Author: Laura Robinson

ReutersKamala Harris called on her rival Donald Trump to publish his own health recordsKamala Harris has released her medical records, which concluded she is in “excellent health” and fit for the presidency. Following the disclosure, the Democratic nominee to be the next US president accused Donald Trump of a lack of transparency over not disclosing his own health records.The vice-president also claimed her Republican rival “doesn’t want the American people to see whether or not he’s fit to become president”.Without revealing Trump’s medical records, the former president’s team responded by quoting his doctor as saying that he was in “perfect…

George RR Martin is perpetually busy. The 76-year-old has been working on his penultimate A Song of Ice and Fire novel since 2011, as fans continue to wait for updates on The Winds of Winter.The author infamously doesn’t write when travelling. Instead he exclusively works on his DOS computer with a 1987 WordStar 4.0 word processor, which lives at home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.This summer, he took a month off for a trip to Europe, which included visiting the Belfast set of the upcoming Game of Thrones spin-off show, The Hedge Knight.The miniseries is based on the first of…

KEEN photographer Kieran Delaney took these photos last night (October 10) of the Northern Lights over York.Kieran is 26 and lives in Heworth. He works as a photographer and at Tommy Hilfiger and is a member of The Press Camera Club.Kieran Delaney took these photos last night (October 10) of the Northern Lights over York (Image: Kieran Delaney) “My favourites were the ones of Christ Church off Stockton Lane“, he said.Kieran studied photography at All Saints sixth form for two years and says he’s always had a passion for photography, taking pictures on his phone until eventually he was treated to a DSLR camera…

Rio Tinto said it intends to purchase Arcadium Lithium for $5.85 per shareArcadium Lithium was formed in January from the merger of Allkem and LiventBy Harry Wise Updated: 11:30 EDT, 9 October 2024 Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire Arcadium Lithium in a $6.7billion (£5.1billion) deal, which is set to make the FTSE 100 group the world’s largest lithium producer.The mining giant said it would purchase the Philadelphia-based company for $5.85 per share, a 90 per cent premium to its closing share price on Friday.Formed in January from the merger of Allkem and Livent, Arcadium Lithium operates mines and processing…

Nigel Farage has backtracked on his claim parliament’s security team advised him not to hold constituency surgeries over fears he could be stabbed.The Reform UK leader said last month he had been advised not to hold the “old-style” physical meetings between MPs and constituents in his Clacton seat when asked if he was holding in-person surgeries on an LBC radio phone-in show. He said he is not holding them over fears the public will “flow through the door with knives in their pockets”.Follow live politics updates Mr Farage said the guidance had been given by the “Speaker’s office”, Sir Lindsay…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe (left) was in Barcelona celebrating Ineos Britannia’s sailing success while Erik ten Hag travelled back from Portugal.Composite: Getty ImagesThe Manchester United co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has added to the uncertainty of Erik ten Hag’s future by declaring any decision on the manager is “not my call”.Speaking in Barcelona, in the aftermath of the Ineos Britannia, the sailing team he funds, winning the Louis Vuitton Cup to reach next week’s America’s Cup, Ratcliffe was asked about his other sporting interest.Related: ‘Unlucky’ Bruno Fernandes does not have disciplinary issue, insists Ten HagRatcliffe was evasive when asked by the BBC…

BBCProtesters held up placards outside the courtroom in Polokwane demanding that bail be deniedThe case of two black women who were allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two of his workers has caused outrage in South Africa.Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were allegedly looking for food on the farm near Polokwane in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province in August when they were shot.Their bodies were then alleged to have been given to pigs in an apparent attempt to dispose of the evidence.A court has begun hearing whether to grant bail to farm owner…

If you are trying and failing to access PlayStation services this morning you are not alone. The PSN PlayStation is currently down and not working with thousands complaining that they’ve been left offline. The issues began overnight and are continuing this morning with Sony’s server status page showing key services are having problems. Right now Account management, Gaming and social, PlayStation Video and PlayStation Store are all showing red with PlayStation saying “Some services are experiencing issues”.Independent website DownDetector.uk, which tracks “when services go down or have outages”, has also reported a spike in the number of people complaining about…

SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two astronauts who have been stuck on board the International Space Station since December.A Falcon 9 rocket, carrying NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Alexander Gorbunov, took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday afternoon.Because NASA rotates space station crews approximately every six months, this flight with two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams won’t return until late February.Officials said there wasn’t a way to bring them back earlier on SpaceX without interrupting other scheduled missions. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule…

By This Is Money Updated: 08:05 EDT, 26 September 2024 Pennon Group has revealed a £16million hit from the parasite contamination crisis that struck Brixham, Devon earlier this year.The South West Water owner, which also announced rising cases of pollution spills over the last year, said the costs covered compensation to affected households, the two-month provision of bottled water to the area and ‘extensive’ clean up work.The May outbreak hospitalised some residents and left hundreds of others ill after cryptosporidium, a parasite that causes diarrhoea and sickness, entered the local water supply. Pennon also said heavy rainfall had impacted its…