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View All 9Coats, blankets and instant noodles given to chilly criminals after prison heating system failed
Thousands of coats, blankets and portions of soup had to be ordered for inmates at a crumbling Victorian-era prison when its heating system failed, a report has revealed.In November last year, HMP Wandsworth in south-west London suffered serious issues with its heating and hot water.This was recorded as a "loss of service", according to a new Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) report, as winter temperatures dropped to as low as 12C.An additional 1,500 coats, 1,000 blankets, 2,000 instant noodles and soups were rushed for the male inmates, the board said. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say HMP Wandsworth's IMB is made up of volunteers tasked by ministers with scrutinising conditions in custody.The prison’s heating problems will continue until systems are replaced in their entirety, "rather than patched up in a piecemeal manner", the report warned.Prisoners at the category B jail are being housed in “unsafe, overcrowded, unsanitary and squalid conditions,” the IMB concluded."The severe physical limitations of the Victorian buildings remain, with inhumane living conditions," it said.An inmate freed from the facility under Labour's much-maligned early release scheme told GB News there was "practically no space" in the prison.HMP Wandsworth is the second-most overcrowded prison in the country, holding 60 per cent to 80 per cent more people than it is designed for.Most prisoners share ramped cells originally intended for single occupancy, according to the IMB.Staffing also remains an urgent issue, with around one third of staff absent or unavailable every day on average, increasing the hours spent locked in cells for inmates.PRISON CRISIS - READ MORE:Labour accused of 'cover-up' on number of criminals freed early as hundreds more hit streets TODAYWATCH: Prisoner with 360 convictions granted early release tells GB News he will ‘go back to stealing’Camilla Tominey grills Justice Secretary over early release scheme after freed prisoner vows to ‘steal again’Almost half the prisoners are foreign nationals, the IMB added.The prison, first built in 1851, was plagued by two mistaken releases in November last year.Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, a 24-year-old Algerian sex offender, was mistakenly freed, and, just days later, 35-year-old Billy Smith was inadvertently released.Smith handed himself back into the prison after a four-day manhunt, while Kaddour-Cherif was arrested the next day.The prison's governor was called in for crisis talks after the series of shocking prison blunders.IMB chairman Matthew Andrews said: "The commitment of a strong senior management team and a core of dedicated staff was commendable and meant the prison had a relatively good year."This was achieved despite the ongoing and chronic staff shortages."However, in a remand prison where almost half the prisoners were foreign nationals and also many men had mental health problems, this ensured that significant management challenges remained." Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
US student protesters look to repeal law on onion futures trading
A group of US student protesters are seeking to repeal a law banning the trading of onion futures.As student protests turn violent in France and fears are raised of similar chaos on Britain's streets, a group of University of Chicago students have turned their attention to a problem they feel could actually be solved - the ban on onion futures trading.Adam Ash, the founder of protest group For Our Futures, told GB News why they felt now was the time to take action.He said: "I was chatting with a few friends one evening over dinner and we were mentioning how we were quite disappointed about how so much of our political discourse has been about these very abstract ideals - Utopia, almost - these issues where there isn't a silver bullet to actually solve them. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "And it's leaving so many people feeling unsatisfied, lacking faith in our democracy and its ability to create solutions for our country and our people."And we were curious - could we create a movement that would actually look into the ability to tangibly create solutions for average people in America - even if it's only a few people - and even if that solution is of only marginal benefit?"The group has held demonstrations outside the university's main quadrangle, chanting slogans including "1958 out of date. Let our onions speculate".Onions are the only agricultural product that is explicitly banned from having its futures contracts traded in the US.The Onion Futures Act of 1958 was signed by Dwight D Eisenhower in response to the actions of two traders who cornered the onion market in Chicago.But Mr Ash said the law was now "entirely out of date", and the conditions that allowed for the Chicago onion monopoly to exist are "not capable of being reproduced today".He said: "Firstly, we exist in a far more global agricultural context."So in the event that the American market goes downhill, American farmers can sell abroad.PROTESTS ACROSS THE GLOBE:Female British tourist suffers serious injury in France riots as projectile 'tears off her calf'Nigel Farage backs deploying British Army if 'intolerant' left holds French-style riots in UKFrench PM calls for curfews to tackle 'violent ultra-left rioters' after another night of chaos"In addition, we have better preservation technology for onions. So an onion farmer doesn't just simply have to sell immediately."You can wait. You can time the market."Mr Ash argued that the US Government at the time passed the legislation as a way to avoid dealing with the larger issue of market manipulation."Imagine there's an accident on a highway, and instead of trying to look into vehicle safety or general highway safety, you just shut down that highway," the student said. "That is effectively what happened here."Members of the protest group parade around with a giant onion mascot and hold placards reading "one giant leek for mankind", "re-peel the ban" and "hot girls hedge onions", but they insist their movement is serious.Mr Ash said: "I frankly don't see why people think that this is satirical. We are a serious movement."We come from the University of Chicago. This is a university that preaches the gospel of Milton Friedman."He added: "We love the free market, and we love America." Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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View All 10Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger 'good idea' as companies explore union
Shares of the space tech company rose 8% in trade over Musk's comment, while Tesla's shares rose 1.8%. The space tech company had earlier posted its first profit as a public company. About that, Musk said he expected an annual recurring revenue between $500 billion and $1 trillion 2027, as demand for its data enter space surges and the AI boom. Tesla approves $1 trillion pay deal for CEO Elon Musk To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Merger not a given This is not the first time Musk has publicly spoken about a merger between his auto-making and rocket-making companies. Speculation about a possibly merger gained traction recently with Barclays suggesting that a deal could be announced before Tesla's annual meeting in December. Musk told investors that the special committees has been formed at the request of shareholders who would ultimately need to approve a deal. At least 50% of Tesla shareholders would have to approve a deal for it to go through. "I do think there's a lot of merit to combining the companies as we are pretty much in the superintelligence singularity, and there's a lot to be gained from cooperating on developing superintelligence software, chip design, the Terafab obviously, robotics, mass-to-orbit with the Starmind constellation, connectivity," he said. He added a disclaimer that it would be premature to assume a merger would happen. Elon Musk vs. Mukesh Ambani: Battle for India’s telecom market To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What investors are saying "Going into this, I'd have said there's a 90% chance that something happens in the next two years. It's a 95% chance, I think, now. It might even be in the next year. But clearly there is momentum around this internally and I think that ultimately it does happen," said Gene Munster, Managing Partner at Tesla Investor Deepwater Asset Management. Justus Parmar, Chief Executive Officer at Frotuna Invesments said there was another benefit to the deal apart from having all of Musk's companies in one place for investors to back. "Tesla runs a high-margin, cash-generative automotive business and there's more growth to come with the robotaxis on the way. That cash flow could help support SpaceX's bottom line and fund its very capital-intensive space exploration and launch goals, including orbital data centers," he said. What Tesla's dramatic Roadster reveal says about Musk's strategy To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Edited by: Kieran Burke Don't let the algorithm hide the news.
