Aviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk
Homes are being built today that could become uninsurable in the future due to the risk of flooding, the boss of insurance giant Aviva has said.
Amanda Blanc said the risk of flooding is "absolutely increasing", but based on current building patterns 115,000 new homes will be built in flood zones in the next decade.
Fehi Fineanganofo: Newcastle Red Bulls agree deal delay
Free-scoring All Blacks wing Fehi Fineanganofo has convinced Newcastle Red Bulls to delay his arrival on Tyneside so he can chase his dream of playing at the Rugby World Cup.
Shawn Levy Enters Disney Overall Deal After Nearly a Decade at Netflix
Shawn Levy has set an overall deal at Disney‘s 20th Television after a long tenure at Netflix that began in 2017.
He and his production company, 21 Laps Entertainment, will begin developing and producing projects at Disney in October 2027.
Interior designers share 6 trends that are in, and 4 that are out this season
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The changing of the seasons can be a great excuse to freshen up your space.
Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak
Fatalities reached 3,901 across the DRC as health workers battle community anger and a vaccine-resistant strain.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded over 8,000 cases of Ebola, including almost 4,000 deaths, amid the worst outbreak in the country’s history, according to government data.
A love letter to the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller
I peaked at 16 years old. I was part way through an expert run of 'Through the Fire and the Flames' by Dragonforce on Guitar Hero 3 at a friend's house for their birthday, and I remember thinking to myself, 'I don't think I'll ever top this'. As the song came to an end and I revelled in my passing grade, I got at least one nod of approval from the group before they slunk off to do what actually cool 16-year-olds do when presented with a free house and no adults around: smoke a big joint.
Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England
Residents of coastal communities in the US’s north-east slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful storm known as a nor’easter pummeled the shoreline on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence, according to a new study.
Council Post: Why Modern Airport Mobility Demands Decision Intelligence
Justin Newell, Chief Executive Officer of the Software Company, INFORM North America.
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Across the global aviation sector, modern terminal operations are facing an unprecedented stress test. While commercial aviation has aggressively digitized everything from biometric boarding to predictive engine maintenance, a critical pillar of ground operations has remained largely reactive: passenger mobility and specialized assistance services.
This week in PC games: new Ace Combat, Transport Fever 3, and a System Shock-alike set on a disco space station
What we're feeding the Maw
Happy this week all! ...Ugh, you are all still here. When I went on holiday last week, I was hoping that I'd return to find that the whole "videogame journalism career" thing was just a fleeting delusion brought on by excess consumption of unripe pears. Perhaps I've actually been a wealthy gentleman gadabout this whole time, free of any need to keep the hellmouth topped up with layoff reports in order to stave off deprivation and disaster.