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The UK is to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to bolster the country's war effort, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. He spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a call on Saturday, during which he confirmed he would send the equipment and additional artillery systems, No 10 said. Downing Street said the move shows "the UK's ambition to intensify support." The BBC understands the initial commitment is for about a dozen tanks. President Zelensky has thanked the UK, saying that the decision to send the tanks "will not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but also send the right signal to other partners". He said the UK's support was "always strong" and was "now impenetrable". No 10 said that during the call, Mr Sunak and Mr Zelensky also discussed also recent Ukrainian victories, as well as the "need to seize on this moment with an acceleration of global military and diplomatic support". What military equipment is the world giving? The announcement comes as a series of missile attacks were reported at various locations across Ukraine - including Kharkiv and Lviv regions in the country's east and west. Five people are known to have died and at least 15 others were rescued from rubble after a nine-storey block of flats in Dnipro was damaged by one strike. Mr Sunak said the Challengers, the British Army's main battle tank, would help Kyiv's forces "push Russian troops back". Built in the late 1990s, the Challenger tank is more than 20 years old, but it will be the most modern tank at Ukraine's disposal. The tanks will provide Ukraine with better protection, and more accurate firepower. While the donation alone is not considered a game-changer, it is hoped that the UK's move will inspire other countries to donate more modern equipment to help Ukraine. As it stands, Poland has plans to send 14 of its German-made Leopard tanks. But the tanks, which are in greater supply and used by a number of European armies, need approval from Germany to be exported to Ukraine. Ukraine also has hopes that the US will supply some of its Abrams tanks, which use the same ammunition as the Leopard. Earlier this month, Germany and the US agreed to join France in sending armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine - a move seen as a significant boost to its military's capability on the battlefield. Shadow defence secretary John Healey said the government had "Labour's fullest backing" for the decision to send the Challengers. He said: "Modern tanks are crucial to Ukraine's efforts to win its battle against Russian aggression." Responding to the news of the Challenger tanks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: "As we've said previously, weapons supplies are legitimate targets for Russian strikes." Earlier, Russia's military announced it had captured the salt-mining town of Soledar after a long battle, calling it an "important" step for its offensive. The victory would allow Russian troops to push on to the nearby city of Bakhmut, and cut off the Ukrainian forces there, a spokesman said. But Ukrainian officials said the fight for Soledar was still going on and accused Russia of "information noise". On Saturday, missile attacks were reported at locations across Ukraine, including critical infrastructure sites in the Kharkiv and Lviv regions, according to local officials. The attacks are part of a broader campaign in recent months from the Russian military, who have been bombarding Ukrainian infrastructure since October, causing blackouts and disruptions to central heating and running water in freezing winter conditions. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64274755

Scientists recently unearthed fossils of strange ocean creatures that lived about 460 million years ago and were unlike any animal alive today. About 460 million years ago, bizarre soft-bodied creatures puttered through the depths of an ocean that covered what is now Wales. They propelled themselves with undulating, rounded flaps that waved over pairs of stumpy legs and probed the water with spike-studded snouts. Scientists recently discovered two fossilized specimens of these ancient and peculiar organisms, describing one of them as a new species. The fossils, which were excavated from a Welsh quarry on private land, provide an unusually well-preserved glimpse of these wee weirdos and offer clues about the vanished world that they inhabited during the Ordovician period (485.4 million to 443.8 million years ago). In some ways, the newfound fossils resemble an animal group known as opabiniids, a genus that emerged more than half a billion years ago during a period known as the Cambrian explosion, a period during which an unparalleled diversity of life exploded over 20 million years (a relatively brief span of geologic time). Right now, scientists aren't sure whether the newly described species are opabiniids or unrelated lookalikes. Science writer and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould(opens in new tab) called opabiniids "weird wonders" in his book "Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History(opens in new tab)," (W. W. Norton & Company, 1989) and the newly described species certainly fits that description — even though it's about 40 million years younger than the opabiniids. Related: The 'weirdest wonder' of evolution had an even weirder cousin, new study finds Like its predecessors, the