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Key events“To continue the philosophy: I would respond that the Scottish football team exist because God is observing them, which was the opinion of Berkeley,” emails Thomas Wilson. “Only it is quite clear that He abandoned the SFA some time ago.”ShareSweden’s Isak ‘scolds’ Elanga for qualification confusionAnthony Elanga’s equaliser helped Sweden qualify for the World Cup’s round of ⁠32 after a 1-1 draw with Japan, but while his teammates were celebrating the result, ⁠the striker collapsed ⁠on ​the ground in frustration thinking they had been eliminated. Sweden finished a point below second-placed ⁠Japan in Group F, but progressed as one…

Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, erupted in excitement as MTN Nigeria brought its Live It 100 on Campus activation to the institution. The activation forms part of MTN Pulse’s youth engagement platform, which connects with students through experiences that blend entertainment, learning, and opportunity, whilst deepening the brand’s ties with young Nigerians across tertiary institutions nationwide. During the three-day programme, thousands of students turned out to take part in games, interactive experiences, prize giveaways and entertainment programmes crafted to engage and reward young people. Held from 17-19 June, the event produced a standout moment on its final day when Joyce…

Our world is getting hotter. Summer heatwaves are so frequent, they’re stretching the bounds of what we think of as summer. Hot-and-bothered home working and sweaty, sleepless nights are now alarmingly common.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Get a good fan and you can dodge the temptation of air conditioning. Aircon is incredibly effective, but it uses a lot of electricity … and burning fossil fuels is how we got into this mess in the first place. Save money and carbon by opting for a great fan instead.Fans…

The rapid pace of technological development demands new forms of literacy that extend well beyond traditional reading and writing. Engineering and technological literacy, reading literacy, and competencies related to educational robotics have emerged as interconnected pillars of modern education. Despite growing research in each of these areas separately, there remains a lack of cross-disciplinary dialogue that could strengthen both theory and practice. This Research Topic addresses that gap by bringing together contributions that explore how multiple literacies interact and reinforce one another in formal and informal learning environments. Rooted in established frameworks including New Literacies, 21st Century Skills, and STEM…

Okon Bassey in Uyo The Commissioner of Police(CP), Akwa Ibom State Command, Baba Mohammed Azare,  has called on senior police officers to embrace mentorship as a fundamental leadership responsibility and a critical tool for building the next generation of professional police leaders within the Nigeria Police Force. The Commissioner made the call while delivering a lecture titled, “Mentorship in Policing: Building the Next Generation of Professional Police Leaders” during the Command’s End-of-the-Month Conference with senior officers held at the Command Headquarters, lkot Akpan-abia, Uyo. Addressing the officers drawn from Area Commands, Divisions, Tactical Units, Departments, and Formations across the State, CP Azare…

Rescue teams are racing against time across Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes ripped through the country, leaving hundreds of people dead, thousands injured and many others trapped beneath collapsed buildings.The country’s health minister said at least 235 people have been killed and more than 4,300 wounded, with the death toll expected to rise amid the devastation, which is concentrated in the northern coastal state of La Guaira and in the capital city, Caracas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe back-to-back earthquakes – measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 – were felt across much of the country and as far away…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Pharmaceuticals sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The EU’s competition watchdog has launched a probe into Sanofi to assess whether the French drugmaker implemented a “misleading” communications campaign against a rival flu vaccine maker, the bloc’s antitrust enforcer announced on Friday. Sanofi manufactures the Efluelda flu vaccine, which competes in Europe with CSL Seqirus’s vaccine Fluad. The European Commission raised concerns that Sanofi’s campaign, which primarily targeted healthcare professionals in Germany and France, served to “disparage Fluad by portraying it as inferior to Efluelda, going against national vaccination recommendations in…

Flowers and Jubair’s trial heard they were part of the cyber-crime collective, Scattered Spider.The loosely organised gang of young English-speaking cyber-criminals has been linked to dozens of other cyber-attacks including on retailers Marks and Spencer and the Co-op.But the BBC has learned Flowers initially came to the attention of police shortly after he turned 16 years old.In October 2023 he was caught carrying out low-level cyber-crime and visited by West Midland’s Regional Cyber Crime Unit prevent officers.Police say that during the visit Flowers did not engage with officers and was given a cease and desist order to deter him from…

new video loaded: New York’s Haitian Community Reacts to Supreme Court’s Immigration DecisiontranscriptBacktranscriptNew York’s Haitian Community Reacts to Supreme Court’s Immigration DecisionUncertainty gripped the Haitian community in New York after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could end Temporary Protected Status.“It breaks my heart. I have lots of my close family members that are T.P.S. holders. They’re anxious, you know, and they don’t know how they’re going to provide for their families. They have work permits that depend on T.P.S.” “The Supreme Court — it’s a wrong decision they made. Some of them, they are, like, live a…

Extreme heat was felt across much of Europe on 24 JuneSylvie HUSSON/AFP via Getty Images This week’s heatwave is the hottest ever recorded in Europe, as well as the most humid, and it is likely to cause thousands of deaths. Although a potential “super El Niño” is forming in the Pacific Ocean, this did not play a role in the heatwave, a study by the World Weather Attribution network of scientists has found. Instead, global warming is clearly to blame. The study analysed how likely the average daily maximum temperature projected for 26 to 28 June in western and central…