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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Almost half of marine mammals around the UK are being poisoned by banned chemicals. The compounds, once used in pesticides, flame retardants and coolants, are having significant impacts on the health and reproduction of the animals. The UK’s whales and dolphins are full of toxins—and it might only get worse. Despite many being banned almost 20 years ago, levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) remain high in the oceans. In fact, these chemicals may breach safe limits in as many as half of all marine mammals living around the UK, based on a new study of…

Some 2,024 people in the county are on the sex offenders register at the “lowest” risk level, with two more on the register considered to be a medium-level threat, according to government figures. It means that there is one sex offender for every 700 people in the region, but “a range of powers” exists to avoid them harming the public, say Sussex Police. The force said that the probation service manages sex offenders released into the community but their behaviour is monitored by police and “other statutory and voluntary partners where appropriate”. “Public safety is a top priority of all agencies and…

It’s FA Cup Second Round day and we’ve got two big games taking place in the county this afternoon.At Priestfield, Gillingham host League 1 Charlton at Priestfield hoping to reach the next round for the second season running.While at the Gallagher National League South Maidstone are aiming for an upset against League 2 Barrow.We’re also watching Ebbsfleet’s trip to Kidderminster in the National League – two teams who start the day in the bottom four – where a Fleet win will ease their relegation woes.Follow all the action as it happens below (please allow up to 10 seconds to initially…

Location : The M6 southbound between junctions J15 and J14 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 00:45 and 01:00 on 3 December 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

House of the Dragon will return for season 2 in summer 2024, and HBO released the first official trailer on December 2 during CCXP 2023. Following the wildly successful first season, House of the Dragon is coming back with a bang. The trailer begins with a tearful Rhaenyra by the water at Storm’s End, the place where her son tragically died. Everyone knows that war is on the horizon. “The war will be fought, many will die, and the victor will eventually ascend the throne,” Alicent says in the trailer. Rhaenys warns Rhaenyra that “there is no war so hateful…

Lawyers representing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon sparred in court over information provided by a whistleblower in the securities lawsuit.According to a transcript of court events provided by Inner City Press on Nov. 30, the SEC reiterated its claims that Terra and Kwon “committed fraud” using the LUNA token, citing sealed evidence provided by an unnamed whistleblower. Kwon’s and Terra’s legal team reportedly argued the SEC was “flip-flopping” on the issue of TerraUSD (UST) depegging from the U.S. dollar.“The SEC has misrepresented Do Kwon’s statements,” said Kwon’s and Terra’s lawyer, according…

Robotics researchers have already made great strides in developing sensors that can perceive changes in position, pressure, and temperature — all of which are important for technologies like wearable devices and human-robot interfaces. But a hallmark of human perception is the ability to sense multiple stimuli at once, and this is something that robotics has struggled to achieve. Now, Jamie Paik and colleagues in the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) in EPFL’s School of Engineering have developed a sensor that can perceive combinations of bending, stretching, compression, and temperature changes, all using a robust system that boils down to a simple…

A new map shows how much a pint of Carling costs at all Spoons in the UK and reveals which are the cheapest and which are the most expensive. In Sussex, the cheapest one costs a measly £2.58. It can be found at The Six Gold Martlets, Burgess Hill, as well as at The Jubilee Oak, Crawley, and The Ounce and Ivy Bush, East Grinstead. For that price we’re practically robbing the place. Moving to the opposite end of the scale we encounter a frankly eye-watering price for a pint of Carling at Wetherspoon. Any guesses? £6.30 at either of the Gatwick…

Veteran striker Chris Dickson scored twice as Chatham closed the gap on Isthmian Premier leaders Hornchurch on Saturday.Dickson struck twice as Chats won 3-0 at Haringey, Ben Allen had given the visitors a sixth-minute lead. They now sit nine points behind unbeaten Hornchurch.Chris Dickson – scored twice for Chatham on Saturday. Picture: Max English (@max_ePhotos)Margate sit just one point above the relegation zone following a 2-0 loss at Enfield Town. Goals from Sam Youngs and Reece Beckles-Richards in the first 25 minutes proved decisive.Folkestone’s scheduled match at home to Cray Wanderers was postponed.Hythe made it three wins in a week in…

James Eedy, 33, was found in possession of 12 cannabis plants he told police were for his own personal use, and said he smoked half an ounce of cannabis a day Source link