Rising emissions and temperatures: The cost of Trump's climate retreat is now clear
https://p. dw. com/p/5OTUR Decades of insufficient action to cut emissions mean the world will exceed 1.5 C of warming, according to the UNImage: imageBROKER/McPHOTO/BilderBox/IMAGO For over a decade, scientists have warned the world must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) to avoid the most severe consequences of climate change. That goal is no longer within reach. Decades of "insufficient" action on cutting the fossil fuel emissions heating the planet means overshooting 1.5-degree temperature threshold is now "imminent and unavoidable," according to the United Nations Environment Program's (UNEP) annual Emissions Gap Report. If current climate policies continue, temperatures will rise 2.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels within this century. But even if countries meet their new climate pledges, global warming is still projected to reach 2.6 degrees Celsius. Both scenarios would tip the world into a period of catastrophic weather extremes. The projections reflect a gap between what governments promise to do and the action they are taking to curb emissions. Some 167 countries have submitted climate action plans to the UN, covering 83% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But those pledges to cut emissions fall far short of what is needed to limit warming. Among the world's largest emitters, Indonesia, China and the United States saw emissions rise in 2025, according to preliminary estimates. The increase in the US "far exceeded that of all other countries," driven by a resurgence of coal — the dirtiest fossil fuel source — and rising electricity demand, partly linked to massive AI data center expansion. The outlook has worsened in part because of US President Donald Trump's withdrawal of the United States from the historic Paris climate accord in which the world came together in 2015 to agree to halt climate change. The US is the second-largest annual emitter of climate-warping greenhouse gases. Since Trump entered the Oval Office for a second time, his administration has taken a sledgehammer to climate policy, gutting environmental regulations and expanding oil and gas production. "The main takeaway is simple — governments need to get on with enacting policies that cut fossil fuel use as soon as possible," said Bill Hare, CEO of the global science and policy institute Climate Analytics, of the report. What does overshooting mean for the planet? Exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius even temporarily sets humanity on a dangerous course, as it increases the risk of triggering potentially irreversible or difficult-to-undo "tipping points," like the loss of coral reefs, long-term retreat of ice sheets, and the Amazon Rainforest turning into a grassland.
A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.
Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
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View All 10Three ideas for how to deal with Thames Water
A Thames Water van at Chessington World of Adventures in south-west London during a supply failure in August. The stricken company needs £2.4bn to stay afloat. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/Reuters View image in fullscreen A Thames Water van at Chessington World of Adventures in south-west London during a supply failure in August. The stricken company needs £2.4bn to stay afloat. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/Reuters Three ideas for how to deal with Thames Water The Guardian proposes emergency legislation, public control via the courts or stripping the utility company of its licence Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company. Here are some ideas the prime minister is being urged to consider. Emergency legislation Burnham must introduce emergency legislation immediately to protect the supply of water for the public, said Richard Murphy, tax accountant and the brains behind Corbynomics. A new state-owned company, with a management team in waiting and all the necessary steps ready to take over the existing company’s systems, has to be put in place now. “A prime minister who cannot deliver water to maybe a quarter of the UK’s population would not be someone to be trusted with anything else. Andy Burnham has no choice but to address this matter, now,” said Murphy. The 1971 nationalisation of the Rolls-Royce aeronautical engineering company, to protect the national interest after it collapsed into receivership, could be used as a blue print. A similar national emergency exists now to protect the supply of water, Murphy said. Murphy said that, in essence, Thames Water was financially insolvent, with real doubt about whether it could survive into 2027. It was failing in its regulatory obligations, including to maintain clean water supplies and keep rivers and beaches clean. Emergency legislation should ensure that the nationalisation is of the assets and undertakings of Thames Water, and not of the company itself. All financial liabilities of Thames Water would be left for the old company to settle. The government should not acquire them. The new company needed to be structured within days, said Murphy. “There is no time to wait.” Public control – probably via the courts Burnham must be prepared to go to court to take Thames Water back into public control, said Ewen McGaughey, professor of law at University College London.
