Michael Thompson and Kimberley Thompson A UK man has been found guilty of raping and killing his estranged wife after a six-week trial, with jurors returning unanimous verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court, BBC reported.Michael Thompson, 56, was convicted of murdering and raping Kimberley Thompson, 43, who died at the home they still shared on Pinewood…
An artificial intelligence start-up is making headlines for an employee benefit rarely seen in the corporate world. New York-based AI sales software company Rilla spends around $1.7 million every year on housing stipends, helping employees live near its headquarters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, one of America’s most expensive neighbourhoods. The initiative is part of CEO Sebastian…
In the rugged mountain villages of central-eastern Sardinia, growing old is almost a way of life. What has fascinated scientists for decades, however, is not simply the number of people reaching 100, but the fact that men do so almost as often as women. In most developed countries, women vastly outnumber men among centenarians, yet…
The UAE’s Federal National Council (FNC) has passed a draft federal law aimed at strengthening the protection of the nation’s cultural heritage, imposing strict penalties that include fines of up to Dh10 million and prison sentences for offences such as damage, theft, and smuggling of heritage assets.The measure was approved during the council’s 13th session…
Mangrove forests rank among the world’s most valuable coastal ecosystems, shielding communities from storms, storing vast amounts of carbon and providing nurseries for countless marine species. For decades, scientists warned that these unique forests were disappearing faster than many tropical rainforests because of coastal development, aquaculture and pollution. Now, new satellite observations from Nasa present…
Heatwave grips UK as 36C forecast and NHS faces rising demand / Image – file Large parts of the United Kingdom are enduring another spell of extreme summer weather, with temperatures expected to climb well above 30°C and potentially reach 35–36°C in parts of England by the end of the week. Weather forecasters say the…
In March 1974, a gaunt, uniformed figure walked out of the jungle on Lubang Island in the Philippines and handed over his sword, ending a war that had, for him, never actually stopped. Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese army lieutenant who had been sent to Lubang late in the Second World War with orders never…
Donald Trump, Lincoln Memorial (AP file photo) The legal battle over the Trump administration’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is becoming more complicated. Along with criminal cases against people accused of damaging the landmark, the renovation itself is also facing legal scrutiny.US president Donald Trump announced the renovation plans in late April and…
Andrea Shaw, 23, who publicly blamed vaccines for the deaths of her two fraternal toddler twins, is now charged with their murder An Idaho woman who publicly claimed that routine childhood vaccines caused the deaths of her 18-month-old twins has now been charged with murdering them. Andrea Shaw, 23, was indicted by a Payette County…
Stretching across the heart of South America, the Amazon River is the largest river on Earth by water discharge and one of the planet’s most extraordinary natural systems. It flows through vast tropical rainforests, supports unrivalled biodiversity and sustains millions of people. Yet despite spanning more than 6,400 kilometres (4,000 miles), one remarkable fact continues…