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View All 9Lucy Powell to put speaking skills on same level as reading and writing in 'Orwellian' plans
Lucy Powell has said she will put oracy, or speaking skills, on the same level as reading and writing in a major shake-up of British education. Labour's Education Secretary, speaking at the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) annual conference, set out her "mission" to transform the Department of Education (DfE) into the "department of hope".Under Ms Powell and Andy Burnham, the DfE will build a "system that rewards inclusion", she added.Further outlining her vision, she said the education system should "widen the narrow view of what good is". TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say She specifically pointed at school exclusion as an area she wants to "improve"."Poor behaviour must have strong consequences, but once someone falls out of the system, it's all that much harder to get them back," she said.The plans stand in stark contrast to the Conservatives, who have called for strict behavioural standards.Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott said Labour was "all over the place on education", and that Ms Powell's "department of hope" rebranding sounded "Orwellian".She told The Mail: "The Ministry of Peace made war, the Ministry of Love tortured people, and now Lucy Powell has the Department of Hope while school standards are being destroyed."Under the DfE’s proposed reforms, schools will be expected to set work for pupils to complete at home during the first five days of a suspension or exclusion "to minimise disruption to learning"."Reintegration support partnerships" could be introduced between schools and families to help children return successfully after a suspension.There were 913,000 suspensions - when a pupil is excluded from a school for a set period of time - and 9,900 permanent exclusions in state schools in England in the 2024/25 academic year, DfE data shows.Artificial intelligence is a driving factor of some reforms, amid previous warnings that the technology risked "dumbing down a generation". Ms Powell now plans to put a focus on "skills that makes us human" - such as oracy."I can announce today that I will give oracy equal status to reading and writing, as a new strand of the English curriculum," she told academy trust leaders in Birmingham on Thursday.LATEST IN EDUCATION:Top British university tells students to snub tradition to accommodate foreign pupilsOxford University ditches British phrases in favour of 'inclusive' language for foreign studentsUniversity freshers ordered to undergo 'white privilege' training before moving into halls"Working with you, working with Ofqual, and as part of our curriculum review, oracy will light up every classroom."Both in content and in assessment, speaking, listening and communicating will be a core part of every child's education, from primary to GCSE and beyond."Speaking and listening exams were dropped from counting towards English GCSE final marks more than a decade ago.Baroness Spielman, the previous head of the schools regulator, Ofsted, said the Education Secretary was offering the "worst of all worlds" and warned it was a "signal that she will reopen the routes by which schools used to push up pupil grades in GCSEs to make it look as though they were doing better than they really were".She added: "It is children who will be the losers."The Shadow Education Secretary said: "Blowing open the curriculum and assessment review once again creates more confusion for schools and risks undermining the consensus on the importance of a knowledge-rich curriculum."Opening the door to inclusions over exclusions would be a disaster and a completely misguided policy. Discipline is one of the biggest issues facing schools, and whilst exclusions are always a last resort, they must remain an option for serious misbehaviour."We've seen what happened in Scotland where they have pursued inclusion policies and violence has risen. Labour need to get their head out of the sand and follow the evidence when it comes to standards and behaviour."Responding to accusations the inclusion of oracy would effectively be a "dumbing down" of the education system, Ms Powell told The Times: "The only thing being dumbed down here is the expectation that children from ordinary backgrounds should settle for less."For years many of the country's most privileged pupils have benefited from debating, public speaking and presentation skills because everyone recognises these open doors in later life."Every child deserves those opportunities [so they can] make their case and succeed in work and life." Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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Disgusting Craig spreads intimate teen photos in EastEnders leaving a family in shock
Denzel Danes (Jaden Ladega) and his family are left in distress after intimate photos of him are leaked in EastEnders next week. The teen has been targeted (Matthew James Bailey) after he discovered a shirtless picture of him while possessively going through girlfriend Amy Mitchell’s (Ellie Dadd) phone. With the calculated copper having groomed Amy, he was immediately angered -boyfriend and took possession of it to torment Denzel. Craig then hit the lad with a threatening and anonymous demand for money, else he would leak the photo. Next week, Denzel grows desperate, and Craig continues to put pressure on him for cash. Denzel’s mate Nugget Gulati (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) offers to help , but they are stopped in their tracks when Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) drops by. He’s able to raise the funds after his dad Howie Danes (Delroy Atkinson) and stepmum Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) surprise him with a signet ring ahead of his birthday celebrations, which he then pawns. But the cash is not enough to stop Craig’s disgusting actions. As Denzel’s family and friends later gather to celebrate his birthday, Craig secretly watches from afar, but Amy spots and confronts him. Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered . Flying into a jealous rage, he then sends Denzel’s photos to Kim and Howie, leaving Denzel and his loved ones horrified. Denzel later presses Amy for answers, believing her version of events does not stack up, but she evades his questions. While her ex struggles with recent events, Amy continues to fall deeper and deeper under Craig’s controlling spell, and they make plans to leave Walford together with her inheritance money. Will Craig’s true colours be exposed before it’s too late? EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 19th October at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.
