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The East West Rail project linking Oxford to Milton Keynes was finished in 2024. There’s just one hitch: no servicesThe rumbling noise in the night, still enough to waken the unhabituated, is what really goads some people living in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Freight trains running through the new station since late 2024 prove this stretch of railway is operational. But the long-promised passenger services have yet to appear – and there is no sign of any arriving soon.Welcome to East West Rail, open or not. For well over a decade, ministers have talked up a new railway linking Oxford to Cambridge via Milton Keynes to accelerate the drive for housing, jobs and growth – an arc of tech industry hailed as the UK’s answer to Silicon Valley. Continue reading...

Documentary makers seek to start ‘informed conversation’ in country where public is allowed on just 8% of landAnger and momentum are building for Scottish style rights of access to mountains, meadows, rivers and woodlands in England where the public is allowed on just 8% of land, a new documentary suggests.Our Land, a film whose title is a nod to the protest song by Woody Guthrie, explores the rise of the right to roam movement in England. Continue reading...

WHO prequalification of Coartem Baby means newborns can be safely treated rather than using medication for older childrenThe first malaria treatment for babies has been approved by the World Health Organization, opening the door to widespread use around the globe.In parts of Africa, up to 18% of children under six months will be infected with malaria, but there has historically been no safe treatment for the smallest of them. There were 610,000 deaths from malaria in 2024, about three quarters of which were under-fives in Africa. Continue reading...

Staff warned news operations face 15% cut, above BBC-wide 10% target, as corporation pushes through £600m savings planThe BBC’s news operation is to cut costs by a steeper-than-expected 15%, with staff told to expect heavy redundancies.The division, home to about a quarter of all BBC staff, is being saddled with one of the highest cost-cutting targets as the corporation attempts to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in the biggest downsizing of the public service broadcaster in 15 years. Continue reading...

Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended from 2027 to 2030“Every time there is a power failure I lose all means of communication with the outside world,” says Robert Dewar of life in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands since the landlines were transferred from the old copper cable network to broadband connections.Blackouts also knock out the village’s mobile phone signal. “Our most recent power cut lasted for 42 hours,” Dewar says. The interruption outlasted his five-hour emergency backup battery. “If I had had a heart attack there is damn all I could have done about it, except compose myself, say my prayers, and await the outcome.” Continue reading...

The social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer babies is hitting countries worldwide. Adaptation is keyIn Japan, there are now companies that specialise in cleaning the apartments of elderly people who have died alone and gone undiscovered for weeks or months, while adult incontinence pads have outstripped nappy sales for more than a decade. In Italy, depopulating villages are selling homes for €1 to attract new residents and keep services running. In the UK, falling pupil numbers are already closing schools and classrooms in parts of London.These are not isolated curiosities, but signs of a broader shift taking place across much of the developed world. “In the EU in 2024, 21 of 27 countries had more deaths than births,” said Prof Sarah Harper, the director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. Across Asia and the Americas, too – from Japan and South Korea, to Cuba and Uruguay – many countries are seeing the same pattern. Continue reading...

• Gurindji 가족들, ‘너무나 소중하고 너무 일찍 떠난 생명’ 애도 • 경고: 본 기사에는 사망한 호주 원주민의 이미지와 그들에 대한 언급이 포함되어 있습니다 • Kumanjayi Baby Girl의 친척들은 그녀가 실종되었다는 소식을 들었을 때 “무력감”을 느꼈으며, 지역 사회가 슬픔 속에 하나로 뭉칠 수 있기를 바란다는 성명을 발표했습니다

US sanctions는 energy, defence 및 mining을 포함한 Cuban economy의 광범위한 분야에서 활동하는 사람들을 대상으로 합니다. Cuba 정부는 Donald Trump가 이 섬에 부과한 새로운 sanctions가 “collective punishment”에 해당한다고 밝혔으며, Havana 소재 미국 대사관 밖에서 열린 거대한 1 May 행진에서 “defend the homeland”를 맹세했습니다. Friday 행정명령에서 US 대통령은 올해 초 Venezuela의 리더인 Nicolás Maduro를 축출한 이후 Havana에 더 많은 압박을 가하기 위해 Cuban economy의 광범위한 부문에 관여하는 사람들에게 sanctions를 가할 것이라고 말했습니다. Continue reading...

Marvel은 DC에서도 활동했던 이 저명한 만화 작가의 ‘부인할 수 없으며 지워지지 않을 영향력’을 높이 평가했습니다. Spider-Man 코믹스의 Punisher 캐릭터를 비롯해 Marvel과 DC의 캐릭터 및 스토리를 만드는 데 기여한 유명 만화 작가 Gerry Conway가 별세했습니다. 향년 73세입니다. 월요일 그의 사망 소식을 알리는 성명에서 Marvel은 Conway를 다작의 경력을 가진 전설적인 만화 작가로 묘사했습니다. 그의 아내 Laura Conway는 그가 일요일 California주 Thousand Oaks에서 췌장암으로 사망했다고 Associated Press에 전했습니다. Continue reading...

Wilderness Society는 이번 변경 사항이 식물, 동물 및 ecosystems의 감소 추세를 반전시키기 위해 마련된 national standards의 취지를 훼손했다고 말합니다. 속보 이메일, 무료 앱 또는 일일 뉴스 팟캐스트를 확인하십시오. Green groups는 Albanese 정부가 threatened species 및 ecosystems를 보호하기 위한 제안을 약화시켰다고 비난했습니다. National environmental standards는 지난 11월 의회를 통과한 Australia의 nature laws 개혁의 핵심 축이었습니다. 계속 읽기...

• Birmingham 공연 시작 약 45분 만에 코미디언이 무대에서 내려왔으며 관객들은 퇴장하라는 지시를 받았습니다. • Birmingham에서 열린 코미디언 Peter Kay의 라이브 공연은 공연장 주변에서 “잠재적인 수상한 가방”이 발견된 후 중단되었습니다. • Utilita Arena Birmingham에서 대피가 이루어졌으며 West Midlands police는 금요일 저녁 19세 남성이 구금되었다고 밝혔습니다.