newcomer, dubbed Mieridduryn bonniae, has a long trunk. The genus name comes from the Welsh words for "bramble" and "snout," referencing the thorny spines that lined its hoselike nose, while the species name comes from "Bonnie," the niece of the quarry owners. A colorful and endearing reconstruction by illustrator Franz Anthony(opens in new tab) brought M. bonniae to life; Anthony imagined the creature as a stubby-snooted "tiny alien shrimp-worm" zipping through the Ordovician ocean, he told Live Science in a message on Twitter. M. bonniae measured just 0.5 inches (13 millimeters) long, and preserved traces of its gut hint that its mouth opening faced backwards, researchers reported Nov. 15 in the journal Nature Communications(opens in new tab). It had no eyes and underneath its body flaps were squishy, triangular legs that had ringlike segments — another feature that has been linked to opabiniids. The smaller specimen is 0.1 inches (3 mm) long and likewise has a proboscis, but unlike M. bonniae it also has a fanlike tail. However, such tails are also found in opabiniids, and furrows that appear along this individual's back are similar to those in other opabiniid species, said senior study author Joanna Wolfe(opens in new tab), a research associate in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. The smaller specimen could be a larval stage of M. bonniae or a different species altogether, so the scientists have not yet formally named it, Wolfe told Live Science. The new specimens are the first opabiniid-like animals to be found in Europe, the researchers reported in the study. But while the two fossils are somewhat like opabiniids, there are some key differences. Opabiniids typically have five eyes, while M. bonniae is eyeless. And opabiniid trunks are smooth, lacking M. bonniae's spikes. The body flaps on M. bonniae resemble those in another Cambrian animal group, known as radiodonts, but radiodonts don't have legs or long snouts, Wolfe explained. "It could be an opabiniid," Wolfe said. On the other hand, "maybe it's neither an opabiniid nor a radiodont — it's kind of in between." Opabiniids and radiodonts are distant relatives of modern arthropods — animals with exoskeletons, segmented bodies and jointed limbs, such as crustaceans, insects and arachnids. Whether M. bonniae belongs to one of those two extinct groups or one that's still unknown, its discovery brings scientists a step closer to understanding how Earth's earliest squishy, legless animals evolved into arthropods with jointed legs and bodies. "What these fossils can tell us from an evolutionary perspective is the order of events that happened to get from worm to fully-legged arthropods," Wolfe said. link: https://www.livescience.com/welsh-weird-wonders-ordovician-fossils

The price drops are happening worldwide, and in the U.S. there are especially big cuts to the price of the Model Y. Tesla announced large price cuts for its U.S. vehicles today, with the biggest drop affecting the base Model Y. The entry-level EV costs $13,000 less today than it was yesterday (a 20 percent drop), and it should also now qualify for a $7500 federal tax credit. Tesla also reduced the prices of its vehicles in Europe, where its lowest-cost Model 3 is now about the same price as the VW ID.3. China-market prices were cut as well earlier this month, and people there have been protesting the cuts, even staging protests over the weekend demanding some money back. The company did not respond to that request. First, some tidbits to set the stage. At the end of 2022, the price of new cars in the U.S. finally started moving downward. Only a little, but it was the reversal of a trend. Also, last year, electric vehicle sales made up 5.8 percent of all vehicles sold, up from 3.2 percent in 2021. Finally, Tesla's share of those EV sales dropped from 72 percent in 2021 to 65 in 2022, and the automaker did not hit Wall Street's delivery estimates for last year. There's also the matter of Tesla's recent falling stock price. Just how all those facts impacted Tesla's decision this week to take a big red marker to some price tags isn't something we want to speculate about, but it's worth having context when learning that Tesla made dramatic cuts to the MSRP of its vehicles this week. The automaker cut between 6 and 20 percent off its prices, with the biggest discount going to the Model Y. The entry-level Model Y got a $13,000 (20 percent) price cut and now starts at $54,630. This brings us to another related tidbit: the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that changed the federal tax incentive structure for EVs has a new maximum price limit for passenger cars in order for them to qualify. That limit? $55,000. The IRA made other changes to the rules, which means that Tesla EVs can qualify again, at least until March. U.S. Prices Return to Pre-2022 Levels In the U.S., all Tesla models cost less today than they did earlier this week, and the discounts mean the price for a new, 2023 Tesla has returned to about where it was before the company made two notable price increases in 2022. Tesla also cut prices of the Model 3 and Model Y in some European countries (Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the UK, according to CNBC. The price cuts bring the Model 3 to roughly the same price as the ID.3, Volkswagen's entry-level EV, in those markets. Customers Mad about Sudden Price Cuts in China Earlier this month, Tesla cut prices in China. As you might suspect, people