Horror confirmed for Debbie in Coronation Street as sinister enemy returns to target her
As if Debbie Webster’s (Sue Devaney) needed another fighton her hands in Coronation Street. The two biggest battles she’s had to fight on the Cobbles is her ongoing struggle with vascular dementia, and her absolute rotter of a son Carl Webster’s (Jonathan Howard) The no-good dirty rat is the reason Debbie went to prison, thanks to him causing multi-car pileup , and then emotionally blackmailing Deb into taking the blame. Debbie’s time staying at His Majesty’s pleasure is partly why her dementia has taken such a rapid turn for the worse. Without her routine and loving husbandRonnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan), her descent into confusion and disorientation became more and more freuqent. Although Carl has seemingly turned over a new leaf and is giving his mum less grief of late, the damage remains. Debbie is losing herself to dementia ’s affecting her intimacy with Ronnie. Unfortunately, dementia is not Debbie’s only enemy. Viewers may remember that during her time inside, the no-nonsense Queen of the Chariot Square Hotel got on the wrong side of fellow inmate fellow prisoner Paula, played by Emmerdale’s Kelli Hollis. Doing time for aggravated burglary, Paula was not someone to make an enemy out of. But to Debbie’s dismay, she already had beef with the hard-nosed lag before, when she threw Paula out of the Chariot Square hotel bar for being disorderly. It was clear instantly that Paula was one to hold a grudge. The last thing Debbie needed was to make things worse. But when Paulabarged into Debbie’s cell in tears after being dumped , Debbie tried to comfort her, but ended up mocking the man due to her lack of filter thanks to dementia. This triggered a raging Paula to physically lash out at Debbie, and bully her inside. Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered . When Debbie was finally let out of prison, she thought she’s seen the back of her cellmate from hell. In next week’s trip to the Cobbles, her old nemesis returns at the worse possible time. At the hotel, Debbie gives Denise, a bride-to-be, a guided tour and confirms that her wedding is booked in for July. When Denise reveals that she requested 26th June, Debbie’s horrified to realise she’s messed up the dates. When Carl delicately suggests that maybe Ryan (Ryan Prescott) should handle the bookings from now on, Debbie agrees with resignation.
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View All 10Policing of France's school protests clouds Macron's final months and sparks uproar
Policing of France's school protests clouds Macron's final months and sparks uproar In France, teenagers are protesting for better-resourced schools, leading to clashes with one of Europe's largest internal security forces ByJOHN LEICESTER Associated Press and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press October 16, 2026, AM PARIS -- On one side, legions of determined teenagers protesting for their future . On the other, one of the largest internal security forces in Europe, deployed . The result, playing out almost daily outside high schools and on the streets of France, is a nationwide storm of unrest. The mayhem of recent weeks — with mass arrests and hundreds of injured — has sparked an uproar in a country steeped in a centuries-old culture of protest. Even some police have turned on the government's handling of the demonstrations. For President Emmanuel Macron, who leaves office in May, it’s hardly the dream ending to his decade in power. He has faced a succession of protest movements that sapped his popularity and fueled broad criticism of how his ministers use police against demonstrators. With the high schoolers, the outcry has grown particularly loud. That's partly because the vast majority of the 8,000 people arrested in recent weeks are teenagers under 18 and because police riot-control weapons are blamed for life-changing injuries suffered . The protesters' push for better-resourced schools, particularly in poorer Paris suburbs and other cities and towns, also has a sympathetic audience as France hurts from record poverty and record public debt. But police complain that they're facing violent rioters who are latching onto the protests and using the crowds as cover to attack officers, pelting them with rocks, fireworks and other projectiles and wreaking havoc with fires, vandalism and other destruction. 's count, more than 900 officers and nearly 150 teachers and other school staffers have been wounded. French history partly explains why protests are veering into confrontations between riot police and some demonstrators who come ready to fight in masks and black clothes, says Walid Hrar, a police officer and union representative in the northern suburbs of Paris. “This is the country of the French Revolution. Everyone boasts about it, in fact. Some political parties don’t hesitate to say that we need to disobey the law. Hrar said some of his police colleagues “aren’t specialized in crowd control and aren’t equipped for it. We send them in because we need the manpower, so we have officers wearing uniforms that aren’t flame-resistant.
Most of Ken Paxton’s Money Can Be Traced to One Man: Elon Musk
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What We Know About the School Shooting in Bend, Oregon
A teenager opened fire at the Silver Rail Elementary School, killing three children and one teacher. The shooter was killed by an armed bystander.
Teen shooter kills 3 children, 1 teacher at elementary school in Bend, Oregon: Police
Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting: 3 children, 1 teacher killed; teen suspect dead The shooting was reported at Silver Rail Elementary School. October 15, 2026, PM Share Follow ABC News on Google Three children and one teacher are dead after a shooter forced his way into an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday afternoon and opened fire, authorities said. The suspected shooter, a 16-year-old, was fatally shot by a community member who saw the teen going into the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz told reporters at a news conference Thursday evening. The three children who were killed were 5, 8 and 11 years old. Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, Oct. 15, 2026 in Bend, Ore. Joe Kline/AP In addition, a 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to the hospital with critical injuries, police said. Police have not publicly identified the suspected shooter saying only that he is a Bend resident. They have not said whether he attended the school or knew anyone at the school. How the shooting unfolded The incident began unfolding shortly before 1 p. m. At p. m., police received a call from a driver who reported being shot at multiple times by a person with a long gun, the police chief said. An emergency worker holds up police tape at the scene of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., Oct. 15, 2026. Rob Kerr/Reuters Shortly afterward, the Deschutes County dispatch center began receiving multiple 911 calls that a shooter had entered Silver Rail Elementary School. Krantz said the initial investigation indicates the shooter "forced" his way inside the school . School buses are lined up outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 in Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Joe Kline) Joe Kline/AP Photo At p. m., the school was directed to go into lockdown, Krantz said. A minute later, officers arrived on the scene. An officer reported that the suspected shooter had been shot by a community member who had seen the teen entering the school, pursued him and engaged him, Krantz said. Bystander 'heroically intervened,' governor says Police have not yet released any information about the bystander who stopped the suspect, but said they would likely share additional information on Friday. Big Bear bald eagle Jackie's cause of death revealed 15 hours ago The Plaza Hotel is closing for years.
