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Canada

Mendicino says next RCMP commissioner needs to take force ‘to

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes the next commissioner of the RCMP takes the police force “to newer heights.” On Thursday, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki announced she is retiring after almost five tumultuous years at the helm of Canada’s national police force. When asked what he’s looking for in a replacement, Mendicino said […]

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Automotive

Electric car owners warned as new ‘peak rates’ could force prices

EV drivers exclusively using peak rate charge or flat rate rapid and ultra-rapid chargers will lose out, but most will only use rapid charging as a top-up on long journeys or peak charging rates if there are few alternatives. At the end of January 2023, there were 37,851 electric vehicle charging points across the UK, […]

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Sports

Andy Murray: Three-time Grand Slam champion ‘can be a force to be

Andy Murray can be “a force to be reckoned with at Wimbledon”, according to former Olympic champion Monica Puig. Former world No 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Murray limped through the Championships six years ago after the hip problem that would lead him almost into retirement. Since undergoing a major hip resurfacing operation in […]

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UK

Harry and Meghan force Palace to make three Coronation scenarios

Buckingham Palace will be planning for three separate scenarios over Harry and Meghan‘s attendance at the Coronation, a royal commentator has said. Creator of the To Di For Daily podcast, Kinsey Schofield, said the Sussexes had to be invited to the historic occasion on May 6 to avoid a “PR nightmare”. She told GB News: […]

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US

Retired Air Force officer set to plead guilty to storing

CNN  —  A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who stored files with classified information at his Florida home is set to plead guilty in February to one count of unlawful retention of national defense information, according to court documents. The defendant, Robert Birchum, served in the Air Force for more than 30 years and previously […]

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World

British army not seen as top fighting force and ‘barely tier 2’

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has been warned by a senior US general the British Army is no longer regarded as a top fighting force – and is barely on the same level as Germany and Italy. Insiders have also suggested Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is now facing a pivotal moment in funding the nation’s military […]

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Pets

Pet theft: Police force using DNA to find stolen dogs

Pet theft: Police force using DNA to find stolen dogs BBC Source link

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Science

Feds holds environmental cleanup meeting near Patrick Space Force

Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be available Thursday, Feb. 16 at Pelican Beach Park Club House in Satellite Beach to discuss the status of an environmental investigation and pending cleanup of former defense sites just south of Patrick Space Force Base, a military mess that has raised fears of health risks for decades. The […]

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Science

ISS leak may force NASA and Russian astronauts to be stuck

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to stay onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for a whole year due to a leak that took place last month. The leak, which was spotted by ground staff on external video footage from the station, caused the temperature in the crew section of the Soyuz […]

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UK

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s have a watchful eye over Iceland

RAMSTEIN, Germany – The four Norwegian F-35s from Ørland, Norway at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland have been certified by the Combined Air Operations Centre, Uedem, Germany, enabling the Norwegians to continue their watchful eye in the High North. As a small country in NATO, we are also obliged to participate and make sure we do our […]