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They said the council told them it is not policy to inform families if a grave has been damaged.The damaged grave at Roselawn A Belfast family was left upset and distressed after a loved ones grave was damaged at Roselawn Cemetery during the opening of another.On Saturday, the son of the late Irene and Robert Cowan visited his parents’ grave at the cemetery only to find that it had been damaged and left in a state of disrepair when a grave next to it was being opened.The family say they received no contact from Belfast City Council to tell them…

Key TakeawaysStandard Chartered expects tokenized assets to expand DeFi protocol use and activity.Forecasts place on-chain assets at $4 trillion by the end of 2028, split between stablecoins and RWAs.Institutions may favor established platforms, though regulatory and technical risks remain. Tokenized Assets Put DeFi Protocols in Focus Standard Chartered Bank forecast in a report published on May 18 that tokenized assets on blockchain networks will reach $4 trillion by the end of 2028, with decentralized finance ( DeFi) protocols expected to become core infrastructure. Geoff Kendrick, global head of digital assets research, said the market will split evenly between stablecoins and…

Karlie Everson, 39, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on May 8, following the prolific shoplifting offences, which took place in Worthing. During a roughly four-month spree between November last year and May, Everson stole over £2,200 worth of goods. The stolen items included coffee, steak and other meat products, butter, cheese, washing up liquids and other laundry items. Everson would often take hundreds of pounds worth of goods at a time, including £412 worth of beauty gift sets on one occasion. Karlie Everson was jailed for 12 months (Image: Sussex…

Location : The M27 eastbound at junction J12 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 06:30 and 06:45 on 19 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:30 and 06:45 on 19 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There are two of three lanes closed. Source link

By Emma Lewis, bOnline For years, the landline switch-off has sounded like one of those slightly abstract bits of infrastructure news that most people mentally file under “someone else will sort that out”. If your mobile works and your broadband is fine, it can feel like the rest is just background noise. But the UK’s move away from the old copper-based phone network is starting to land in a much more practical way. And it’s not just about home phones disappearing from kitchen walls. It’s the systems running underneath everyday life; alarms, payment systems, even parts of transport access that…

OpenAI was cofounded by Musk and a group of researchers in 2015 as a nonprofit with a mission to develop AI for the benefit of humanity, unconstrained by a need to generate financial returns. Musk donated $38 million to the company during its early days, allegedly on the basis that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had promised to keep the company a nonprofit committed to the mission.    Musk brought two claims against OpenAI. First, he argued that Altman and Brockman breached the charitable trust he created through his donations by breaking their promise to keep the company…

Every human cell is covered by a thin layer of sugars called the glycocalyx. This outer coating helps cells interact with their surroundings and may also provide important clues about what is happening inside the cell itself. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have now created detailed maps of these sugar structures using advanced high resolution microscopy. Their findings, published in Nature Nanotechnology, suggest that changes in the arrangement of these sugars could one day help doctors detect diseases such as cancer. The glycocalyx surrounds all human cells like a protective outer shell. Rather…

Tuesday 19 May 2026 12:01 am  |  Updated:  Friday 15 May 2026 1:32 pm The tradebody urged the government to step in A leading private capital trade body has raised the alarm over the lack of urgency from Mansion House signatories to meet their commitments and increase allocations into venture capital.UK Private Capital, which was previously known as the British Venture Capital Association, has called on signatories to work faster, after uncovering limited evidence of any significant investment into venture capital funds, despite committing to do so.Under the Mansion House accord, seventeen major UK defined contribution pension providers committed to investing…

The body of Mr Brennan was discovered within a property in the Overtoun Court area of Clydebank on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Cops said at the time that his death was being treated as “unexplained”. Image from the scene in 2024 (Image: Newsquest) Now, officers have revealed that a 28-year-old man has allegedly been charged in connection with the death. It comes after he was arrested today. He is due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court tomorrow. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Image from the scene in 2024 (Image: Contributed) A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A…

Amazon announced the latest update to Alexa+ on Monday: the ability to generate podcast episodes on demand. The new feature, called “Alexa Podcasts,” is rolling out to customers in the U.S. today. Amazon describes the capability as a way to “turn any topic you’re curious about into a podcast episode, ready in minutes.” To use the feature, all users have to do is ask Alexa+ to create a podcast about a topic they’re interested in. Users don’t need to upload documents, write scripts, or plan anything ahead of time. Instead, Alexa+ researches the request, gathers information, and generates a quick…