chelsea will sell defender Marcos Alonso (centre) to BarcelonaThe deal could also have implications for Marcos Alonso - currently Chilwell's understudy - with Barcelona keen to finalise a deal for the Spaniard.
Source:Express
August 05, 2022 13:48 UTC
Water companies impose ban on using hosepipes, are you going to be affected?
The hosepipe ban is for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This is the first hosepipe ban since 2012 for the region. Pembrokeshire and Wales will start their hosepipe ban on August 19. According to Sky News, the hosepipe ban currently stops people from filling up paddlingpools as well as watering your garden. The hosepipe ban also applies to cleaning windows, walls and garden patios.
Source:The Times
August 05, 2022 13:29 UTC