Jess Phillips hopes supreme court ‘sees sense’ and overturns domestic abuse ruling
Jess Phillips, left, at a meeting in Birmingham with senior police officers and specialists involved in dealing with domestic abuse in 2025, when she was safeguarding minister. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA View image in fullscreen Jess Phillips, left, at a meeting in Birmingham with senior police officers and specialists involved in dealing with domestic abuse in 2025, when she was safeguarding minister. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Jess Phillips hopes supreme court ‘sees sense’ and overturns domestic abuse ruling Court of appeal decision prevents woman from suing police and CPS for disclosing her address to violent ex-partner The Labour MP Jess Phillips has said she hopes the UK’s highest court “sees sense” and overturns a ruling preventing a domestic abuse survivor from suing Sussex police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for disclosing her address to her violent ex-partner. Phillips said that if the supreme court upheld the court of appeal’s decision when it hears the case on Wednesday and Thursday, it would prevent police from being held accountable for failures in cases of violence against women and girls. The address of the woman, anonymised as XGY in court proceedings, was disclosed by a CPS lawyer during a magistrates hearing in which a condition was sought preventing her former partner, who was accused of raping her and threatening to kill and throw acid on her, from entering the road where she was living. Sussex police had not marked the address as confidential when sending it to the CPS. The woman moved home as a result of the disclosure. Witnesses and lawyers in court traditionally have what is known as “core immunity”. Ruling last year that XGY could not sue Sussex police and the CPS, the court of appeal said this immunity applied beyond evidential matters and also to a broad range of police activity, including matters outside the courtroom relating to an investigation. Phillips, a former minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, said: “Hopefully the supreme court will see sense. I’ve been part of many different cases, where both the police and the CPS, have been held accountable in civil remedy, regarding their failures. “This isn’t just that I want people to be able to make financial claims against the police. She said if there was one agency that had improved its approach to violence against women over the past 20 years it was the police but described the court of appeal ruling as “chilling”, adding: “I don’t think it helps the police or the CPS.
Ramaswamy takes responsibility for attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) confirmed to reporters Tuesday evening that his campaign was behind a new attack ad featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s mother calling her a “liar” and insinuating she suffers from mental health issues. Ramaswamy acknowledged that his campaign produced the ad, which began circulating on social media Monday night…
EU to press Canada and UK for more Ukraine funding
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Oil prices climb as traders assess Middle East developments
Livestream Menu Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as escalating supply risks in the Middle East keep investors on edge. Attacks on tanker near the Hormuz Strait and on Saudi Arabian facilities by Iran-backed Houthis have @LCO26Z Iran's medium-sized oil tankers continue to wait off the coast of Bandar Abbas at the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan Province, Iran on September 09, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Oil prices climbed Wednesday as worries over Middle East supply disruptions keep the market on edge, with attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi energy facilities denting sentiment. Brent crude futures gained 1.22% $110.13 a barrel, while U. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.11% to $98.92 a barrel. Brent crude prices this year Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that naval mines had prevented three tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using routes Tehran deemed unauthorized. "Two violating oil tankers were set ablaze and halted due to the explosion of mines planted ," IRGC said in a statement published on their official Sepah News website. Adding to regional worries, Yemen's Houthi militants claimed responsibility on Monday for strikes targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu, the Shaybah oilfield and airports in Riyadh and Abha. The escalating tensions have also sent global oil shipping costs soaring, adding another layer of pressure to energy markets. The global average crude freight rate has surged above $20 per barrel, compared with just $3 a year earlier, according to a Goldman Sachs report published Tuesday. While rates have eased slightly in recent days, they remain roughly seven times higher than a year ago. Goldman estimated that war-risk premiums associated with crossing the Strait of Hormuz accounted for about $7 of the $20 year-on-year increase in average crude freight rates, while ship-to-ship transfers outside the Persian Gulf contributed another $4. The investment bank warned that elevated shipping costs could widen price differences between crude grades, squeeze refiners' profit margins and ultimately push up refined fuel prices. "High freight costs have weighed particularly heavily on Asian refineries' net margins, threatening their refined product output, which could then raise global refined product prices," Goldman Sachs analysts wrote.
U.S. eyes refining muscle of Indian billionaire Ambani's Reliance as Rubio visits Jamnagar plant
Livestream Menu Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U. S. is looking to work with Reliance Industries for refining Western energy supplies. Rubio is visiting Reliance's Jamnagar refinery, which is the world's "largest and most complex single-site refinery" with crude processing capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. Rubio underscored Reliance's ability to refine heavy crude and referred to India as a "refining superpower" when asked about the role the country can play in meeting the world's energy demand. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Freedom 250 reception at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on October 20, 2026. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss refining Western energy supplies with Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries when he visits the company's plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat — the world's largest single-site refinery. S. is looking to "work together more closely" with Reliance for refining energy from the "Western Hemisphere," Rubio said in an interview with India's Network 18, which is owned by Reliance. "I think that's helpful to India, but it's also helpful to us," he added. Reliance's Jamnagar refinery, which Rubio will visit on Wednesday, has a crude processing capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. Reliance has also emerged as the biggest buyer of Venezuelan crude outside of the U. The company's "extraordinary" refining capacity could help India diversify its energy supplies, Rubio said, hinting at possibly greater offtake of Venezuelan crude. "We think there's an opportunity for them [Reliance Industries] to continue to help India diversify its supply chain, its supply of energy," Rubio said, adding that Venezuela was ramping up energy production, and that "India has had a long history of being able to refine some of that." U. President Donald Trump has been pushing India to buy more Venezuelan oil to replace Russian barrels, and while state-owned oil companies are making opportunistic purchases, Reliance has been the primary buyer. Beyond oil purchases, Reliance has been deepening ties with the U. S. this year, with Trump announcing in March that America will build its first new oil refinery in 50 years, helped 's Reliance. While Reliance has not confirmed the size of investment, Trump in a Truth Social post had said that "THIS IS A HISTORIC $300 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL — THE BIGGEST IN U. HISTORY." Reliance has never made an announcement about the refinery investment, Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, South Asia practice head at Eurasia Group, told CNBC, adding that it creates an air of uncertainty around the deal.
