E-bike and e-scooter owners urged to check if chargers are appropriate
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf they are not compatible with the voltage of the battery, it risks a process called thermal runway – a self-heating chemical…
Staying well-hydrated ‘may slow down ageing and prolong life’ – study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAdults who stay well-hydrated appear to live longer and develop fewer chronic conditions, a study suggests. Read More
UN expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights in Russia said Monday that she is concerned about imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei…
Boy kept in solitary confinement wins £31,500 payout
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UK government has agreed to pay £31,500 compensation after accepting that a 15-year-old boy with serious mental health problems was subjected…
Body found in Norwich river identified as missing mother Gaynor Lord, police say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA body found in the River Wensum in Norwich on Friday has been formally identified as missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord, police have said….
Libya migrant tragedy: Rescuers spot 'deflated rubber boat' in huge 2.5m waves as 61 dead
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA search and rescue team responding to a sinking where 61 migrants died saw a ‘deflated rubber boat’ in high waves, it has…
Survivors of disfiguring condition hail addition to WHO neglected diseases list
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor the first time in six years a new condition has been added to the World Health Organization’s list of neglected tropical…
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 110 Palestinians in northern Gaza, says health ministry in Hamas-run Strip
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAirstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 110 people across the last 24 hours, as Israel’s leadership faces growing international pressure for…
Albanian asylum seeker who died on Bibby Stockholm treated ‘like an animal’, says sister
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Albanian asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm barge said migrants on board were being treated “like animals”, his sister…
A massive fuel depot explosion rocks Guinea's capital, causing casualties and damage
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry left several people dead or injured, authorities and…