Semi-truck causes fatal 11-vehicle crash on Sacramento highway

One father was killed and three people were hospitalized this week after a massive semi-truck caused an 11-vehicle collision along a California highway.  The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday confirmed that a horrendous crash had taken place at 5:40pm on Interstate 5 in south Sacramento. It would result in the death of Joel Broussard, a … Read more

Semi-truck causes fatal 11-vehicle crash on Sacramento highway

One father was killed and three people were hospitalized this week after a massive semi-truck caused an 11-vehicle collision along a California highway.  The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday confirmed that a horrendous crash had taken place at 5:40pm on Interstate 5 in south Sacramento. It would result in the death of Joel Broussard, a … Read more

Climate change ‘could trigger spread of fatal mosquito-borne diseases’

Climate change could trigger the spread of potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases around Africa and beyond, a new study shows.  Disease-carrying mosquito species, such as the aedes aegypti or yellow fever mosquito, are attracted to the excess heat caused by climate change.   US researchers have predicted when and where in Sub-Saharan Africa malaria will decrease and other … Read more

Climate change ‘could trigger spread of fatal mosquito-borne diseases’

Climate change could trigger the spread of potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases around Africa and beyond, a new study shows.  Disease-carrying mosquito species, such as the aedes aegypti or yellow fever mosquito, are attracted to the excess heat caused by climate change.   US researchers have predicted when and where in Sub-Saharan Africa malaria will decrease and other … Read more

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal have been ‘ignored for decades’ 

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal for Special Forces troops and anti-terrorism units have been ‘ignored for decades’ Research showed plates that met standards could still lead to fatal injuries Could occur if police officers and elite military personnel are shot at close range It follows report into results of experiments on … Read more

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal have been ‘ignored for decades’ 

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal for Special Forces troops and anti-terrorism units have been ‘ignored for decades’ Research showed plates that met standards could still lead to fatal injuries Could occur if police officers and elite military personnel are shot at close range It follows report into results of experiments on … Read more

Police mock Muslim man during 2017 fatal arrest, bodycam shows

Bodycam footage has captured the moment Phoenix police told a homeless black Muslim man who later died in custody that ‘Allah can’t help you now’ as an officer knelt on his neck during his arrest.  An advocacy group on Thursday released what they say is previously unseen body camera footage of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr. … Read more

Police mock Muslim man during 2017 fatal arrest, bodycam shows

Bodycam footage has captured the moment Phoenix police told a homeless black Muslim man who later died in custody that ‘Allah can’t help you now’ as an officer knelt on his neck during his arrest.  An advocacy group on Thursday released what they say is previously unseen body camera footage of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr. … Read more

Judge slams parents of boy, 18, who caused fatal BMW crash

A judge has slammed an 18-year-old’s parents ‘crass’ decision to buy him a BMW sports car just days after he passed his test, as he is spared jail for causing the deaths of a promising footballer and their friend. Inexperienced driver William Sherriff did not slow down or steer his car as it approached a … Read more

Plastic pollution in our oceans could spread fatal diseases into the food chain through seafood

Plastic pollution in our oceans could spread fatal diseases into the food chain through farmed seafoods such as mussels and oysters, scientists warn. Microplastics – plastic particles less than 5 millimetres in diameter – can come from larger plastic products that have broken down, textile fibres, cigarette filters or even beauty products.  Microplastics that enter … Read more