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A desperate elephant feeds as it starts to rain in Hwange National Park in northern Zimbabwe where more than 110 have died in a searing drought in recent weeks. Storm clouds are finally gathering over Zimbabwe’s biggest animal reserve, but it has come too late for more than 110 elephants that have died in a searing, extended drought. There is little that Simba Marozva and other rangers at the Hwange National Park can do except cut the tusks off the rotting corpses before poachers find them. With the black clouds in recent days promising life-saving rains, the rangers may not…

Andrew Chambers, 33, of Oakley Road in Bognor, sent photos and videos of him inappropriately touching himself to children between 2016 and 2020. Chambers, who searched for his victims on social media, would also ask them to take off their clothes and pose for photos for his own gratification. He was arrested on January 26, 2018, and released on strict bail conditions while officers investigated the “numerous offences”. Police seized devices belonging to Chambers and found sexually explicit messages and photos sent to his victims on Facebook messenger. He was subsequently charged with two counts of engaging in sexual communications with…

Parking charges are to be introduced at Kent’s newest railway station in January.Commuters using Thanet Parkway, between Minster and Ramsgate, have enjoyed free stays since the station opened on July 31, offering 70-minute high-speed services to London.An aerial view of Thanet Parkway and its 293 space car park. Picture: on_my_droneBut it was only a temporary incentive to attract new users to the location, with Kent County Council, which operates the car park, saying charges will come into force on January 15.A daily rate of £5.10p will apply from Monday to Friday through the Ringo parking app or cashless payments –…

Location : The M60 anticlockwise at junction J10 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Road Management. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 14:45 and 15:00 on 21 December 2023. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 21 December 2023. Lanes Closed : There are two of three lanes closed. Source link

Medallion is a platform for artists to have a dedicated digital hub for promoting album releases, tour dates and merch drops, as well as selling digital collectibles and sharing exclusive content to foster deeper connections with fans. The company announced today that it closed $13.7 million in Series A funding, co-led by Dragonfly and Lightspeed Faction. Musicians are increasingly searching for direct ownership in their own communities and avoiding third-party platforms where interactions with fans are complex to manage. From a fan perspective, although there are plenty of ways to follow and connect with artists, these online interactions can be…

As we venture into 2024, the UK’s web development scene, which flourished in 2023, provides a fertile ground for predictions and expectations in the industry. This year, the sector witnessed key developments that are set to influence trends in the upcoming year.  Our Experts:  Lee Boothroyd, Digital Director, The Bigger BoatChelsea Hopkins, Social Media and PR Manager, FasthostsCarl Hewitt, CEO & Co-Founder, Hewitt MatthewsEd Gage, Vice President, Research Group, Seagate TechnologyDan Melville, Head of UKI and MENA, TricentisKim Sneum-Madsen, CEO, Umbraco  Lee Boothroyd, Digital Director, The Bigger Boat   “Looking to the future of web development, there are several key trends…

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A spot Bitcoin ETF approval would open doors for institutional and retail investors to access the world’s largest cryptocurrency with greater ease and at a lower cost compared to Bitcoin ETFs tied to the futures market. BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK), the world’s largest money manager with a whopping $9 trillion in assets under management, has made obtaining approval for its proposed Bitcoin (BTC) Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) a strategic corporate priority. BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Push: Visibly Persistent Efforts According to a recent report, BlackRock’s CEO, Larry Fink, has been vocal about Bitcoin as an “international asset” and a formidable “store of…

Rice University materials scientists developed a fast, low-cost, scalable method to make covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a class of crystalline polymers whose tunable molecular structure, large surface area and porosity could be useful in energy applications, semiconductor devices, sensors, filtration systems and drug delivery. “What makes these structures so special is that they are polymers but they arrange themselves in an ordered, repeating structure that makes it a crystal,” said Jeremy Daum, a Rice doctoral student and lead author of a study published in ACS Nano. “These structures look a bit like chicken wire ? they’re hexagonal lattices that repeat…

Diesel buses are set to be replaced with 16 electric buses as part of a bid from Brighton and Hove City Council and Brighton and Hove Buses – if approved by the Department for Transport. They will come with new charging infrastructure from the government’s Zebra 2 fund, which will provide £129 million towards zero-emission buses between 2023 and 2025. Western Road and North Street are one of the most polluted areas in Brighton (Image: Sussex News and Pictures) Councillor Trevor Muten, chairman of the city council’s transport and sustainability committee, said: “With transport accounting for a third of carbon…