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View All 10Tories call for 5-year freeze on minimum wage to tackle youth unemployment
The report’s authors say they ‘do not present these findings as costless to workers’. Photograph: Martin Lee/Alamy View image in fullscreen The report’s authors say they ‘do not present these findings as costless to workers’. Photograph: Martin Lee/Alamy Tories call for 5-year freeze on minimum wage to tackle youth unemployment Labour says idea is ‘tin-eared’ as report says fixing rate will cost low-paid workers almost £9,000 over five years A shadow minister has called for the government to freeze the minimum wage for five years, a move that could cost low-paid workers almost £9,000. The call came in a report from the Prosperity Institute thinktank, which carries an endorsement from Andrew Sharpe, the shadow business minister. Sharpe said in his endorsement that it was time to take action to address the low rate of young people in work. “With almost 1 million young people not in education, employment or training this report is timely and its recommendations very sound. The government should adopt them in full,” the Conservative MP said. The paper recommends freezing the “national living wage” at £12.71 for five years and abolishing the Low Pay Commission (LPC), the independent body that recommends the yearly increase. It also recommends returning employer national insurance contributions to pre-April 2025 levels and reinstating the two-year qualifying period for unfair dismissal, which was abolished under Labour’s Employment Rights Act. The paper says a five-year freeze could result in an increase of about 270,000 young people in work, 1 percentage point increase in the minimum wage there is a a 0.37 percentage point decrease in the youth employment rate. The report’s authors said they “do not present these findings as costless to workers” and that minimum wage workers’ purchasing power would be eroded by 9% to 12% over the five years due to projected inflation of 2% to 2.5%, a cumulative loss over five years of about £8,900. The Labour business minister Kate Dearden said the recommendations were “tin-eared” and showed a pattern from the Conservatives of disparaging the minimum wage. “It’s clear that Kemi Badenoch’s top team are determined that the lowest paid workers should be worse off,” she said. “The Conservatives opposed the minimum wage when the last Labour government introduced it, and now they’re showing again how little they understand the pressures facing people on the lowest pay. It’s the same old Tories, they haven’t changed. “This Labour government believes that if you work hard, you should be able to get on in life.
Young people to get less cash but more job support under Milburn welfare plan
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Are the Brexit wars back?
Customs union, single market, rejoin, second referendum. It’s all feeling a little Ground Hog day in Westminster after Andy Burnham reopened the Europe question at Labour Party conference. Hosts Sascha O’Sullivan and Pat Baker find out how the row over Europe will play out in the next few years, with Reform MP Danny Kruger and […]
Zacharia confirms she did not pass bar exam
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said late Thursday that she did not pass the bar exam after her legal background prior to joining the Trump administration was called into question. Zacharia, who has previously claimed to be a lawyer and was described as an “attorney” by President Trump, faced scrutiny in her first week…
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View All 10One Singapore ship was sunk, but here's why others are still transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Livestream Menu Singapore vessels are set to continue navigating the perilous Strait of Hormuz despite attacks on two container ships. Experts highlighted that shipping companies were likely to continue seeking opportunities to transit the strait despite heightened security threats. Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Commercial vessels are likely to continue navigating the perilous Strait of Hormuz despite the sinking of a Singapore-flagged container ship this week, as strong demand for Middle Eastern energy and lucrative shipping opportunities keep some operators willing to brave escalating attacks, maritime experts said. The latest attacks on two Singapore-flagged container ships have heightened concerns over the safety of commercial shipping through one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints. But analysts say the incidents are unlikely to bring remaining shipping activity through the Strait to a halt, even as major container lines largely stay away. Collin Koh, a senior fellow at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said shipping companies were likely to continue seeking opportunities to transit the strait despite heightened security threats. "I don't see in the short term, that Singapore flagged ships or Singapore shipping companies would necessarily avoid taking the transit if there is an opportunity," Koh told CNBC. His comments follow attacks on two Singapore-registered container ships, GFS Pride and GFS Giselle, this week. GFS Pride sank after being struck by a projectile and catching fire, while GFS Giselle was damaged. Crew members from both vessels were reported safe. Crossings through the Strait of Hormuz fell to 131 in the week ended Oct. 14, from 176 the previous week, according to maritime analytics firm Kpler, although the decline cannot be attributed solely to the latest incidents. Dimitris Ampatzidis, maritime risk and compliance manager at Kpler, said the attacks underscored Iran's continuing ability to threaten commercial vessels, with the risks extending beyond oil and gas transportation. Koh said shipping companies around the world have continued looking for opportunities to navigate the Strait since the conflict erupted, with some operators prepared to accept higher risks and costs. Strong demand for oil, particularly from Asia, continues to provide an incentive for tanker operators to transport energy supplies from the Persian Gulf, even as security threats complicate voyages. Some operators may be willing to take their chances even if doing so involves paying a premium, Koh said. Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan offered an example of how higher oil prices could make voyages through Hormuz commercially worthwhile despite the dangers.
