Roydon metal detectorist uncovers Victorian gold watch in field, near Diss
A metal detectorist, who stumbled on a gold Victorian pocket watch in a field near Diss, is hoping to find the family it came from. The gold Victorian pocket watch. The inscription on the gold Victorian pocket watch. Detectorist Rob Webster is hoping to reunite the Victorian watch with the descendants of Mr Lucas. The gold Victorian pocket watch.
Source:Express
November 25, 2024 05:05 UTC
Weather Disruptions Challenge Thanksgiving Travel Plans
Weather Disruptions Challenge Thanksgiving Travel Plans Nearly 80 million Americans set to travel face potential delays from winter storms across the countryA stormy forecast looms over Thanksgiving week travel plans as millions of Americans prepare to hit the roads and skies, anticipating delays due to varied weather conditions. Estimated to see nearly 80 million travelers this year, the Thanksgiving holiday already includes logistical hurdles converging with winter weather patterns across many regions. Weather forecasters are already warning about lower visibility and challenging travel conditions impacting air travel and driving routes. If you’re planning to travel on Wednesday, the rush day before Thanksgiving, expect significant weather disruptions. Overall, it’s shaping up to be one for the books, with dozens of travel plans likely impacted by the whims of winter.
Source:The Guardian
November 25, 2024 04:46 UTC
A mystery in Finnish Lapland, and what it means for the climate crisis – podcast
Finland has one of the most ambitious carbon-neutral goals in the world: to reach net zero by 2035. If this feels like a bold pledge, there’s good reason for it: two-thirds of the country is covered in forests, that have for decades absorbed more carbon dioxide than they have put out. In fact, in barely over a decade, its forests and peatlands have become a net emitter of carbon dioxide … with devastating consequences for the country’s climate goals. Biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield travels to Finnish Lapland to discover what is happening to its primeval forests and peatlands, one of the last true wildernesses on the continent. He speaks to representatives of the Sami people and environmental activists, to discover how global heating is changing the forests, and how – in turn – changing forests might be affecting global heating too.
Source:The Guardian
November 25, 2024 04:39 UTC
2 Hampshire farm shops among the best to visit in the UK
Wellington Farm Shop in Hook and West Lea Farm Shop in Alresford were featured alongside 33 others in an article from The Times. The full list of the best farm shops in the UK can be found on The Times website here. Wellington Farm ShopWellington Farm Shop, which is just inside the Hampshire border with Berkshire, was praised for its quality produce including its artisan cheeses, lamb and honey. West Lea Farm ShopWest Lea Farm Shop is commended as a place where you can "cram your basket" with loads of produce, from venison steaks to homemade pesto. The peppery bunches in this farm shop are handpicked and cut from the shop’s watercress beds, which date back to 1890.
Source:The Times
November 24, 2024 23:00 UTC
Jannik Sinner 'proud' to secure Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup victory – video
Jannik Sinner clinched Italy’s second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 to complete a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition. Sinner said he was 'proud of the whole team' and spoke of the competition's importance to Italy.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2024 21:56 UTC
India-UK bridge: Government eyes push to roads, renewables
"We are receiving presentations from Indian partner companies and also from the UK companies. We have got major engineering firms like Mott Macdonald and Arup, which have global companies with huge global experience in infra projects. The plan is, between now and March next year, we are going to identify three projects with Indian govt which are likely to be in the sectors of roads, rapid transit and renewables. "One of the challenges of this bridge is that British and other firms have had their fingers burnt. For this to succeed, the Indian govt has to make it as easy as possible for UK businesses to participate.
Source:The Times
November 24, 2024 20:52 UTC
We have passed midnight, and no one is turning back the clock: Russia-Ukraine war crosses boundaries
No historian will be able to write about World War III without mentioning this day – when the world came terribly close to ending. A ballistic missile is a type of missile that utilises projectile motion to deliver warheads to a target. The advanced qualities of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) make them commonly used for delivering thermonuclear weapons. It starts as a conflict, escalates into a regional war, and with enough countries participating, it can develop into a world war. “Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said he was sure the tanks could ‘make a decisive contribution’ on the frontlines of the war.” (Ukraine war: Germany sends much-awaited Leopard tanks, bbc.com, 28 March 2023)A few months ago, Ukraine received F-16 Fighter Jets from the US.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2024 17:46 UTC
I've written a diary every day since I was 14. What does that say about me?
