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Elizabeth Line and National Portrait Gallery up for top architecture prize
The Comet· 1 day agoSix structures are in the running for the UK’s leading architecture award, the Riba Stirling Prize 2024, including the London rail service which can take passengers all the way from Berkshire ...
Nearly one in three people think university is not worth time and money – poll
The Comet· 1 day agoMore than three in four people think opportunities for apprenticeships should be increased, according to research by the Policy Institute at King’s College London (KCL). The public are “more ...
Third of people fear AI could lead to medics missing errors, poll suggests
The Comet· 1 day agoAlmost two thirds of NHS workers also voiced worries that using AI will distance them from patients. The technology could play a “significant role” in easing pressure on the health service, ...
Less than half of young people are watching live television each week
The Comet· 1 day agoResearch by Ofcom found that just 48% of young people tuned in to live TV each week in 2023, which represented a drop off from 76% in 2018. The media regulator’s research found that most young ...
North Macedonia seeks EU help as wildfires spread across Balkans into Greece
The Comet· 1 day ago“Unfortunately, new fires are constantly appearing due to the weather and strong winds that are causing us problems,” Stojanche Angelov, head of the country’s Centre for Crisis Management, said ...
Secret Service deputy grilled in Senate over Trump assassination bid
The Comet· 1 day agoRonald Rowe Jr also testified that he recently visited the shooting site and lay down on the roof of the building where shots were fired in order to evaluate the gunman’s line of sight during ...
Jailed Kremlin critic moved to unknown location with other dissidents
The Comet· 1 day agoThe statement on the Telegram messaging app by Tatyana Solomina on Tuesday gave no further details. Among them are Oleg Orlov, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial ...
Six arrested after violence and disorder in Southend
The Comet· 1 day agoEssex Police said they put a section 60 dispersal order in place, which gives officers powers to exercise stop and searches, after reports of violence at around 7pm. Section 60 powers allow ...
‘Sexual abuse’ probe fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
The Comet· 1 day agoThe investigation has stoked tensions between the military command and hard-line nationalists in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government who advocate an even harsher hand in Israel’s ...
Israel targets Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut suburb
The Comet· 1 day agoLebanon’s state-run National News Agency said one woman was killed. Israel has blamed the rocket attack on the Hezbollah militant group, which has denied any role in the Saturday attack. “Hezbollah ...