Giorno: 5 Giugno 2023

Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during Ocean Race

Read More Sailors testing the waters during the Ocean Race, which travels through some of the world’s most remote ocean environments, have found microplastics in every sample. Up to 1,884 microplastic particles were found per cubic metre of seawater in some locations, up to 18 times higher than in similar tests during the last Ocean […]

Sunak takes RAF chopper to Dover, just over an hour away by train

Read More Rishi Sunak has taken an RAF helicopter from London to Dover, despite the trip being just over an hour by train. The UK prime minister once again showed his fondness for choppers on Monday, when he flew from a private helipad in London to the Kent port in an RAF AugustaWestland helicopter for […]

Covid inquiry chair ‘may have to quit’ if denied access to Johnson WhatsApps

Read More The chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry may have to resign if the government succeeds in its high court attempt to block the unredacted disclosure of ministers’ WhatsApp messages, the lawyer representing thousands of bereaved families has said. Elkan Abrahamson, who represents the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, which is a […]

How Many D-Day Veterans Remain? There’s ‘No Easy Answer’

Of the more than 150,000 allied service members who heroically stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, historians say it is impossible to pinpoint exactly how many are still alive – but estimates show it’s likely that only a startlingly small contingent remains.

How Many D-Day Veterans Remain? There’s ‘No Easy Answer’

Of the more than 150,000 allied service members who heroically stormed the beaches of Normandy, France to begin the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany 79 years ago on Tuesday, historians say it is impossible to pinpoint exactly how many are still alive – but…