Getty Images People gathered to mark the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell fire in London on 14 June The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report sets out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to Grenfell Tower being cladded with flammable materials that made it a death trap. On Wednesday, the final … Read more
PA The Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in 2017 was the result of a chain of failures by governments, “dishonest” companies and a lack of strategy by the fire service, the final report of the six-year public inquiry has concluded. The damning report sets out a “path to disaster” at Grenfell stretching back … Read more
New York: Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country’s Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years. The 20th-seeded Tiafoe made it to the final four at Flushing Meadows for … Read more
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the debate on nuclear power is pretty much settled. Sure, there are still some naysayers, but most reasonable people have come to realise that in an age of climate crisis, we need low-carbon nuclear energy – alongside wind and solar power – to help us transition away from fossil … Read more
With at least 280 million birds dead since October 2021, the highly infectious H5N1 strain of avian flu has devastated poultry and caused the biggest sudden drop of the world’s wild bird population in decades. The millions of wild birds killed includes tens of thousands of endangered and endemic species – and tens of thousands … Read more
India, 4th September 2024- To mark the 100th birth anniversary of Natasamrat Akkineni Nageswara Rao which falls on 20th September this year, not-for-profit organization Film Heritage Foundation announces a retrospective film festival titled ‘ANR 100 – King Of The Silver Screen’ that pays tribute to legendary doyen of Indian cinema. The festival will feature a … Read more
What we expect today … At 11am the Grenfell Tower inquiry will publish its final report, more than seven years after the fire which killed 72 people. We are expecting the following reactions throughout the day: At 11am chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick will make a statement, which will be broadcast on the inquiry’s YouTube channel. … Read more
On Thursday night, the NFL season will kick off in a rematch of last year’s AFC Championship Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs, as fans tune in to see if Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes can lead his team to a fourth Super Bowl victory in seven years – possibly, even, to … Read more
Here is a statement of fact that I am not entirely proud of: I have played every Call of Duty game since the series launched in 2003. I’ve been there through the extremely good times (Call of Duty 4) and the extremely not good (Call of Duty: Roads to Victory). And while I may have … Read more
4 min read Last Updated : Sep 04 2024 | 1:33 PM IST India’s current account balance (CAB) is expected to rise to 1 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), according to the latest report by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). … Read more