who recently purchased a new EV from the company are not happy. Last weekend, hundreds of Tesla owners protested at Tesla showrooms across the country, Reuters reported. Tesla EV prices there are between 13 and 24 percent lower than they were in September. Protestors chanted, "Return the money, refund our cars," in one protest captured on video. Police were involved in monitoring the protests in some cities, even facilitating a meeting between protestors and Tesla staff, Reuters said, but there was no public announcement about offering refunds or any other benefit to people who recently paid for something that costs a lot less today. Since it doesn't have a dealer network, Tesla can't hide behind any dealer markups when it comes to price changes. Given the global nature of the cuts, there should be plenty of interest in the EV automaker's delivery numbers when Tesla is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2022 results later this month. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42489102/tesla-model-3-model-y-evs-prices-cut/

The football pundit on his very expensive suit, fighting addiction and why he owes Walsall fans an apology Rosanna Greenstreet Sat 14 Jan 2023 09.30 GMT 212 Born in London, Paul Merson, 54, started his career at Arsenal as an apprentice. He spent 11 seasons with the club, winning the League Championship twice, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup; he went on to play for Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Portsmouth. He was capped 21 times for England, playing in the 1992 European Championship and the 1998 World Cup. Now a Sky Sports pundit, he is also an ambassador for Recoverlution, an online platform for people in recovery. Married for the third time, he has eight children and lives in London. When were you happiest? On holiday in Orlando with my wife, Kate, and kids just before lockdown. I wasn’t drinking or gambling. I was so happy, so at peace with myself – I’d been searching for that for many a year. What is your greatest fear? Going back to addiction. What is your earliest memory? Going to my nan’s in Dollis Hill on Christmas Day age five. Every Christmas we used to go: I loved that and remember it like it was yesterday. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Impatience. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Bad manners. What was your most embarrassing moment? When you jump out of addiction and look back, things like drink-driving and sitting in crack houses are not good. Scott Mills Scott Mills: ‘My celebrity crush? Lewis Capaldi. He’s one of the funniest, cuddliest people you could ever meet’ Read more What is your most treasured possession? Today. Aside from a property, what’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought? Thirty-odd years ago I bought a black pinstripe suit which I thought was £900. But when I went to pay that was just the jacket – the trousers and waistcoat were extra. I didn’t have the balls to put anything back. I dread to think how much it cost me in the end. Describe yourself in three words Funny, caring, loving. When I’m not drinking and gambling, I’m that person. What do you most dislike about your appearance? My nose, it’s quite big. Who is your celebrity crush? Years ago, I was at the Brit awards and asked Kylie Minogue out. She said no. What is your guiltiest pleasure? Ben & Jerry’s – the whole tub; that’s the addict in me. To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why? Walsall fans. I wanted to be a good manager but I was really bad with drink and gambling at the time. I should have done better. What does love feel like? For me, love is working through things when it’s not going well. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Boring people get bored. If not yourself, who would you most like to be? All my life I’ve wanted to be someone else and today I don’t want to be anybody but me. What single thing would improve the quality of your life? Nothing, because it’s up to me how I feel. I’ve been a millionaire three times and I still wanted to kill myself. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Getting well. What is the most important lesson life has taught you? That materialistic things will not make you happy. Tell us a secret As they say in AA and GA meetings, secrets will kill you. So I don’t have any. link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/14/paul-merson-i-was-at-the-brit-awards-and-asked-kylie-minogue-out-she-said-no

Russia's military says it has captured the Ukrainian salt-mine town of Soledar after a long battle, calling it an "important" step for its offensive. The victory would allow Russian troops to push on to the nearby city of Bakhmut, and cut off the Ukrainian forces there, a spokesman said. This was a very confident and ambitious statement from Moscow. But Ukrainian officials said the fight for Soledar was still going on and accused Russia of "information noise". The battle for Soledar has been one of the bloodiest of the war. The town is relatively small, with a pre-war po[CENSORED]tion of just 10,000, and its strategic significance is debatable. But if it is confirmed that Russian forces have seized control of it, then there will likely be a big sigh of relief in the Kremlin. Divisions have emerged between regular Russian forces and the notorious Russian Wagner paramilitary group throughout the battle, with a jealous turf-war developing over who should take credit for the advance. Barely any walls in