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Freeport parade protestors call for fossil fuels divestment

Members of Th!rd Act Maine, a group of elder Mainers working against climate change, demonstrated at the Fourth of July parade in downtown Freeport. They called for “Independence from fossil fuels” while singing patriotic songs in front of the L.L. B…

AI Develops Rare-Earth-Free Magnet Set to Revolutionize Motors

For society to transition to an electrified world, many technologies—like EV motors and electric grid batteries—will need to gain prominence. And many of those technologies require rare earth metals, which can be costly in terms of both money and envi…

Section of Manchester Metrolink to close for 17 days

Essential track maintenance on the Manchester[1] Metrolink Tram system will see a section of line between Piccadilly and Piccadilly gardens close for 17 days from 22 June – 9 July.
The closure also means that no trams will be able to run south from Lon…

Korea’s New Hydrogen Combustion Engine: Details and Timeline

As automobile makers look for alternatives to gasoline, hydrogen combustion is starting to gain traction.
The hydrogen combustion engine is said to have the same range as a gasoline-powered combustion engine with the same refilling time.
We could star…

Round-up of recently-heard cases in North and West Cumbria

Police sting caught 62-year-old who planned sexual encounter with 14-year-old
A 62-year-old Carlisle man arranged a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old boy unaware that he was blundering into an online police sting operation.
When Keith Fisher was conf…

The year the seams bulged – insidetime & insideinformation

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The New Year is traditionally a time for new beginnings: turning over a new leaf, writing a new page, righting past wrongs. ‘We look backwards to go forwards’ as the coach proclaimed at a rugby match I attended in Portland Pris…

Busy road cordoned off after man hit by car

Police have closed a busy high street after a man was hit by a car.
Merseyside Police[1] were called to Lord Street in Southport[2] at 6.14pm on Tuesday, January 2, following reports of a crash. Once officers arrived at the scene they found a man on a …

Asylum seeker ‘dies aboard Bibby Stockholm barge’

An asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm barge docked in Dorset has died, police[1] have confirmed.
Residents were brought back on board at Portland in October, more than two months after it was evacuated following the discovery of Legionella bact…