Alerts

Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lakeRealtime pollution alerts are needed across Windermere urgently, campaigners have said, as the mother of a seven-year-old boy who kayaked on the lake described how he nearly died after contracting a dangerous strain of E coli from contaminated water.Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital, and underwent two emergency operations, after a family kayaking trip on Windermere last August. Continue reading...

The U.S. Embassy in Rome issued an alert regarding a planned demonstration scheduled for March 14, 2026, in the Italian capital. While specific details about the demonstration's organizers and stated objectives were not fully disclosed in the alert, media reports suggested the protest may be related to U.S. foreign policy decisions, potentially including the ongoing Iran conflict. Embassy alerts of this nature typically precede large-scale protests in major European cities and serve to notify American citizens and diplomatic personnel of potential public disorder. The timing of the demonstration coincides with escalating international tensions and anti-war sentiment in several allied nations.