Soledar remain standing, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week. Describing almost apocalyptic scenes, he spoke of the nearby terrain as scarred by missile strikes and littered with Russian corpses. Speaking during his nightly address from Kyiv on Friday, Mr Zelensky said the battle in the region continued to rage, but avoided any reference to Russia's claims of control over Soledar. "Although the enemy has concentrated its greatest forces in this direction, our troops - the Armed Forces of Ukraine, all defence and security forces - are defending the state," the Ukrainian leader said. His chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, compared the fight for Soledar and Bakhmut to one of the bitterest battles of World War One, at Verdun. Regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Thursday that 559 civilians including 15 children remained in Soledar and could not be moved out. Satellite images show Soledar devastation What is Russia's Wagner Group in Ukraine? Russia-supporting Wagner Group mercenary numbers soar The town's significance for the Russian military is disputed by military analysts because of its relatively small size. The US-based think tank Institute for the Study of War said while it was likely that Russian forces had captured Soledar, it did not believe they would then be able to go on to encircle Bakhmut. Nevertheless, if it becomes clear that Russia has taken it, then that will be seen in Moscow as progress - even a victory. That is exactly what President Vladimir Putin needs as Russia has failed to capture a single town in Ukraine since July 2022. Since then, Moscow's forces have suffered a whole series of embarrassing defeats. Ukraine's successful counter-attack pushed Russia almost completely out of Kharkiv region in the north-east. In October, Russia's Kerch bridge came under attack, with Russian forces retreating from the city of Kherson the following month. The southern port city had been the only regional capital that Russia had managed to seize since the invasion began. Capturing Soledar would be something for Moscow to present as some "good news" to the Russian people and the troops on the wintry front line. But Serhiy Cherevatyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's eastern military command, denied Soledar was in Russian hands: "We won't give any more details as we do not want to reveal the tactical positions of our fighters." Deputy Defence Minister, Hanna Malyar, said fighting had been "hot in Soledar overnight". Ukrainian fighters were "bravely trying to hold the defence", she added, in what was a difficult stage of the war. Western and Ukrainian officials have said much of the fighting in Soledar and Bakhmut is being done by the notoriously brutal Wagner mercenary group. Its leader, 61-year-old Yevgeny Prigozhin, has claimed repeatedly over the past few days that his forces are the only units on the ground in Soledar. He said on Tuesday night that his mercenaries had seized the town, only to be contradicted by Russia's defence ministry the next morning. Daily updates from the Russian defence ministry have made no mention whatsoever of Wagner, and Friday's briefing was no exception. The military said that paratroopers had played a key part in the capture of the town. Mr Prigozhin then released a statement saying he was "surprised" to read the defence ministry briefing. There "wasn't a single paratrooper" in Soledar, he insisted, warning against "insulting [his] fighters" and "stealing others' achievements". And on Friday evening, Mr Prigozhin accused "officials who want to stay in their places" of being the biggest threat to his group's advance in Ukraine. In a later statement, the defence ministry praised the mercenaries' "courageous and selfless actions" during the fighting, but again emphasised the leading role of regular Russian forces. Analysts have long spoken of tensions between the military and Mr Prigozhin's Wagner group. The Russian oligarch has publicly criticised senior military leaders, including Gen Valery Gerasimov, appointed two days ago as overall commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. While Russia has mobilised some 300,000 reservists for the war since the end of September, Prigozhin has looked to recruit extra numbers from Russia's prisons. Andriy Yermak told French daily Le Monde that Russian criminals had been sent straight to their deaths on the front line: "Soledar is a scene of street battles, with neither side really in control of the town." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64263119

Algeria used the opening ceremony of the continental tournament as a platform to smear Morocco and challenge its territorial integrity. Rabat - The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has released a statement denouncing Algeria’s smearing of Morocco during the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). In the opening ceremony of the continental tournament, the Algerian regime invited Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Zwelivelile Mandela, who delivered an anti-Morocco political speech attacking the country’s territorial integrity. Offensive chants In addition to the politicization of the CHAN’s launching ceremony, Algerian fans in the stadium were filmed chanting offensive slogans comparing Moroccans to animals. Morocco is not taking part in the tournament as the Algerian regime rejected the country's request for its team to fly directly to Constantine, the