Yet every morning, I hunt down my fountain pen (life must be recorded in a pen that takes itself seriously!) Photograph: AlamyI had no inkling of what I’d started when I recorded that first New Year’s Day. I want to do justice even to the dullest day because life is a privilege and the mundane of today will be tomorrow’s history. I continue to transcribe my likes at the front of each diary and jacket potatoes and graveyards reliably top the list. Seeing life as a story with an unknown number of chapters left to write is both exciting and daunting.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2024 17:39 UTC
Iran says will hold nuclear talks with France, Germany, UK on Friday
(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelTehran: Iran said on Sunday that it would hold nuclear talks in the coming days with the three European countries that initiated a censure resolution against it adopted by the UN's atomic watchdog.Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, France, Germany and the United Kingdom would take place on Friday, without specifying a venue. "A range of regional and international issues and topics, including the issues of Palestine and Lebanon, as well as the nuclear issue, will be discussed," the spokesman said in a foreign ministry statement.Baghaei described the upcoming meeting as a continuation of talks held with the countries in September on the sidelines of the annual session of the UN General Assembly in New York.On Thursday, the 35-nation board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a resolution denouncing Iran for what it called a lack of cooperation.The move came as tensions ran high over Iran's atomic program, which critics fear is aimed at developing a nuclear weapon -- something Tehran has repeatedly denied.It also came after IAEA head Rafael Grossi returned from a trip to Tehran, where he appeared to have made headway.During the visit, Iran agreed to an IAEA demand to cap its sensitive stock of near weapons-grade uranium enriched up to 60 percent purity.In response to the resolution, Iran announced it was launching a "series of new and advanced centrifuges".Centrifuges enrich uranium transformed into gas by rotating it at very high speed, increasing the proportion of fissile isotope material (U-235). "We will substantially increase the enrichment capacity with the utilisation of different types of advanced machines," Behrouz Kamalvandi, Iran's atomic energy organisation spokesman, told state TV.The country, however, also said it planned to continue its "technical and safeguards cooperation with the IAEA".Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in power since July and a supporter of dialogue with Western countries, has said he wants to remove "doubts and ambiguities" about his country's nuclear programme.In 2015, Iran and world powers reached an agreement that saw the easing of international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.But the United States unilaterally withdrew from the accord in 2018 under then-president Donald Trump and reimposed biting economic sanctions, which prompted Iran to begin rolling back on its own commitments.Tehran has since 2021 decreased its cooperation with the IAEA by deactivating surveillance devices monitoring the nuclear programme and barring UN inspectors.At the same time, it has increased its stockpiles of enriched uranium and the level of enrichment to 60 percent.That level is close, according to the IAEA, to the 90 percent-plus threshold required for a nuclear warhead, and substantially higher than the 3.67 percent limit it agreed to in 2015.
Source:The Times
November 24, 2024 16:48 UTC
Fans fume as Sky Sports miss coverage of Liverpool goal to show 'absolutely pointless replay'
Football fans were angered by Sky Sports' coverage of Liverpool's clash with Southampton on Sunday as the broadcaster missed coverage of the opening goal. “Sky Sports with an absolutely pointless replay which in turn results in the goal being missed,” one viewer said. Put the replay in a smaller screen in the corner and let us watch the game live,” another vented. Sadly missed cos Sky wanted to show a replay of a pea roller.”“Great work from Sky there,” said another. !”Many shared the sentiment about the goal, having seen the hosts make similar errors in the past: “Why would Sky show a replay when a Southampton goalkeeper has possession.
Source:Express
November 24, 2024 16:21 UTC
📢The Door to Fascism: Why We Must Stop Recess Appointments
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Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2024 15:52 UTC
Storm Bert: Record 76 mph gust recorded in Somerset
Strong winds have hit Somerset as a result of Storm Bert, which made landfall on Friday evening. Winds of 60 mph were expected for coastal areas, with the latest recording inland at Yeovilton a surprise for meteorologists and weather watchers. The record of 76 mph recorded on Sunday, November 24, 2024, was matched only by one other location in the UK, at Berry Head in Devon. The extraordinary wind speeds have been accompanied by an excessive amount of rainfall from Storm Bert. Storm Bert has brought disruption to the county, including road closures, localised flooding and train cancellations.
Source:Express
November 24, 2024 15:39 UTC
The world has to smell the climate change coffee
The world is apparently unaware of the importance of climate change. So, let's be honest about this: the $1 trillion is make-believe money that no one should presume will ever be paid. Just $300 billion is on offer, or 0.27% of world GDP. The concern for humanity disappeared long ago amongst nations who all want to think this is someone else's problem. And yet, it is our problem, which we will most definitely have to own, address and then manage.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2024 15:02 UTC
Readers reply: How on earth did humans learn to bake?
How on earth did humans learn to bake? Readers replyThis is just a small component of my giant, endless questioning about how the hell humans ever worked out anything, survival-wise. You wouldn’t throw stuff out that had gone a bit weird and might discover that the fermented gloop tasted OK after you’d cooked it on a stone. leadballoonMore interesting still – how did nomadic hunter-gatherers learn to stay in one place long enough to grow a wheat to make bread? He writes in Sapiens that wheat domesticated humans, not the other way round.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2024 14:32 UTC
The Moon Under Water: from where did George Orwell get the name for his perfect pub?
The name is found above several watering holes, including this Wetherspoon’s in Boston, Lincolnshire. Photograph: John Morrison/AlamyWhat is the origin of the pub name the Moon Under Water? George Orwell adopted it to describe his “ideal of what a pub should be”, but where did he get it from? Mike Jones, by emailPost your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2024 14:18 UTC