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View All 10TurboTax Full Service Coupons This October 2026
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PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Website admins, brace yourselves. Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere. PHP maintainers said Monday that they planned to release patches for two vulnerabilities, both with severity ratings of 9.2 out of a possible 10. Waiting for PHP2Shell “All PHP users are encouraged to prepare now so they can upgrade as soon as the release is available,” the advisory stated. “We reserve the right to release earlier should details of either vulnerability become public, or should evidence of active exploitation appear in the wild.” The maintainers published the advisory following the leaking of purported details, which have yet to be confirmed. The report showed a video of an exploit tool dubbed PHP2Shell executing code on webservers running WordPress 7.1.3, MediaWiki 1.46.2, phpBB 3.3.17, Magento 2.4.9, Joomla 6.2.0, Laravel 13.36.0, Laravel 8.83.29, Symphony 8.1.9, Drupal 11.4.10, and WHMCS 9.0.9, all of which use PHP. A video depicting the tool has been reposted here. Attempts to locate the unconfirmed report were unsuccessful, but security firm watchTowr said it claimed to affect every PHP version from PHP 5, released in 2004, onward. The security firm went on to say it has confirmed that the vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, are real. Researchers from separate security firm Sansec said they “expect mass attacks to start within 15 minutes of the release.” A third security firm, Webfence, also urged admins to prepare now. Huntress has also issued an advisory. Preparation steps include identifying who is responsible for managing PHP inside an organization, taking an inventory of every app built on the language, planning a maintenance window starting at UTC with contingency plans for earlier, making a backup of site and database files, and monitoring the PHP. net homepage for any late-breaking announcements, including an earlier release time. Some experts suggest unplugging any non-essential systems until they’re patched. As an open source scripting language for building dynamic websites and web apps, PHP has come to be a de facto building block for the Web. It runs multiple CMS apps in addition to WordPress and also powers many internal tools. One security researcher said an estimated 1.3 million Internet-connected hosts are likely affected. Vulnerabilities with the severity the advisories are describing have the potential to inflict major damage across the Internet.
In Hilbert space, all things are quantumly possible
Home In Hilbert Space, All Things Are Quantumly Possible Comment Save Article Read Later Share Facebook Copied! Copy link Email Pocket Reddit Ycombinator Comment Comments Save Article Read Later Read Later quantum physics In Hilbert Space, All Things Are Quantumly Possible 26, 2026 To explore quantum phenomena, we must leave the familiar world and enter the abstract realm of Hilbert space. Comment Save Article Read Later Quantum objects have multiple possible futures before they are observed. Hilbert space allows physicists to explore those possibilities. Tommy Parker for Quanta Magazine At the heart of quantum mechanics lie a few sacred rules for how to use the theory. First and foremost is, roughly, that thou shalt not think about ordinary objects presently whizzing through ordinary space. Rather, quantum mechanics predicts — in exquisite detail — all the possible ways that an object might turn out to be in the future. Exploring those possible futures requires tracking an entirely different mathematical object — an arrow known as a vector, one oriented in an expansive, alien domain. These arrows aren’t pointing at locations. “It’s a much more abstract space than that,” said Lucien Hardy, a physicist at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada. They’re “really pointing in a direction in a possibility space.” This possibility space is called Hilbert space, and it acts as the primary arena for quantum physics. The early quantum pioneers didn’t realize — at first — that the arcane math that strikingly captured the conduct of atoms had left the real world behind. It took a visionary mathematical physicist, John von Neumann, to recognize and define the quantum world as a Hilbert space. Once he did, exploring the ins and outs of Hilbert space would lead physicists to a deeper, more unified understanding of quantum physics. Here’s how von Neumann’s first commandment of quantum physics came to be, and how to understand it. What Is Hilbert Space? Von Neumann’s commandments, or axioms, were his way of making sense of the two distinct forms of quantum mechanics developed back-to-back in the 1920s. First came Werner Heisenberg’s “matrix mechanics” in 1925. It used inscrutable tables and, in later formulations, interminable towers of numbers to calculate the odds that an electron circling an atom would jump to a higher or lower orbit. The next year, Erwin Schrödinger introduced his “wave mechanics.” It used waves to track, for instance, the probability of a particle being found at a certain location in space.
Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would like to consolidation of his business empire , SpaceX and Tesla. “Do I think it would be a good idea? Yes,” Musk said of a potential merger. He was speaking during a question-and-answer period as part of SpaceX’s third-quarter earnings call. Musk said, ultimately, it not his decision. “But at the end of the day the shareholders have to be supportive of this.” Musk’s talk of a merger comes after a busy year in which SpaceX already acquired Musk’s artificial intelligence firm, xAI, in February. In June, SpaceX went public with the largest initial public offering on record. At the request of shareholders of each company, Musk said both SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees of “independent directors” to discuss the idea of a merger. “I’m a conflicted party; I can’t actually be in the discussions of the special committees,” Musk said. Those committees have not reached an agreement on the terms of a merger transaction, Musk said. “Obviously there’s no guarantee that they will, but I do think there’s a lot of merit to combining the companies as we are pretty much in the superintelligence singularity,” Musk said. “There’s lots to be gained from cooperating on developing superintelligence software, chip design, the Terafab, obviously robotics, mass to orbit with the Starmind constellation, and connectivity. So I think it would be a good idea.” What is even happening here? It might seem like madness to merge a space business with an automotive business, but both SpaceX and Tesla are rapidly transitioning from their original markets into artificial intelligence. In its public financial documents, SpaceX has indicated that the bulk of its future revenues are likely to come from orbital data centers that will provide the backbone of computing for artificial intelligence on Earth. Tesla sees its future in sophisticated self-driving cars, robots, and industrial hardware. Both enterprises would require advanced computer chips and energy. SpaceX could provide the connectivity for Tesla hardware. Beyond these synergies, the merger would be attractive to Musk—already the world’s richest person and first trillionaire—because it would give him more control. Based on SpaceX documents filed as part of its IPO, Musk holds more than 82 percent of voting power in SpaceX.
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View All 10UN says 1.5°C is over and world is on track for 2.8°C of global warming
Despite decades of warning, global emissions still aren’t falling ABCDstock/Shutterstock It is now impossible for the world to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, with emissions on track to cause 2.8°C of warming , the UN says. Despite increasingly urgent warnings from scientists outlining the dangers of warming above 1.5°C, global emissions aren’t yet falling and governments around the world aren’t doing anywhere near enough to decarbonise their economies. The only way to meet the 1.5°C target now is by “overshooting” that goal in the short term, the UN said in its latest Emissions Gap report, before relying on vast amounts of global cooling, delivered via technologies such as direct air capture, in the latter half of the century. This “lowest possible” overshoot scenario would global temperature rise peak at 1.7°C to 1.8°C, with a 50 per cent chance of temperatures falling back to 1.5°C by 2100. To deliver this, the world would need to cut emissions by 18 per cent by 2030, 45 per cent by 2035 and 69 per cent by 2040, relative to 2025 levels. Under current climate pledges, emissions will only fall by 5 to 8 per cent by 2030, and 11 to 15 per cent by 2035. This year’s analysis sets out new “overshoot pathways” designed to keep the 1.5°C goal – a political totem for many countries – on life support. It calls on nations to focus on delivering the “lowest possible” 1.5°C pathway. “Overshoot is not surrender. We can still keep it as small and as short as possible – and bring temperatures back below 1.5 degrees ,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement. But the UN’s new report makes it clear how far off track the world still is to deliver even this “limited overshoot” pathway. Current national policies put the world on track for 2.8°C of warming . If nations meet all their climate promises, that is lowered to 2.1°C. This is worse than last year’s projection of 1.9°C of warming, driven mainly ’s exit from the UN climate process. Joeri Rogelj at Imperial College London says overshoot should be seen “as a failure that we try to rectify”. But he says there is still value in using the 1.5°C goal, rather than adopting a higher temperature goal that could be achieved without overshoot. “The target is still to limit harm to vulnerable and poor populations, and that we don’t do 2°C, or 2.5°C,” he says. “In the public debate, this failure to stay within this most ambitious limit should re-emphasise the need to stay as close to it as possible.
Giant tunnel proposed to clean up Windermere's sewage problem
Windermere sits at the heart of the iconic Lake District A £3.6bn proposal to stop sewage being discharged into Windermere, England's largest lake, has been unveiled. The plans, which are backed , would see a tunnel up to 12 miles (19km) long built to transport sewage away from the lake. At the moment both raw sewage and treated effluent are discharged into Windermere and campaigners say that is why parts of the lake have been turning green each summer, so-called algal blooming. It is now up to the government to decide if the plan can be further developed, and if the £3.6bn price-tag is acceptable. The Lake District is a Unesco World Heritage site and attracts close to 18m visitors each year. Windermere is at its heart, with the lake holding around 300bn litres of water. That is so big that it can take 9 months for water entering one end to reach the other. Louise Beardmore, chief executive of United Utilities, says its time to think about the long term Louise Beardmore, chief executive of United Utilities, told the BBC the proposals were a "100 year solution for this lake". "In the UK we invest in five year periods and so we come along all the time and we do a bit, then we go away and we come back and do a bit more. This is saying we need to do something differently," she said. Beardmore said she was excited that a broad coalition including her company, regulators, the local authorities and environmental campaigners had come together to draft this proposal which is called "Only Rainwater into Windermere" (ORiW). Founder of the Save Windermere group Matt Staniek has campaigned outside United Utilities local offices on a toilet Perhaps the unlikeliest member of the group is activist Matt Staniek. He called today's proposal a "milestone". "For me this is a plan on a piece of paper. It is not definitive action and that's what I want to see." he said. "This is the beginning, and the end of this is the moment that sewage stops entering Windermere." It will now be up to the government to decide whether the plans are developed further, and if so how. At present the sewage network around Windermere is fragmented, with homes served by a mix of public wastewater treatment works and privately owned treatment facilities and septic tanks. When treatment works are overwhelmed, such as during heavy rain, they spill raw sewage.