Algerian city where its games were scheduled to be played. Morocco’s Football Federation described the behavior of Algerian fans and the opening ceremony as “vile practices,” “absurd maneuvers,” and a “flagrant violation of the laws governing football events.” The federation also condemned the “racist” chants directed at the Moroccan fans, noting it is considering filing a complaint with the African Football Federation (CAF). CAF should assume full responsibility for the “blatant breaches” of the ethics of football, the Moroccan federation wrote, the FRMF said. CAF should punish Algeria Algeria's using the CHAN as a platform to smear Morocco has also sparked widespread outrage on social media, with many calling on the African Football Confederation (CAF) to step in and adequately punish the country's offensive politicization of a continental sporting event. In the wake of the much-decried opening ceremony, the Arabic hashtag “Nelson Mandela’s grandson is a disgrace to Mendela” has been going viral in the MENA region. Many commenters have slammed Zwelivelile Mandela for staining his grandfather’s legacy by inciting hatred against Morocco instead of promoting peace and solidarity in Africa. The Algerian regime has long contested Morocco’s territorial integrity, financing and arming the separatist Polisario Front in its “independence war” in southern Morocco. Reports have documented Polisario’s embezzling of the humanitarian aid meant for refugees living in dismal conditions in the Tindouf camps in Algeria. In addition, many observers have over the years described the separatist group as a threat to regional stability. The attack on Morocco’s territorial integrity and Moroccan fans comes at a time when the country is making significant diplomatic gains in promoting its territorial integrity to Algeria’s dismay. Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Western Sahara dispute is garnering international acclaim as many countries embrace the plan as the best and most pragmatic route to a lasting settlement of the territorial dispute. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/01/353532/moroccos-football-federation-rebukes-algeria-for-politicizing-chan

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A bitter internal feud dating back to the Jeremy Corbyn era could prove costly for Labour in the run-up to the next general election. The UK's data watchdog has told the BBC it will not be prosecuting three Jeremy Corbyn supporters - Georgie Robertson, Laura Murray and Harry Hayball - accused of leaking confidential information. This could have implications for Labour's ability to mount an effective general election campaign, as some in the party believe it could face a multimillion-pound legal bill. The three have been blamed by Labour, along with two other Corbyn supporters, of leaking a controversial internal party document, which included private emails and messages. But the information commissioner has told the BBC it has found "insufficient evidence" that any individual had unlawfully obtained or disclosed personal data. Ex-Labour staff raise fresh questions over report Opposition to Corbyn 'hindered' anti-Semitism action Ex-Labour staff deny leaking anti-Semitism report Separately, Labour is taking the five Corbyn supporters to the High Court for conspiring to put the document into the public domain. But some in the party are concerned that the commissioner's decision could make the case less likely to succeed. If it fails, lawyers for the Corbyn supporters say they will seek to recover their costs. The party has said it is confident of the case it is making to the court. But the stakes are high. The BBC understands the estimated combined legal costs of the five Corbyn supporters, added to Labour's costs, range from more than £3m to around £4m. Labour says it does not recognise these figures. The case against the Corbyn supporters is likely to reach court in early 2024 - just before an expected general election - but extensive preparatory work is already being undertaken. At the end of last year, Sir Keir Starmer and his shadow cabinet were told the party needs to fill an estimated £15m "funding gap" with the Conservatives. Labour raised £5.4m in the run-up to the 2019 general election, £14m less than the Conservatives. Sir Keir has widened the party's donor base, as some of the big unions cut back on their support, and is improving Labour's finances but some officials are concerned that the burgeoning legal bill will make the funding gap with their main opponents harder to fill. One member of Labour's ruling National Executive Committee told me they were worried that potential donors might be put off if they think some of their money is going into lawyers' pockets rather than being spent on campaigning or policy development. So how did we get here? In April 2020, just after Sir Keir was elected Labour leader, an 800-page internal document prepared under his predecessor Mr Corbyn was leaked to the media and then published online. The report suggested efforts to combat antisemitism in the party had been hindered not by those close to Mr Corbyn but, in part, because of the "factionalism" of party officials who were opposed to his leadership. It also suggested anti-Corbyn staffers had undermined the 2017 general election campaign. Even more controversially, the document contained reams of unredacted, private WhatsApp messages and emails sent by some of those officials to each other which were