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Fed's Warsh withholds Fed rate signal, praises recent global tightening with 'no free riders'
Livestream Menu Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, in his speech Friday in Bangkok, declined to offer clues on whether there will be an interest rate hike again this month. He acknowledged a "synchronous tightening" , saying there are "no free riders." He expressed optimism that artificial intelligence will make economies that use it well more productive and wealthier, warning the road there will be “very bumpy.” Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Sirachai Arunrugstichai | Bloomberg | BANGKOK — Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh refrained from signaling whether there will be another interest rate hike again this month, while acknowledging a "synchronous tightening" 's "no free riders." "I don't prejudge meetings. I don't believe in saying now what I might do at the meetings that we have in the balance of this year," Warsh said, reiterating his opposition to the use of forward guidance for markets that should rely on interpreting data. He also acknowledged that stance may disappoint anyone who had hoped for a steer ahead of the central bank meeting later this month. "It's a new chapter at the Fed [and] we're not in that business anymore. But we can go in any direction you'd like," he said. Warsh spoke at a fireside chat with the International Monetary Fund's managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, as part of the weeklong IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok on Friday. Stock market indexes in Asia and Treasury yields were largely stable following the remarks. Warsh described the global picture as a common fight on prices. Central banks made their own choices under their own mandates, he said, but the result was "a synchronous tightening in monetary policy in most places around the world," which means "there's no free riders." He was more expansive on artificial intelligence, which he called "probably the most consequential change to the U. S. and the global economy in my lifetime." He expressed optimism about how AI will make economies that use it well more productive and wealthier, while warning the road there may be "very bumpy," and its near-term effect on jobs is still uncertain. "I want you to hear from me optimism, but optimism leavened ," Warsh said. A decade from now, he said, people will look back "and say this was hugely consequential." The Fed raised rates to a range of 3.75% to 4% last month, its first hike since 2023.
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View All 10Skechers Coupon Codes 20% Off
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main BranchesTags Go to file CodeOpen more actions menu Latest commit History 697 Commits 697 Commits Folders and files NameNameLast commit message Last commit date . github . github Packaging Packaging Scripts Scripts Sources Sources Tests Tests design design docs docs iOSClient iOSClient site site . gitignore . gitignore CLAUDE. md CLAUDE. md LICENSE LICENSE Package. swift Package. swift README. md README. md SECURITY. md SECURITY. md View all files Repository files navigation This builds Sill. app with SwiftPM, signs it with your Apple Development identity, replaces /Applications/Sill. app and opens it. If that was the Sill for Mac you downloaded, grant Screen Recording and Accessibility again and pair each device again: the download keeps its key and paired devices in the data-protection keychain, which only a Developer ID build with the project's provisioning profile reads, and a build of your own keeps them in your login keychain. Without --install it only builds . build/Sill. app. With no Apple Development identity it signs ad hoc, and then Screen Recording and Accessibility have to be granted again after every build. For work on the host itself, swift run -c release SillHost runs the same host on the command line, with one difference: unless you add --pairing, its home door is plain and open, with no pairing and no encryption, and any device on your network can connect to it, so run it only while developing. The App Store's Sill for iPhone and iPad never dials such a door ("Update Sill"); a Debug build from this repository can (docs/DEVELOPMENT. md, Pairing at home). With --synthetic it streams a test pattern with no Screen Recording needed. The iPhone and iPad app: Open iOSClient/Sill. xcodeproj. In the Sill target's Signing & Capabilities, pick your team, and change the bundle identifier me. saffer. sill to one of your own. Run it on an iPhone or iPad on the same network as your Mac, and tap your Mac. The first time, a Sill for Mac built from this repository asks you to pair: scan the code it shows, or connect the device with a USB cable. docs/DEVELOPMENT. md has the rest: every command-line flag, the test tools and the simulator harness, permissions and how to reset them, Remote Access, troubleshooting and releases. Issues are welcome: bug reports, questions and ideas. For a pull request, keep to the conventions and decisions in CLAUDE. md: Swift and Apple frameworks only, no third-party dependencies, nothing that needs a server, and latency before picture quality.
Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style
Tesla just revealed its redesigned second-generation Roadster with SpaceX thrusters, a vehicle CEO Elon Musk has called “the best of the last of the human-driven cars.” Musk showed off the car at an event outside Waco, Texas, with a demonstration that saw the car use a mixture of high-powered fans and thrusters to drive up an inverted ramp, spin around, and ease itself to a landing on the pavement below. The car also used the thrusters to lift itself over a Cybercab, Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, Model Y, and Model 3 while in motion. “This will be the actual car that’s on the roads,” Musk said of the car, which Tesla showed accelerating 0 to 60 miles per hour in one second. “It literally is just going to puff itself up, and uh, and be able to do this, these maneuvers whenever you’d like.” Musk said Tesla will finally build the long-delayed vehicle in 2028, but didn’t name a price. Tesla will offer it in three trims. The first is “Performance,” which Tesla describes as “road ready.” It seats two, has active aerodynamics, and features a “multi-mode suction system for next-level performance on and off the track.” The second trim is “Thrust,” which is “race ready” and seats two, and has rear-mounted cold-gas thrusters that enable sub-one-second 0-to-60 mph accleration. The third is “Rocket,” which is “air ready” and seats one, and has 10 cold-gas thrusters positioned around the car. All three trims will have 300 miles of range and be capable of speeds exceeding 230 miles per hour. Tesla’s website showed Thursday the company is taking reservations for the car, charging $50,000 just to reserve the Performance, and $250,000 for Thrust. The Rocket trim is billed as “invite only.” Tesla Roadster-starmanImage Credits: Tesla / Engineering VP Lars Moravy said at the event that the Roadster uses 10 thrusters connected to 600 liters of compressed air to lift and spin the car in midair. The air tank can be recharged, he said. “Every usable void in the car is packed with Carbon Fiber Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs),” Tesla wrote in a post on X, referring to the type of pressure vessel that has been at the root of multiple SpaceX rocket explosions. The company said “every usable void” in the car is filled with these vessels. Musk also said at the event that Tesla may try to jump the Snake River Canyon — the site of Evel Knievel’s famous attempt to cross the gorge in a steam-powered rocket.
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View All 10Same-day test helps doctors detect hidden infections in critically ill children
This video can not be played Same-day test helps detect hidden infections in critically ill children A pioneering same-day test has been used to detect hidden and drug-resistant infections among children in intensive care. Respiratory samples from more than 100 critically ill young patients at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) were sent for what is known as metagenomic testing., external It can identify bacteria, viruses and fungi from a single sample, which in many cases influences what doctors prescribe. Metagenomics can detect infections that standard tests miss, meaning better outcomes for some critically ill patients. In March, 10-year-old Willow Crowther became dangerously ill with pneumonia, which triggered a seizure and multiple cardiac arrests. Willow, from Kent, was admitted to intensive care at GOSH. Her mum, Stacey Moore, was told she had a 50% chance of survival. "The consultant said... we should bring our family up to say goodbye to her. This is how critical and in how much danger she was of passing away." The team at GOSH used metagenomics - a diagnostic test that works , in contrast to conventional methods where clinicians need to decide in advance what they're looking for. The test identified that Willow had a drug-resistant bacterial infection which needed a different antibiotic to the one she had been prescribed. The test helped doctors identify which antibiotic would be effective in treating Willow "The fact that they had a test there available to her was paramount. It saved her life," said Stacey. "It's a miracle she's here and we're extremely grateful for that," added Willow's dad, Russ. With the right treatment, Willow was eventually able to recover from her infection, but needed several months in hospital. She is one of many patients at the children's hospital to benefit from the new type of testing. During a study in 2024-5 metagenomic testing was used on 122 critically ill children in the paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) at GOSH. The results have now been published in the Lancet Microbe. Metagenomic testing analyses all genetic material in a sample and can detect thousands of different pathogens. By contrast, the most common method of identifying bacteria is , a technology that has been used since Victorian times. Another test, PCR, can identify viruses and some bacteria, but doctors need to specify what they are trying to detect. Metagenomics testing at GOSH was able to identify around nine in 10 bacteria and viruses and all fungi in samples.
This week in science: sea monsters, long COVID patients' microbiome, elephant carcasses
NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us stories about the hunting habits of ancient sea monsters, the microbiome of long COVID patients, and how elephant carcasses replenish the savannah. NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Science This week in science: sea monsters, long COVID patients' microbiome, elephant carcasses October 15, 20265:33 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Nathan Rott , Regina G. Barber This week in science: sea monsters, long COVID patients' microbiome, elephant carcasses Listen · Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www. npr. org/player/embed/nx-s1-5995400/nx-s1-9965842" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us stories about the hunting habits of ancient sea monsters, the microbiome of long COVID patients, and how elephant carcasses replenish the savannah. Transcript SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It is time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. NATE ROTT, BYLINE: Hello, Scott. DETROW: So like usual, you have brought us three science stories that caught your attention recently. I think none of them are involving space. What do we have today? BARBER: We've got the hunting habits of ancient sea monsters. ROTT: We've got how elephant carcasses help shape the savanna. BARBER: And a look at the microbiomes of people suffering from long COVID. DETROW: Look, if you can't bring me space, you might as well bring me sea monsters. Are we talking aquatic dinosaurs? What are we talking about here? BARBER: These animals weren't dinosaurs. They were huge ancient marine lizards. Some grew to the size of a bus. But they did live during the same time as T. rex. BARBER: Yeah, they kind of ruled the ocean. And now paleontologists think they know how fast they actually were in the water. DETROW: I mean, how fast were they? ROTT: OK, so some mosasaurs with the longer tails could go up to around 15 miles per hour a slam-start. ROTT: Say it with me. ROTT: (Laughter) So it's like a swimmer pushing off of a pool wall. So, Scott, imagine you're in the water. ROTT: Just checking out some coral... Breathing through your snorkel, you know? ROTT: You see a mosasaur. KIERSTEN FORMOSO: Then, suddenly, it dramatically curls its tail. It lunges forward, and it is now 75% closer to you than it was one second ago.
Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween
It turns out that scientists have discovered that our star may indeed go green, but only billions of years from now after its death — and only if it then starts eating planets like a cosmic zombie. That's possible because scientists have discovered that white dwarfs, the type of stellar remnants sun-sized stars leave behind when they die, can actually take on a range of colors including green if they snack on their rocky planets like cosmic cannibals. For stellar scientists, the colors of stars have always been indicative of their temperatures. Cool stars look orange, while stars like the sun look white, and the hottest stars glow pale blue. This is akin to a blacksmith's iron glowing red, then orange, then white-hot as it heats up. Researchers have always assumed that white dwarfs follow the same rule. However, new research suggests that these stellar corpses could glow in a range of colors including green, pink, cyan, yellow, and purple. That means the universe is far more colorful than we suspected. "Most stars, including most white dwarfs, behave like 'perfect radiators,' so their color is set almost entirely by temperature. But nobody had really looked into what else might be possible for white dwarfs," team leader Mark Hollands of the University of Warwick said in a statement sent to Space. com. "It turns out these incredibly dense stars caaaaan produce colors nobody expected, and some of them genuinely surprised me." How white dwarfs break stellar color rules White dwarfs get their name because when they were discovered, they appeared surprisingly hot and glowed white or pale blue. However, this new research suggests that this slightly bland and uniform appearance is because no white dwarf is close enough for Earthbound astronomers to see their true colors. The key to the rainbow-like array of colors this team suggests white dwarfs could possess is their density. White dwarfs form when stars with a mass roughly that of the sun run out of fuel and can no longer support themselves against their own gravity, causing their cores to collapse. As a result, the matter that makes up white dwarfs is around the density of water, millions of times denser than the sun's surface, the photosphere. In these conditions, elements like carbon, calcium, and sodium can interact with the surrounding dense helium plasma and absorb light across a wider range of colors than they would at lower densities.
On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn
It lifted off aboard a Titan 4B rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It took almost seven years for the Cassini spacecraft to reach Saturn, with the spacecraft entering orbit around the ringed planet in 2004. Another smaller spacecraft called Huygens hitched a ride with Cassini, and it landed on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005. Cassini spent 13 years studying the Saturn system up close, and the mission lasted about 20 years before coming to an epic grand finale on Sept. 15, 2017. Running low on fuel, NASA chose to steer Cassini straight into Saturn's atmosphere, where the spacecraft was destroyed. NASA's Cassini spacecraft lifts off on Oct. 15, 1997, atop a Titan IVB rocket. ()Why it mattered NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn (which carried the European Space Agency's Huygens lander to Titan) was a flagship planetary mission like no other ever when it first launched toward the ringed planet. The $3.26 billion Cassini spacecraft became the first probe ever to orbit Saturn when it arrived in 2004. It revealed Saturn's rings as active and dynamic structures, as intricate and complex as they are beautiful to observe. And it delivered Huygens to Titan, then followed up with a series of Titan flybys that revealed the cloudy moon could have liquid hydrocarbon rain, rivers, lakes and seas. Perhaps the most exciting discoveries were the most surprising. Cassini discovered a strange hexagon-shaped jetstream encircling Saturn's north pole and revealed massive hurricane-like vortexes over both of the planet's poles. In 2010, Cassini watched as a giant storm formed in Saturn's northern hemisphere, then grew to encircle the entire planet through 2011. The spacecraft also discovered icy plumes of water erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, revealing new clues into that moon's subsurface ocean of liquid water, complete with hydrothermal events like those found in Earth's oceans. This artist's illustration shows Cassini making one of its final five dives through Saturn's upper atmosphere in August and September 2017. (/JPL-Caltech)It was to protect Enceladus, Titan and other Saturn moons that NASA ultimated sent Cassini into a death dive into Saturn at the end of its mission. The space agency wanted to prevent any chance of contamination at those pristine moons. "NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and ESA’s Huygens probe expanded our understanding of the kinds of worlds where life might exist and eight more reasons the mission changed the course of planetary exploration," NASA said in an overview. Check out our full On This Day In Space Story archive and watch our On This Day In Space videos on YouTube.
Environment
View All 10Watchdog Questions Zeldin’s Tour With Embattled GOP Candidates
It’s not unusual for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to be on the road touting the Trump administration’s agenda, but his travel itinerary in the weeks before the midterm election looks like a trail of political hot spots. On Thursday, Zeldin traveled to an auto repair shop and a construction firm in central Pennsylvania […]
Countries urged to ramp up “insufficient” nature policies at COP17
Share: X (Twitter) Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print A first set of biodiversity plans filed "insufficient" to meet this decade's global targets, including a landmark goal to protect at least 30% of the world's land and marine ecosystems by 2030, a landmark UN report warned on Thursday. The State of Biodiversity Action, put together by a panel of technical experts for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), was released in Yerevan, ahead of the COP17 nature talks starting on Monday in the Armenian capital. Over the next two weeks, governments will for the first time take stock of progress towards the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreed in 2022 – a set of 23 targets also known as the "Paris Agreement for nature" – and will decide on policy guidelines for ramping up ambition before the 2030 deadline. The UN report will be the main basis for these negotiations. Log in here → Lots of our articles are free. This one isn't This story is exclusively available to paid subscribers. A free account gets you a selection of our reporting and our Climate Weekly . But a subscription gets you every story in full, our Bulletin emails from negotiations and conferences, two subscriber-only newsletters, and our monthly Editor’s column. £40/quarter → Or £130/year — best value. A first set of biodiversity plans filed "insufficient" to meet this decade's global targets, including a landmark goal to protect at least 30% of the world's land and marine ecosystems by 2030, a landmark UN report warned on Thursday. The State of Biodiversity Action, put together by a panel of technical experts for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), was released in Yerevan, ahead of the COP17 nature talks starting on Monday in the Armenian capital. Over the next two weeks, governments will for the first time take stock of progress towards the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreed in 2022 – a set of 23 targets also known as the "Paris Agreement for nature" – and will decide on policy guidelines for ramping up ambition before the 2030 deadline. The UN report will be the main basis for these negotiations. At a press conference in Armenia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted that, while there has been some progress on the GBF, the "bad news" is that less than half of country plans are on track to meet its targets. If current commitments are met , only 26% of land ecosystems and 12% of marine ecosystems will be protected – falling "real short" of the 30% target agreed in Montreal in 2022, Guterres said. "The war on nature has not yet ended," he added.