1 in 4 cases of depression may be caused by off-kilter body clocks
Disturbed sleep is a common depression symptom chaiyan Anuwatmongkonchai / Alamy A quarter of depression cases are caused by people’s body clocks being out of whack, a large study suggests. This newly identified “circadian depression” responds poorly to standard antidepressants, but might be eased , like going outside in the early morning sun. “The coordination of [your body clocks] underpins your mood, your metabolism, your concentration, your sleep-wake cycle and many other key factors,” says Ian Hickie at the University of Sydney. “When it’s well, you feel really well, you get up in the morning full of energy. When it’s off, you feel jet-lagged all the time, you feel tired, you feel exhausted, you gain weight, you can’t concentrate, you sleep poorly and your behaviour changes.” Hickie and his colleagues asked more than 10,000 people in Australia with severe, recurrent depression to fill out surveys about their sleep patterns and other characteristics, such as whether their symptoms change seasonally. The participants also provided saliva samples for DNA analysis. Of these participants, 23 per cent were identified as having circadian depression. This meant they exhibited at least three of six signs of body clock dysregulation: being an “evening type”, going to sleep later than most people, feeling very tired when getting up regardless of sleep duration, sleeping more during bouts of depression, sleeping in late on non-work days, and experiencing strong seasonal changes in mood, energy, sleep and appetite. “It’s not only about the quantity or the amount of sleep, it’s really about the rhythm and the regularity of sleep,” says team member Emiliana Tonini, also at the University of Sydney. Those with circadian depression tended to have more severe symptoms than those with non-circadian depression, including more suicidal thoughts. They also developed symptoms at an earlier age – the average age of onset was 18 in the circadian-depression group and 23 in the non-circadian group. Body clock dysregulation and the resulting mood disturbances may be caused , the study found. The participants with circadian depression were more likely to have genetic variants linked to sleep problems, higher body weight, inflammatory markers and ADHD. “There is an underlying biology that is quite distinct from other forms of depression,” says Tonini. Another contributing factor may be our modern lifestyles, says Hickie. Our body clocks need to be reset each morning , 24-hour rhythms and can be destabilised , he says. “We live in the 21st century, which says, you know, ‘Stay inside, be on a computer all day, avoid the light and then stay up at night and expose yourself to light’”.
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View All 10World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says
Global temperatures are forecast to rise to 2.8C above preindustrial levels if current government policies around the world remain unchanged. Photograph: Jon Cherry/ View image in fullscreen Global temperatures are forecast to rise to 2.8C above preindustrial levels if current government policies around the world remain unchanged. Photograph: Jon Cherry/ World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment body The world needs to cut carbon emissions by nearly a fifth in the next four years, and a decade, to avoid overshooting climate targets by a disastrous margin. Although the “window has closed” on holding temperature rises to 1.5C, in line with scientific advice, limiting the “overshoot” of that target is still possible, according to the UN Environment Programme (Unep). But countries are failing to translate their long-term targets on reducing emissions into short-term actions, a report on the “emissions gap” between climate goals and policies has found. Global carbon output appears to have stalled: the emission levels in 2025 were broadly similar to those of the previous year. But Unep analysts were wary of calling it a peak or plateau, given the vast uncertainties of geopolitics and an increased reliance on fossil fuels, despite strong growth in renewable energy. Cutting greenhouse gases by 18% by 2030, and by 45% by 2045, would yield a good chance of limiting temperature rises to 1.7C above preindustrial levels. This would still allow events such as the record heatwaves of the last few months to become frequent and common, but could help prevent them from getting drastically worse. Governments were warned for years that time was running out, said Inger Andersen, the executive director of Unep. “[We used to say] there’s still an opportunity if we make this herculean effort [to stay within the 1.5C limit],” she said. “It’s now clear the herculean effort was not made. We procrastinated, and now we are saying this window has closed.” Nevertheless, she urged countries to keep the 1.5C goal – the centrepiece of the Paris climate agreement. “We can make the overshoot as brief and as short as possible. It’s not time to throw in the towel and give up. This is about how to find our way back, as shortly and quickly as possible.” Chart showing the rise in global greenhouse gas emissions over recent decades. Under Donald Trump, the US – the world’s second biggest emitter, after China – has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement and is threatening to reverse its longstanding trend of falling greenhouse gas emissions.
UNEP: Opportunity has ‘been lost’ to meet 1.5C warming limit without ‘overshoot’
A temporary breach of the 1.5C global-warming limit is now “inevitable” following “decades of insufficient climate action”, says the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). In its “sobering” annual assessment of the global “emissions gap”, UNEP says that exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit is “imminent and unavoidable”. This year’s report, titled “The point of return”, says the “task now” is to minimise the size and scale of a temperature “overshoot” and to “establish a credible return path to 1.5C ”. Even the “lowest possible” overshoot scenario for 1.5C would first see global warming peak at around 1.7-1.8C in the middle of the century before declining, says the report. This scenario – which is “still aligned with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement” – would require global emissions cuts of 18% by 2030 and 45% by 2035, while ramping up “removals” of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, says UNEP. In contrast, it notes that the current climate pledges – even if fully implemented – would only reduce emissions by 5-8% by 2030 and 11-15 % by 2035, relative to 2025 levels. This is around 0.16GtCO2e lower than 2024 levels – albeit, with high levels of uncertainty around the numbers. In addition, because the figures presented in the 2025 report are “provisional”, the report says, it is “not possible to conclude on the overall direction of emissions in 2025”. The emissions growth rate has been slowing down in recent decades: the growth rate over 1990-2015 was, on average, 1.7% per year, while emissions have increased 0.8% per year since 2016. The chart below shows the total human-driven emissions between 1990 and 2025, separated : CO2 from fossil-fuel combustion (dark grey), methane (light grey), nitrous oxide (blue), fluorinated gases (orange) and CO2 from land-use change (green). Credit: UNEP emissions gap report (2026) Compared to 2024, emissions from fossil fuels increased slightly, by between 0.4-1.1%, says the report. Emissions of both nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases increased , but since these comprise such a small part of total greenhouse gas emissions, “their contribution to the overall trend is relatively less significant”, it adds. Methane emissions remained steady over that time. A reduction in the CO2 emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) “slightly overcompensates” for the rise in emissions of fossil-fuel CO2 and other gases, according to the report. (For more on falling land-use emissions, see Carbon Brief’s explainer.) The decrease in LULUCF emissions was “partially driven” by a decline in global wildfire emissions, particularly in Africa, South America and parts of south-east Asia.
