Shanghai has evacuated almost 283,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May approaches, bringing lashing rains and high winds, state media reported Wednesday. Almost a third of flights from Shanghai’s two international airports have been cancelled, the city’s news service said, totalling around 640. The Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory on Wednesday afternoon … Read more
Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked India’s Nicobar Islands region early Tuesday (July 29, 2025) but did not trigger a tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey and Tsunami Warning System said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) at 12 minutes past midnight local time (18:42 GMT Monday), 259 … Read more
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Hyderabad, in collaboration with University College London (UCL) will host the first annual meeting of the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI)-MoES funded project titled ‘People-Centred Tsunami Early Warning for the Indian Coastlines (PCTWIN)‘ here from April 8 to 11. Launched … Read more
An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s coast. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called off a planned trip to Central Asia out of an abundance of caution following the warning. … Read more
A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 55 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned on Tuesday that more quakes could lie ahead. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area. Damage was … Read more
Kennedy Island, Western Provinces, Solomon Islands. Image for representational purposes only. A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands Tuesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of widespread damage or injuries. Freelance journalist Charley Piringi said he was standing outside a warehouse next to a primary and a secondary … Read more
People are being advised to remain indoors to escape the dangerous smog. Source link
England’s Care Quality Commission issues a warning, saying the workforce is “exhausted and depleted” Source link
Patients struggling to get appointments as GPs report surge in appointments being booked. Source link
GPs have told the BBC that they are facing a “tsunami of patients” as we start to emerge from lockdown. NHS figures for England show that in March of this year, GPs saw more than 28 million patients – one of the highest numbers on record – and a rise of 20 per cent on … Read more