Before 9/11, families could walk passengers to airport gates; 25 years later a TSA pilot is bringing that back at 13 US airports for PreCheck members

For many travellers, the biggest benefit is spending more time with loved ones before or after a flight. Before 9/11, families could walk passengers to airport gates; 25 years later a TSA pilot is bringing that back at 13 US airports for PreCheck membersPeople flying through Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona can now have family…

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Meet James Taylor, the 14-year-old Welsh football freestyler who taught himself on YouTube, set five Guinness World Records and finished third at a world championship

At 14, James Taylor has already made a name for himself on the international football freestyle circuit. The teenager from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, recently finished third at the NextGen World Football Freestyle Championships in the Netherlands, adding another achievement to a remarkable record-breaking run. BBC Wales reported on his latest podium finish, while Italian…

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Scientists found a surprising use for apple waste. It removed up to 100% of toxic lead from water in lab tests |

Lead contamination in water is being studied through different approaches, including the use of waste materials that can help remove metal ions from water. Apple pomace, the residue left after juice production, was among the waste materials researchers examined for its ability to remove lead ions from water in laboratory experiments.Researchers compared untreated raw apple…

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A car crash left this Army veteran paralysed; seven years later, he graduated with a petroleum engineering degree | World News

Rocky Fernandez’s life took an unexpected turn when a car crash left the Army veteran paralysed, forcing him to rebuild plans that had once seemed straightforward. Recovery brought hospital stays, rehabilitation and medical setbacks, but his ambitions did not disappear. As reported by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, with support from the Houston VA…

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In 2019, a Norfolk farm began giving 500 acres of marginal farmland back to nature; three years later, average plant diversity had doubled and ex-arable plots rose from 7 to 32 species

When Wild Ken Hill, a coastal farm in Norfolk, began transforming 500 acres of poor, marginal farmland in 2019, the aim was to let nature recover with as little intervention as possible. Three years later, a repeat vegetation survey found that the average number of plant species in open parts of the rewilding area had…

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An Indiana train depot built 144 years ago sat abandoned for decades; after a nonprofit bought it in 2023, the station is being restored as the centerpiece of a new railroad campus

On a quiet corner in Steuben County, Indiana, a small brick train depot has stood watch over the tracks for 144 years. For much of the last half century, it watched in silence, its windows boarded, its platform empty, a relic of an era when railroads defined the rhythm of rural life. In 2023, a…

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In 1807, pigs were released on New Zealand’s Auckland Islands as food for castaways; 192 years later, 17 were rescued before the feral population was eradicated

On a remote, windswept archipelago far south of New Zealand, a small herd of pigs lived out more than two centuries as one of the world’s most isolated feral populations. Their ancestors were left on the Auckland Islands in 1807, released by sailors as a living food store for any shipwrecked castaways who might one…

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‘They’re desperate to affect election’: Trump declares Iran war will end after US midterms

Trump declares that Iran war will immediately end after midterm polls US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iran war will end “immediately” after the upcoming US midterm elections later this year.Speaking to reporters, MAGA supremo Trump said, “I think the war will end immediately after the election… They’re desperate to try and affect…

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