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An inquest into the death of a teenager whose body was found in a Belfast storm drain has found there is not enough evidence to explain the puzzling circumstances of how he died, partly due to mistakes by police investigators.Noah Donohoe, 14, was last seen on 21 June 2020 when he left his south Belfast home on his bicycle, telling his mother he was going to visit friends. His naked body was found six days later, deep inside an underground water tunnel in the north of the city.The case provoked huge interest in Northern Ireland, with intense speculation on social…

Ministers have promised sweeping changes to the NHS after a “devastating” official review concluded that three babies might have survived if hospital bosses and doctors had acted on concerns about the nurse Lucy Letby.A public inquiry found a “complete failure” to protect babies on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England.In a series of findings, the inquiry chair, Lady Justice Thirlwall, said two newborn twins would not have died and five others would not have been harmed if Letby had been removed from the unit sooner.Thirlwall said a third baby who died, a two-month-old girl,…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has opened its initial public offer to investors. Here are the key details. 1. The company is seeking about ₦2.15 trillion The offer comprises 4.1 billion ordinary shares priced at ₦525 each. If fully subscribed, it will raise approximately ₦2.15 trillion. 2. The offer runs for one month The IPO opened on September 14, 2026, and is scheduled to close on October 13, 2026. 3. Investors can start with ₦5,250 The minimum subscription is 10 shares. At ₦525 per share, eligible investors can participate with ₦5,250. 4. The IPO will broaden ownership of the refinery Aliko Dangote…

The U.S. military has for the first time acknowledged that it deployed a space weapon into Earth’s orbit. U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, who oversees the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, said in a speech Monday that the military has “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.” Meink did not say what the weapons are, what they do, or how many of them have been deployed, but Meink’s phrasing was reportedly intentional and “very well thought out.” A spokesperson for the Air Force did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for…

Tap the questions below How many people are in asylum accommodation? An asylum seeker is someone who wants to be in the UK because they say they cannot live safely in their own country due to persecution or violence. The government must house an asylum seeker if they cannot financially support themselves while their claim is being considered. There were 89,089 people in asylum accommodation as of June 2026. About 18% of those people, 16,021, were in hotels. These are used when there is not enough shared housing available, such as houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) or former military sites.…

A tough leg day may have an unexpectedly simple boost: the smell of chocolate. According to a new study published in Frontiers in Physiology, exposure to chocolate aromas before and during resistance exercise helped participants complete more repetitions without making the workout feel more difficult. “Exposing moderately trained men to chocolate odors right before and between sets of resistance exercise significantly increased their overall training volume without increasing their perceived exertion,” said senior author Dr. Mohamed Nashrudin bin Naharudin, an assistant professor at the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Malaya. “Seeing a substantial increase in…

If players abandon LIV, it was thought their most likely route back to the PGA Tour would be through playing the DP World Tour.Currently, the leading 10 finishers on the Race to Dubai earn cards for the American circuit, but that may change.Rolapp admitted no deal has been struck over how many DP World Tour players will qualify for his circuit when it splits into a promotion and relegation setup with Championship and Challenger tiers from 2028.Golfers who defected to LIV were hit with one-year bans that could be served while playing on the DP World Tour. Now it seems…

Ed Sheeran has posted a long statement on Instagram, saying it was not his decision to drop Macklemore from his current US tour.The US rapper – whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty – was ejected from the line-up after making pro-Palestinian statements at two dates in New Jersey. His comments drew criticism from Jewish groups, after which some venues put pressure on the tour promoters to have him removed from the line-up.In his statement, external, Sheeran said he had spoken with the venues “at length all week to try and build a bridge” – but the promoters, Messina Touring Group,…

Economic reforms are often judged by what Nigerians feel in their pockets. But behind every reform is another story—the quieter work of rebuilding the systems that determine how government raises, plans, spends and measures the nation’s resources.For Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the past three years have largely been about that work. Since taking charge of the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in August 2023, Bagudu has occupied one of the most strategic seats in President Bola Tinubu’s economic team, helping translate the administration’s reform agenda into budgets, development plans, data systems and programmes designed to push growth beyond Abuja…

Inquiry finds parents were kept in the dark as hospital hid Lucy Letby suspicions during secret reviews.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026A statutory public inquiry has blamed an English hospital for a “complete failure at all levels” to protect newborns, after former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies under its care.The Countess of Chester Hospital could have prevented the deaths of several infants, as well as the attempted murders of six others, between June 2015 and June 2016, Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Errors were made by…