UN sets steep emission cuts to reverse 1.5C overshoot by end of century
Share: X (Twitter) Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print The United Nations has said the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 6% per year to limit global warming enough to be able to return to the 1.5C goal by 2100, as decades of insufficient climate action have now made an overshoot inevitable. In a video message accompanying the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2026 Emissions Gap Report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the world could no longer avoid overshooting the 1.5C limit and that the consequences were already devastating. However, he said it was still possible to return average global temperatures to 1.5C above preindustrial times . “Overshoot is not surrender,” he said, adding that the report, released on Wednesday, sets out what is needed to limit warming. That entails cutting global greenhouse gas emissions by 18% by 2030, 45% by 2035 and 69% by 2040, all compared with 2025 levels. Log in here → You can read this for free a free account today. In return, you’ll get a selection of our top reporting in full each week, our Climate Weekly roundup every Friday, and invites to our webinars and online events. Create a free account → It takes less than a minute. The United Nations has said the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 6% per year to limit global warming enough to be able to return to the 1.5C goal by 2100, as decades of insufficient climate action have now made an overshoot inevitable. In a video message accompanying the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2026 Emissions Gap Report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the world could no longer avoid overshooting the 1.5C limit and that the consequences were already devastating. However, he said it was still possible to return average global temperatures to 1.5C above preindustrial times . “Overshoot is not surrender,” he said, adding that the report, released on Wednesday, sets out what is needed to limit warming. That entails cutting global greenhouse gas emissions by 18% by 2030, 45% by 2035 and 69% by 2040, all compared with 2025 levels. This implies average annual reduction rates of 5.7% for 2025-2035, higher than the pathways laid out , which required annual reduction rates of about 5%, UNEP said. Paris Agreement committee names three countries snubbing it over NDCs The more ambitious emissions reductions - which countries are still far off achieving - would put the world on the lowest-possible overshoot pathway, giving a 50% chance of limiting peak warming to 1.7–1.8C around mid-century before bringing global temperatures back to 1.5C or below by 2100, the report said.
Firefighters voice growing concerns over water supplies to tackle UK wildfires
Firefighters douse the smouldering remains of a home near Stourbridge in August. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP/ View image in fullscreen Firefighters douse the smouldering remains of a home near Stourbridge in August. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP/ Firefighters voice growing concerns over water supplies to tackle UK wildfires During a summer fire that destroyed homes in Stourbridge, low pressure meant filling a water carrier took 40 minutes Concerns have been raised about how drought affects the UK’s ability to cope with wildfires after MPs were told firefighters struggled for water supplies during this year’s record summer. The government has been urged to set out water companies’ statutory responsibilities during major fire incidents to improve the country’s preparedness for the years ahead. The UK experienced its hottest-ever summer this year, with prolonged dry periods and extreme heat fuelling wildfires across the country. Figures released earlier this month showed a clear upward trend in the number of fires recorded each year. The chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFFC), Phil Garrigan, told MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs (EFRA) committee that fires developed more quickly because of limited water supplies. He said concerns about water availability had grown during his 37 years in the fire service. During a wildfire in Stourbridge in the West Midlands that destroyed several homes, replenishing a water carrier took almost 40 minutes because of reduced water pressure. In tackling a separate wildfire in the New Forest in August, the fire service said maintaining water supply had been a significant challenge. skip past promotion after promotion Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low Fire services take water from mains and open sources such as lakes and rivers. With levels in the latter extremely low as result of the drought, the fire service’s access was restricted. It also faced pressure to limit its use of mains water to avoid shortages for paying customers. “In summers like this year, we would normally ask for more resources, but those resources aren’t always available and we’re having to wait longer for additional resources or we’re having to find other ways to deal with the fire,” said Dave Swallow, the NFCC’s deputy lead on wildfires. A survey of UK fire and rescue services in the summer found that 81% of respondents had changed their emergency response plans in areas where access to water was a concern.
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View All 6Yellow warning of wind affecting South West England
This page has an accessible alternative. What do the warning colours mean? Red warning Dangerous weather is expected and, if you have not done so already, you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the severe weather. It is very likely that there will be a risk to life, with substantial disruption to travel, energy supplies and possibly widespread damage to property and infrastructure. Amber warning There is an increased likelihood of impacts from severe weather, which could potentially disrupt your plans. This means there is the possibility of travel delays, road and rail closures, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property. Yellow warning Yellow warnings can be issued for a range of weather situations. It is important to read the content of yellow warnings to determine which weather situation is being covered . Follow alerts in the app UK weather warnings Wed 21 Oct No warnings Thu 22 Oct No warnings Fri 23 Oct Yellow weather warning Sat 24 Oct No warnings Sun 25 Oct No warnings Mon 26 Oct No warnings Tue 27 Oct No warnings We are experiencing issues. These warnings may be out of date. Wind × Close Warning Fri 23 UTC+1 Fri 23 A period of strong winds may lead to damaging gusts and transport disruption. Prepare to protect your property and people from injury. Check for loose items outside your home and plan how you could secure them. Items include: bins, garden furniture, trampolines, tents, sheds, and fences. Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays , or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary. People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items. If you are on the coast, stay safe during stormy weather . Even from the shore large breaking waves can sweep you off your feet and out to sea. Take care if walking near cliffs; know your route and keep dogs on a lead. In an emergency, and ask for the Coastguard. Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly. When a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area. 5 tips for staying safe in strong wind Travelling in storms, rain and strong wind Driving safely in winter weather Further detail Strong west to northwesterly winds may spread across southern parts of England and Wales on Friday.