£15m for zero-emission testing at Belfast Harbour
Testing technologies in an operational port will show how they work as an integrated system and help reduce barriers to commercial adoption Belfast Harbour is to become a live environment for testing zero-emission transport and energy systems. It comes after a £15m investment from UK Research and Innovation's Local Innovation Partnerships Fund. The cluster led , will connect electric vessels, high-power marine charging, autonomous transport and energy systems through secure digital twin technology. Testing these technologies in an operational port will show how they work as an integrated system and help reduce barriers to commercial adoption. Artemis Technologies CEO Dr Iain Percy said they are creating a digital network that will allow them to "optimise" both transport and energy use Artemis Technologies CEO Dr Iain Percy said they are creating a digital network that will allow them to "optimise" both transport and energy use. "What does that mean for most people? It means your bus turns up at the right time in terms of transport. "But in terms of energy it means, more significantly that when the wind is blowing too hard, the network tells our boat 'take the power' and ultimately as we build up, it tells Belfast Harbour which uses a huge amount of energy 'take that energy'. "Equally when the wind doesn't blow, it says 'don't use that energy' and what does that mean? "It means we don't have to shut down windfarms and ultimately lower energy prices," he added. Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald said it will be "developing to try and match up the energy supply with the demands of the Harbour" This is the second project announced from the £30m allocation to the Belfast-Derry Innovation Corridor. Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald said: "It will be developing to try and match up the energy supply with the demands of the harbour, which is a really big user. "We are really world leading in terms of this so it is a really good investment," she added. It's hoped what is learned in this project could have wider applications across Northern Ireland. Dr Percy said: "Where the real accelerator value add comes in here, what can be done on that network can be rinse and repeat anywhere else." "We already have real buy in from Foyle Port and other regions within Northern Ireland," he added.
Sheep are disappearing from our hills - and our dinner plates
ByNJ Convery Listen to NJ read this article For four generations, Neil Heseltine's family have worked on Hill Top Farm, perched on the hillside of Malhamdale amid the dramatic landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. And for most of that time, sheep were the mainstay of the business. But, Neil says, over the past 20 years there has been "a complete turnaround" and he has shifted away from sheep farming to stay afloat. In that time the 1,500-acre farm has gone from a peak of over 800 lambing sheep to just 45 this spring. "I dread to think where the farm would have been financially had we not started to make those changes," he tells me. "I either continued along the sheep-farming route because of sentimentality or made bold decisions." While most upland farmers still keep sheep on their land, the changes here have been mirrored across not just the Dales but the entire British farming industry. The shepherd's life has never been an easy one, but for many it's getting tougher and more difficult than ever to make a profit. Image source, Gail Caddy Image caption, Neil Heseltine's family have worked on Hill Top Farm for four generations The average British farmer is 60 years old, according to the National Farmers' Union (NFU), and prices for everything from fuel to fodder have risen hugely for them in recent years. Meanwhile, many farmers are facing significantly reduced income from subsidies and there are worries that recent trade deals will mean increased competition from overseas. The UK's recent trade deals with New Zealand and Australia, struck since Brexit, eliminate tariffs and give producers in both countries large quotas on the amount of lamb they can export into the UK. There are now 14.7 million breeding ewes in the UK - the lowest figure in living memory according to Phil Stocker, chief executive of the National Sheep Association. Overall the national flock is also falling, down to 30.4 million sheep in 2025 - numbers last seen in the mid-20th Century, when the UK population was smaller and thus the potential market for lamb and mutton reared here was much lower. And over the last 50 years there has been a significant fall in lamb and mutton consumption according to Becky Smith, a senior analyst at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), which represents farmers. In 1980 the average UK household purchased 128g of sheep meat (lamb and mutton) per person, per week.
