Author: Olivia Carter

Smoke billowed from the Soroka Medical Center after its old surgical building was directly hit, according to the hospital’s director general.

Heatwaves used to be marked by years, recalled misty-eyed by those who remembered them with fondness, like the heatwave of ‘76. Now, in the era of global heating, heatwaves are a warning sign, not a pleasure – and as we enter a UK summer, it’s a case of when, not if, the temperature will become unbearable.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Always take care when it heats up – the NHS recommends staying in the shade, especially between 11am and 3pm, wearing sunscreen and hats, and avoiding exercise.…

new video loaded: Trump Says He Has Not Made a Final Decision on Iran StrikestranscriptBacktranscriptTrump Says He Has Not Made a Final Decision on Iran StrikesPresident Trump said that he might or might not send U.S. forces to attack Iran’s nuclear sites. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected Mr. Trump’s demand for an “unconditional surrender” and rebuffed his threats.“I have ideas as to what to do, but I haven’t made a final. I like to make a final decision one second before it’s due. But if it’s a choice between fighting and them having a nuclear weapon, you have…

Ministers have opened the door to approving drilling at two controversial North Sea oilfields, as new guidance on how energy firms should account for future emissions was released.Michael Shanks, the energy security minister, said on Thursday the guidance would “offer clarity on the way forward for the North Sea oil and gas industry”, after a supreme court ruling in 2024 that blocked drilling.In January, a judge at Edinburgh’s court of session found that permissions given to Equinor, the lead developer at the Rosebank site, and Shell, which is in charge of Jackdaw, were unlawful because they did not take into…

When Billy Porter talks, people listen. They have no choice. The actor, fresh from a stint as Emcee in the London run of Cabaret, and about to reprise the role on Broadway, speaks in a poised, purposeful, regal fashion. Each word is selected with care and weighed in his hand as if it were an avocado in the fruit and veg aisle, the gaps between words so lengthy that it isn’t always clear when he has finished speaking. Seated around the table in the south London studio where Porter is overseeing rehearsals for This Bitter Earth, which marks his UK…

In recent extraordinary moves, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired and replaced a team that makes vaccine recommendations for the country. Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times, explains how this change could impact vaccine accessibility.

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature32 min: This game has felt strangely flat. Not a whole lot of energy from either side, which doesn’t make much sense considering this game is taking place indoors, so heat isn’t an issue. Messi just picked up the ball about 70 yards from goal, assessed his options, and attempted the most ambitious on-the-ground through ball of all time, which was easily recovered. Been that kind of afternoon.Share27 min: Messi again finds a window in the right half-space, but his lofted ball goes straight to the goalkeeper. Everything good,…

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is the world’s largest digital camera. About the size of a small car, it will create an unparalleled map of the night sky.The observatory’s first public images of the sky are expected to be released on June 23. Here’s how its camera works.When Times reporters visited the observatory on top of an 8,800-foot-high mountain in May, the telescope was undergoing calibration to measure minute differences in the sensitivity of the camera’s pixels. The camera is expected to have a life of more than 10 years.A single Rubin image…

Maxar Technologies/Handout via ReutersSatellite imagery showed a large whole in the Arak reactor building’s domed roofIsraeli jets have bombed a nuclear reactor under construction in central Iran during a wave of air strikes on the seventh day of the conflict between the two countries.The Israeli military said it targeted the Arak heavy water reactor’s core seal to stop it being used for “nuclear weapons development”.The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the reactor was hit and that it contained no nuclear material.Spent fuel from heavy water reactors contains plutonium suitable for a nuclear bomb.Iran – which says its nuclear programme is…

Kate WhannelPolitical reporterEPA-EFE/ShutterstockKim Leadbeater, the MP behind the assisted dying bill, has said she is “confident” MPs will back the legislation when it returns for its final stage in the House of Commons on Friday.If the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – which allows terminally ill adults to get medical assistance to end their own lives – is approved it will then go to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. MPs gave the proposal their initial backing in November, with 330 MPs voting in favour and 275 against.But debate over the bill has become increasingly fractious and…