Today: Heavy Rain, Minimum Temperature: 5°C (41°F) Maximum Temperature: 11°C (52°F)
This video can not be played Today is expected to be cloudy and unsettled. There will be showery outbreaks of rain for much of the day, but the rain will turn lighter and patchier in the afternoon. Tonight will see clear spells, variable cloud and isolated showers develop. The showers may be heavy at times. Tomorrow morning will see sunny spells and isolated showers. Turning drier later in the afternoon, with plenty of brightness. Outlook for Friday to Sunday On Friday, Storm Austen will bring heavy rain and strong winds throughout the day. Squally wind gusts are possible as well. The winds will ease overnight. Wet and windy on Saturday. Heavy rain will move in from the west. Sunday will continue to be windy with sunny spells, variable cloud and isolated, blustery showers. Average wind speed 2 Miles per hour, Northerly2Average wind speed 3 Kilometres per hour, Northerly3 Humidity: Humidity: 93%,93% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 997 millibars, Falling,997mb, Falling Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Middlewich, Cheshire East yorkshireTedReported , Manchester Tony LyonsReported , Manchester Shaun FReported by Shaun F Report for Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East cheshirecolReported by cheshirecol
Thursday: Light Rain, Minimum Temperature: 9°C (48°F) Maximum Temperature: 13°C (55°F)
This video can not be played Today is expected to be cloudy and unsettled. There will be showery outbreaks of rain for much of the day, but the rain will turn lighter and patchier in the afternoon. Tonight will see clear spells, variable cloud and isolated showers develop. The showers may be heavy at times. Tomorrow morning will see sunny spells and isolated showers. Turning drier later in the afternoon, with plenty of brightness. Outlook for Friday to Sunday On Friday, Storm Austen will bring heavy rain and strong winds throughout the day. Squally wind gusts are possible as well. The winds will ease overnight. Wet and windy on Saturday. Heavy rain will move in from the west. Sunday will continue to be windy with sunny spells, variable cloud and isolated, blustery showers. Average wind speed 2 Miles per hour, Northerly2Average wind speed 3 Kilometres per hour, Northerly3 Humidity: Humidity: 93%,93% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 997 millibars, Falling,997mb, Falling Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Middlewich, Cheshire East yorkshireTedReported , Manchester Tony LyonsReported , Manchester Shaun FReported by Shaun F Report for Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East cheshirecolReported by cheshirecol
Flash-flood risk rises in Southern California, severe storms threaten Arizona
Satellite image of southwest U. S. at UTC on October 20, 2026. Credit: NOAA/GOES-19, Zoom Earth, The Watchers The WPC Excessive Rainfall Discussion issued at UTC on October 20 places portions of Southern California, the Southwest and Four Corners under a Slight Risk from UTC on October 21 to UTC on October 22. The update raised the coastal ranges north of Point Conception, the western Transverse Ranges and the Los Angeles metropolitan area to a Slight Risk. WPC also maintained a Marginal Risk in and near parts of Arizona through UTC on October 21. A broad area of integrated vapor transport reaching 300–600 kg m⁻¹ s⁻¹ is forecast to develop as the low approaches Southern California. Precipitable water near the circulation is expected to reach approximately 25–33 mm (1–1.3 inches). WPC said localized rainfall rates could reach 51 mm/h (2 inches/h) where thunderstorms train or repeatedly develop over terrain. These rates represent conditional local maxima rather than expected rainfall across the entire risk area. A broad area of integrated vapor transport reaching 300–600 kg m⁻¹ s⁻¹ is forecast to develop as the low approaches Southern California. Precipitable water near the circulation is expected to reach approximately 25–33 mm (1–1.3 inches). WPC said localized rainfall rates could reach 51 mm/h (2 inches/h) where thunderstorms train or repeatedly develop over terrain. These rates represent conditional local maxima rather than expected rainfall across the entire risk area. NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard expects widespread rain to develop Wednesday and continue into Thursday. Its early-morning forecast called for totals near 25 mm (1 inch) across most coastal and valley areas and about 51 mm (2 inches) on favored south-facing slopes, with maximum rates near 19 mm/h (0.75 inches/h). Locally higher amounts remain possible beneath thunderstorms or training cells. Across Arizona, New Mexico and the Four Corners, WPC forecasts precipitable water of approximately 19–38 mm (0.75–1.5 inches) and sufficient instability for organized thunderstorms. Localized rainfall rates could reach 64 mm/h (2.5 inches/h) where storms train, merge or repeatedly develop. Urban areas, burn scars, slot and box canyons, dry washes and arroyos are particularly vulnerable to rapid runoff. Forecast totals reach approximately 38–64 mm (1.5–2.5 inches) across foothills and higher terrain north and east of Phoenix. Average totals across the lower deserts are expected to remain below 25 mm (1 inch), although training thunderstorms could produce locally higher amounts. SPC’s Day 2 Convective Outlook places parts of central and eastern Arizona under a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms for October 21. A broader severe-weather area extends into southern Utah and western New Mexico.
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