Exceptional wildfire risk and heat health alerts issued across parts of the UK
Parts of the United Kingdom are facing an exceptional risk of wildfires as a record-breaking heatwave continues into a second week. Natural England has assessed a large part of southern England and pockets of the south Midlands as being at exceptional risk on Sunday, while many other areas in England and Wales are at very high risk. The warning comes as amber and yellow heat health alerts have been issued across England and Wales.The UK Health Security Agency said the alerts run from 09:00 BST on 12 July to 21:00 on 15 July. It said significant impacts are likely across... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jul 2026 07:30 LONDON
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H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time, with surveillance stepped up
Australia has confirmed the H5 bird flu strain in a greater crested tern found dead in Robe, South Australia, marking the first detection of the virus in a local Australian seabird. The finding was announced on Friday by federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins and comes as authorities continue to monitor wildlife along the country's southern coastline. Officials said South Australia is now leading extra surveillance in the area to check whether the virus has spread further in local bird populations.Collins said the discovery was concerning but not unexpected, and described it as another sign that Australia's biosecurity system is working.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 04:00 LONDON
Major Telstra outage disrupts trains and emergency calls across Australia
Australia's largest telecommunications company has restored services after an intermittent outage that disrupted mobile coverage, cancelled train services and prompted checks on emergency calls that did not connect. The incident began at 04:30 local time on Wednesday and lasted for about 12 hours before services were fully restored. The company said the impact was national, affecting customers across Australia.Telstra's chief financial officer, Michael Ackland, said the problem was caused by software defects linked to time-keeping servers at data centres in Sydney and Melbourne. He said the issue was not the result of a cyberattack. The company said it had carried... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jul 2026 09:05 LONDON
UK jets intercept Russian patrol aircraft near HMS Prince of Wales in Norwegian Sea
UK fighter jets intercepted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft after it repeatedly approached a carrier strike group in the Norwegian Sea, the Ministry of Defence said. The aircraft was said to have flown at low altitude and uncomfortably close to HMS Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy carrier at the centre of the deployment. The incident took place on Thursday, according to the ministry, and involved two F-35 jets launched from the carrier.The ministry said the Russian Bear-F aircraft was believed to have dropped 10 sonobuoys into the water during the encounter. Sonobuoys are floating monitoring devices used to detect... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Jul 2026 11:30 LONDON
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The Unspoken Stats: Who is Raping Europe?
Answering this question requires a direct look at the empirical data so, below is the comprehensive, data-verified draft for my article, formatted to analyse the relationship between immigration demographics and police-recorded sexual offense figures across Europe. Data vs. Perception: An Asymmetric Analysis of Migration and Sexual Offence Statistics in Europe While my primary field of research is rooted in macro-geopolitics, the responsibilities of independent journalism often demand transitioning from international balance-of-power metrics to domestic social realities. A recent high-profile criminal incident in England involving the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl by four Afghani nationals where one of them is... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 16 Jun 2026 20:09 LONDON
