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The Water Research Centre consultancy estimated in February that centres in England currently use about 1.9bn litres of drinkable water a year – around 0.2% of the non-household market. The company says there is a “clear upward trend”, external in the use of water. The Greens cited research by Global Action Plan, , externalan environmental charity, which suggested large centres could consume 1.5m litres per day.The party said data centres should be built on brownfield sites, near to renewable energy sources to allow them to use renewables when possible. The Greens also want owners to provide annual figures on water…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has finally congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election for second term. Mr Oyebamiji, in a statement posted on X on Saturday after addressing APC leaders and members in Osogbo, said he has accepted the outcome of the election and congratulated Mr Adeleke who emerged victorious in the election. He, however, mourned the victims who lost their lives in the pre-election violence in the states He also condemned the reported post-election killings, harassment and intimidation of party members and called on Mr Adeleke to use his constitutional powers…

Viktor Hovland takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Tour Championship, as Scottie Scheffler stayed in contention and Rory McIlroy kept his FedExCup hopes alive. Hovland produced a birdie-birdie finish to post a five-under 65 at East Lake, lifting the 2023 FedExCup champion to 15 under and with a narrow advantage over playing partner Ryan Gerard. The halfway co-leaders were chased down by a star-studded chasing pack during a thrilling Saturday at the PGA Tour’s season finale, with world no 1 Scottie Scheffler three shots back in third spot and chasing a second FedExCup title. Scheffler is…

The state of Tennessee has announced plans to rename the Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton following the death of the country legend earlier this week. Both Governor Bill Lee and the Metro Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) are aligned on a proposal to rebrand the Music City hub (airport code BNA) in honor of Parton, with a September 17 meeting scheduled to plan the next steps. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Gov. Lee said in a statement. “From her rural mountain home in East Tennessee to global stages, Dolly carried the Volunteer Spirit with…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to commence the reconstruction of the Warri-Sapele-Benin section of the East-West Road in Delta State. The NDDC Managing Director, Samuel Ogbuku, was quoted as saying this in a report published by The Guardian Newspaper on Saturday. The report said Mr Ogbuku stated this during an inspection of the road, following persistent complaints about the deteriorating condition of the major highway. However, the newspaper did not specify when the inspection took place. Tinubu’s Directive Mr Ogbuku said the directive followed an inspection of the Benin-Agbor and Benin-Warri corridors by the Minister of Works, David…

.To present Tinubu’s address reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to peace, stability in Africa Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday departed the nation’s capital, Abuja for Luanda, Angola, where he will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). The high-level summit, according to a release issued by Shettima’s media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, will focus on critical strategies for conflict resolution and the advancement of lasting peace and stability across the African continent. Shettima will join African leaders and other key stakeholders converging…

Missing Australian woman Cara Severino found after Nepal floodsCara Severino, an Australian woman in Nepal who was missing following devastating floods, has been located and is in contact with officials, Penny Wong’s office has confirmed.The foreign affairs minister’s office confirmed overnight Severino was travelling to a safe location with the help of Australia’s consular officials, who travelled by four-wheel-drive to Kathmandu to locate her along a trekking route.Wong said: double quotation markThis is a rare piece of positive news amid a disaster that has brought immense loss and uncertainty … I have spoken directly with her and am very pleased…

Bennett Oghifo  The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Lagos Command, has warned motorists and emergency responders that fires involving electric vehicles (EVs) require specialised equipment, training and firefighting techniques, as Nigeria’s adoption of cleaner transportation technologies gathers pace. The warning was issued by the Chief Superintendent of Fire, Badmus Abdulsamad, while presenting the Lagos Command’s emergency preparedness strategy for electric and compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles at the 3rd Auto Industry Summit in Lagos. Abdulsamad said although battery-electric vehicles were statistically less likely to catch fire than conventional petrol-powered vehicles, incidents involving EVs could pose more complex challenges because of the…

Under the influence of psychedelics, the usual organization of the human brain loosens. That’s what scientists have generally thought, with several studies showing that when we take these substances, the signals pinging between our neurons become more diverse and unpredictable. This increased entropy in our gray matter may underlie the strange, random, and often memorable experiences of psychedelic trips.But in one of the largest neuroimaging studies on the effects of psilocybin to date, researchers uncovered a hidden order in the apparent chaos. The study, published in Nature, indicates that while psilocybin blurs some of the boundaries within the brain, our…

The UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports.The National Farmers’ Union in England and its sister organisations in the devolved administrations wrote to the government on Friday warning that public health was at risk.Brazilian cattle and poultry are feared to be frequently reared with the routine use of antibiotics, after the country failed to demonstrate compliance with EU rules on the issue despite a tightening of some regulations by the government.The overuse of antibiotics in farming is a leading…