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On November 19, at 1.30pm, Kent Police received reports of an incident on Dartford High Street. Officers attending seized an axe and arrested a 33-year-old man who is alleged to have assaulted three officers. Matthew Howes, of Huntley Avenue, Northfleet, was later charged with affray, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and three counts of assaulting an emergency worker. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on November 21. Witnesses of the incident or those with mobile phone footage are urged to contact Kent police on 01474 366149, quoting reference 46/205492/23,…

Dramatic plumes spray water ice and vapor from many locations along the famed “tiger stripes” near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes are four prominent, approximately 84-mile- (135-kilometer-) long fractures that cross the moon’s south polar terrain. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute For decades, science fiction authors have imagined scenarios in which life thrives on the harsh surfaces of Mars or our moon, or in the oceans below the icy surfaces of Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa. But the study of habitability—the conditions required to support and sustain life—is not just confined to the pages…

Gloria Moss, from Bognor, has been volunteering with the British Red Cross for more than 40 years. During the London tube bombings, in July 2005, she led on setting up the Queen Mother’s Leisure Centre used to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected. Gloria receives the British Empire Medal (BEM) which is given to mark the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK. The British Red Cross lifetime achievement award recipient also led on the roll out of an “emergency response caravan” in Sussex and Kent. The mobile relief shelter carried essentials such as food, drink, blankets and is used…

Location : The M6 southbound between junctions J7 and J6 . Lane Closures : Lanes 2 and 3 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:00 and 05:15 on 30 December 2023. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:30 and 04:45 on 30 December 2023. Lanes Closed : There are two of three lanes closed. Source link

View gallery Image Credit: Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock Stevie Nicks’ success as a musician went hand in hand with romance from the very beginning. In the 1970s, she formed a duo called Buckingham Nicks with former boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, and the pair would eventually go on to join Fleetwood Mac.  Between 1975 and 2003, Nicks and Fleetwood Mac would put out eight albums. In her subsequent solo career, she’d also be prolific, releasing eight albums of her very own between 1981 and 2014. Behind the scenes of a wildly successful musical career, Stevie had one exceptionally brief marriage, and a couple of high-profile…

India, a major player in the global automotive industry, has started focusing on transitioning to alternative fuels to curb pollution after expanding its consumer and vehicle bases and adding local manufacturing facilities over the past two decades. On this journey, 2024 will be a crucial year, as the country — the third-largest automotive market — faces challenges to offer accessible growth capital to late-stage startups while trying to lure Tesla and other foreign EV manufacturers to enter its domestic market. How EVs fared in 2023 In 2023, India, the world’s largest two- and three-wheeler manufacturer, sold almost 24 million vehicles,…

Professor Sir Jim McDonald of the University of Strathclyde, has been appointed to the most senior rank of the Order of the British Empire for services to engineering, education and energy. Sir Jim said: “I am deeply honoured to have been recognised by His Majesty in this way. “It is a huge privilege to be principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Strathclyde and to hold the presidency of the Royal Academy of Engineering, one of the UK’s national academies. “The discipline of engineering – particularly in the field of energy – and the institution of Strathclyde are both very close…

Asset management firm Hashdex has unveiled a new advertisement amid the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) evaluation of applications for the listing of spot Bitcoin (BTC) tickers on US exchanges for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The advertisement, shared on December 28 on X (formerly Twitter), features an interview setting from the 1980s, where the subject critiques the use of home computers for everyday tasks, drawing a parallel to the skepticism around emerging technologies. Besides, the release comes at a pivotal moment as the SEC weighs its decision on Bitcoin ETF applications. “Understanding disruptive innovation takes time,” said the ad spot.…

New research, publishing December 21 in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men. The study led by Shani Agron at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, finds that sniffing tears leads to reduced brain activity related to aggression, which results is less aggressive behavior. Male aggression in rodents is known to be blocked when they smell female tears. This is an example of social chemosignaling, a process that is common in animals but less common — or less understood — in humans. To determine whether tears have the…

George Dowell is one of dozens of people from across Sussex to be recognised in the New Year Honours list. He was just 17 when his life was changed for ever. He was involved in a crash which left him wheelchair bound. He was playing for Worthing FC, at the time a struggling club, and decided to take ownership of it at the end of the 2014/15 season. George played for Worthing FC as a teenager before buying it (Image: Instagram/@gdowell) George, now 31, used his compensation pay-out to invest in the club, wiping all its debts and paying for a…