Weather
View All 6Today: Light Rain, Minimum Temperature: 3°C (38°F) Maximum Temperature: 13°C (55°F)
This video can not be played Today will see patchy cloud and sunny spells along with the chance of the odd shower to start. In the afternoon, showers will develop more widely, becoming rather frequent later in the day. This evening will see variable cloud and some lingering showers but these will die out overnight, and skies will become extensively clear in the early hours. Tomorrow is expected to be a dry and settled day with plenty of sunny spells and just a few patches of cloud around. Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday Sunday will be mostly dry with sunny spells and gentle winds winds albeit patches of cloud are expected to build in from the east at times. Monday looks to turn breezier and become largely cloudy, and there is a risk of spells of rain moving in during the morning. Turning dry and clearer in the evening. Variable cloud and occasional outbreaks of rain on Tuesday. Average wind speed 3 Miles per hour, South Westerly3Average wind speed 5 Kilometres per hour, South Westerly5 Humidity: Humidity: 93%,93% Visibility: Visibility: Very Poor, Very Poor Pressure: Pressure: 1019 millibars, Rising,1019mb, Rising 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
Saturday: Sunny, Minimum Temperature: 4°C (39°F) Maximum Temperature: 13°C (55°F)
This video can not be played Today will see patchy cloud and sunny spells along with the chance of the odd shower to start. In the afternoon, showers will develop more widely, becoming rather frequent later in the day. This evening will see variable cloud and some lingering showers but these will die out overnight, and skies will become extensively clear in the early hours. Tomorrow is expected to be a dry and settled day with plenty of sunny spells and just a few patches of cloud around. Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday Sunday will be mostly dry with sunny spells and gentle winds winds albeit patches of cloud are expected to build in from the east at times. Monday looks to turn breezier and become largely cloudy, and there is a risk of spells of rain moving in during the morning. Turning dry and clearer in the evening. Variable cloud and occasional outbreaks of rain on Tuesday. Average wind speed 3 Miles per hour, South Westerly3Average wind speed 5 Kilometres per hour, South Westerly5 Humidity: Humidity: 93%,93% Visibility: Visibility: Very Poor, Very Poor Pressure: Pressure: 1019 millibars, Rising,1019mb, Rising 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
Strong M6.9 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Epicenter of M6.9 earthquake in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on October 16, 2026. Credit: TW/SAM, Google The epicenter was located 76 km (47 miles) NE of Ozernovskiy (population 2 615), 130 km (81 miles) SW of Vilyuchinsk (population 25 204), 151 km (94 miles) SW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (population 181 216), 153 km (95 miles) SSW of Yelizovo (population 40 692), and 535 km (332 miles) SSW of Klyuchi (population 10 000), Kamchatka, Russia. 14 000 people are estimated to have felt moderate shaking and 214 000 light. Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake, NWS PTWC reported at UTC. The USGS issued a Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are adobe block and unreinforced brick with mud construction. Liquefaction triggered a significant area, although little or no population is exposed. Landslides are estimated to affect little or no area, with little or no population exposed, according to the USGS. Epicenter of M6.9 earthquake in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on October 16, 2026. Credit: TW/SAM, Google Estimated population exposure to earthquake shaking Selected cities exposed Regional seismicity References: 1 M6.9 earthquake Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – USGS – October 16, 2026 2 M6.9 earthquake Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – EMSC – October 16, 2026 Teo Blašković I'm a dedicated researcher, journalist, and editor at The Watchers. With over 20 years of experience in the media industry, I specialize in hard science news, focusing on extreme weather, seismic and volcanic activity, space weather, and astronomy, including near-Earth objects and planetary defense strategies. You can reach me at teo /at/ watchers. news.
Typhoon and Flood watches cover Mariana Islands as Tropical Storm Champi approaches
Satellite image of Typhoon Champi at UTC on October 15, 2026. Credit: JMA/Himawari-9, RAMMB/CIRA, The Watchers Tropical Storm Champi was moving west toward the Mariana Islands at ChST on October 16 ( UTC on October 15), with sustained winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) and its center about 1 330 km (825 miles) east of Guam. Typhoon and Flood watches were in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan as forecasters said Champi could become a typhoon on October 17 and pass close to Guam the following morning. The storm was moving west at 19 km/h (12 mph), with tropical-storm-force winds extending up to 137 km (85 miles) southwest of the center and 72 km (45 miles) elsewhere. Maximum sustained winds had increased to 65 km/h (40 mph), prompting the upgrade from tropical depression to Tropical Storm Champi. NWS forecast continued intensification through October 18, with the cyclone possibly reaching typhoon strength on October 17. Satellite image of Typhoon Champi at UTC on October 15, 2026. Credit: JMA/Himawari-9, RAMMB/CIRA, The Watchers A Typhoon Watch remained in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan and their adjacent coastal waters. The watch means typhoon conditions, including sustained winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph), are possible somewhere in the watch area within 48 hours. Governor Lou Leon Guerrero placed Guam under Condition of Readiness 3 at ChST ( UTC) on October 15. Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense said damaging winds were possible within 48 hours and urged residents to begin preparations. In its ChST update on October 16, NWS said damaging winds were likely across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands late Saturday night and Sunday. Strong tropical-storm-force winds were forecast from early Sunday morning into Sunday afternoon, with typhoon-force winds possible near Champi’s center during mid- to late Sunday morning. NWS cautioned residents against focusing on the exact forecast track. Its latest statement said the strongest winds were expected over the southernmost islands, while locations near the center should prepare for typhoon-force winds. A Flood Watch is in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan through the afternoon of October 18. NWS forecast storm-total rainfall of 152–305 mm (6–12 inches), with flooding possible in urban, low-lying and poorly drained areas. Surf is forecast to increase from 1–1.5 m (3–5 feet) on October 17 to 2–3 m (7–9 feet) that evening, before reaching 4.6–6 m (15–20 feet) on the morning of October 18. Depending on Champi’s track, coastal inundation of 0.6–0.9 m (2–3 feet) is possible, with wave runup reaching 3.7 m (12 feet). NWS said all reefs could be exposed to dangerous conditions, although it remained too early to determine which coastlines would experience the greatest effects.
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