Michael Vaughan demands punishment to ‘send shiver’ through England team after Brydon Carse arrest Brydon Carse was briefly arrested while on a night out in Derby on Saturday The Independent UK · Aug 25
I Investigated the Hidden Cost of AI. One Data Centre Can Use as Much Water as 10,000 People We’re taking shorter showers and watching our gardens turn brown. But as AI water use grows, should we be thinking more about just how thirsty our new AI habit really is? Marie Claire · Aug 25
A Pocket Full of Slagford – a retro-futurist take on Thatcher-era northern England Developer Patrick Grant was born in Australia and lives in New Zealand, but a childhood of British TV inspired him to set a comedy game in a bleak vision of the north The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK Bills have jumped 42% in England over the past 10 years – and that excludes the cost of breakfast clubs and extracurricular activities The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
Large parts of UK under thunderstorm and flood warnings today – full list of regions The Met Office has warned of flooding, power cuts and disruption across the country The Independent UK · Aug 25
Infamous Maradona ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for €2.9m - well below estimate The Adidas Azteca ball, used for both of Maradona’s goals against England in the 1986 World Cup, fell well short of its €8.6 million presale estimate. Euronews · Aug 25
‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
Carse’s night out shows Fleming must get a grip on this England squad immediately Another ill-fated nocturnal excursion by a contracted player shows the new Test head coach should be on hand to set and enforce standards The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
Why Ollie Watkins’ move to Saudi Arabia will tarnish his Aston Villa legacy IN-DEPTH: The England striker seems dead set on leaving Villa in the lurch to join Al Hilal – which, Richard Jolly writes, is a great shame for a club and player who were very good for one another The Independent UK · Aug 25
NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with screening The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
'Indefensible' Westminster spending rules shortchange Scottish universities by £5.7bn Westminster spending rules have shortchanged Scottish universities by more than £5 billion, new research has found The National (Scotland) · Aug 25
‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care The Guardian - UK · Aug 24
Millions of women in England to receive ‘game-changing’ at-home HPV testing kits Eligible women aged between 30 and 65 will be sent invitations through the NHS app, text message, email or by letter The Independent UK · Aug 24
The Economic Times · Aug 24 Hockey World Cup: India's slim hopes of reaching semifinals end with loss to Argentina After losing to the Netherlands in their previous match, India were almost out of the race for the last four from Pool E. However, Argentina's victory over England had technically kept their qualification hopes alive. India needed to win by at least three goals to advance, but conceded twice in…
The Times of India · Aug 24 A British metal detectorist thought he'd found a bull's nose ring; it was actually a Bronze Age gold bracelet, and then two more appeared In late May, dozens of metal-detecting enthusiasts gathered near Carlisle, in northern England close to the Scottish border, for a rally that also served as a protest against a proposed electricity substation. Over 4 days, the group searched roughly 470 acres and uncovered hundreds of objects, including a Viking brooch…
The National (Scotland) · Aug 24 Maradona's 'hand of god' football sells for one-third of estimate at US auction The football with which Diego Maradona scored his ‘Hand of God’ goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for 3.35million…
The Independent UK · Aug 24 Police issue CCTV of man they want to talk to after £850 of Champagne stolen from Waitrose Comes after Andy Burnham said he wants police forces to take a ‘strong line against shoplifting’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24 Brydon Carse dropped by England as investigation begins into handcuffs incident Brydon Carse has been stood down from England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan this week after footage of him in police handcuffs outside a bar in Derby emerged
Euronews · Aug 24 Crazy about castles? This interactive map lets you explore thousands of them around the world Your next castle-filled trip could be mapped out for you with an interactive tool which pinpoints more than 7,700 castles, fortresses and palaces across 141 countries.
The Independent UK · Aug 24 Brydon Carse axed from England Test squad after being handcuffed by police outside nightclub IN FULL
The Independent UK · Aug 24 Brydon Carse withdrawn from England squad after nightclub incident A video clip emerged over the weekend showing the fast bowler being handcuffed by police outside a nightclub in Derby.
The Conversation · Aug 24 Why Andy Burnham’s plan to get rough sleepers inside this winter makes sense Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to bring people who are sleeping rough in England into temporary accommodation for Christmas. While this is a good move, and should be happening across the rest of the UK, more needs to be done quickly to help people who are homeless.
The Independent UK · Aug 24 Brydon Carse dropped by England after nightclub incident Days after new England Test captain Joe Root urged his players to be ‘really good role models, good human beings,’ Carse spent time spent in handcuffs outside a Derby night club
The Conversation · Aug 24 Why police have been told to pause their use of AI in court cases Police forces in England and Wales have been told to pause some uses of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in criminal justice work, including preparing court statements. The intervention follows concerns that commercial AI systems are being used in situations where accuracy, provenance and accountability are critical.