disparaging - and sometimes offensive - towards Corbyn supporters. A subsequent inquiry also found some messages by some senior staff members had been "discriminatory". A group of Corbyn opponents, who were named without their consent in the report, is taking legal action against the Labour Party - even though it is under new management - for mishandling their data and breaching their confidentiality. Legal 'gamble' The party brought in an external investigator to try to find the source or sources of the leak but this failed to reach a definitive conclusion. It then hired a top lawyer, Martin Forde KC, but his inquiry was also unable to identify the culprit or culprits. Labour Party lawyers had initially resisted an attempt by one of the anti-Corbyn ex-staffers, whose private messages had been leaked, to say who they thought was responsible. But then, there was a change of tack. In what was described to me by someone with knowledge of the process as a "gamble", in October 2021 Labour's lawyers accused five prominent Corbyn supporters of putting the controversial document into the public domain. They told the High Court that the five had conspired to leak the document and to undermine the Starmer leadership in the process. The five ex-officials also included Corbyn's ex-chief-of-staff Karie Murphy and his former communications chief Seumas Milne, who had been involved in drafting the controversial report. Sources suggest 15 more people also had access to the report before it became public. The five were all employed by Labour at the time of the leak and the party is now taking legal action against them for allegedly breaching their contracts. Their lawyers, Carter Ruck, accused the party of "an attempt to deflect on to them [the five] its own liability" as data holder for the leak, and in a statement said that 'the individuals will vigorously defend themselves in the proceedings and will seek full reimbursement of their costs of doing so from the Party". Cold feet? Since the leak of the report in 2020, Labour has been co-operating with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which polices data breaches. The ICO's Criminal Investigations Team examined the alleged role played by three of the five - Georgie Robertson, Laura Murray and Harry Hayball. Labour sources suggest the data watchdog would have been given access to emails and messages sent and received by the three when they were employed by the party. Nonetheless, now that the ICO has declared "case closed" on the basis of insufficient evidence - along with Labour's own probe and the Forde inquiry failing definitively to discover the sources of the leak - this raises the question of whether the court case is now potentially more hazardous. The court case is a civil, not a criminal, matter so the involvement of the five Corbyn supporters would not have to be proven beyond reasonable doubt but on the balance of probabilities. And party sources are suggesting this lower threshold could be passed, whereas the ICO had the higher bar of having to find criminal proof. Now, clearly Corbyn supporters would want the party to drop its legal action. But some supporters of the Starmer leadership are privately getting cold feet. This includes a member of Labour's ruling national executive, who told me they feel too many of the party's resources are being drawn into disputes and disciplinary matters. If Labour is seen to be taking legal action against prominent supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, this may politically further underline how far the party has moved away from that era. But some supporters of the current leadership fear a court case may simply bring some of the old enmities and issues back to the fore. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64248136

A new study has revealed that certain sea stars rival polar bears as the most prolific predators in coastal Arctic ecosystems. In coastal ecosystems around the Arctic peninsula, polar bears have long been considered the top predators. But a new study suggests that sea stars could be surprising contenders to rival the famous white bears at the summit of the local food web. A food web is a sprawling map of ecological connections that combines all the different food chains within an ecosystem. Individual food chains contain primary producers, which derive energy from the sun or by recycling dead organic material; primary consumers that graze upon the primary consumers; and then secondary or tertiary consumers that prey upon all the consumers beneath them. But the organisms in one food chain can also have a place in another, or multiple others, so the best way to see how an ecosystem functions is to link these chains together. In marine food webs, researchers often focus on pelagic, or open water, food chains that contain tiny, surface-dwelling plankton all the way up to large predators such as polar bears (Ursus maritimus), which often sit at the top of multiple food chains. But the seafloor, or benthic, realm is often overlooked in marine food webs because scientists believed it has no real top predators of its own. But in a new study, published Dec. 27, 2022, in the journal Ecology(opens in new tab), researchers took a more in-depth look at a coastal marine ecosystem in the Canadian Arctic and found that the benthic component of the region’s food web had been majorly underappreciated. The research team created a detailed map of the various food chains surrounding Southampton Island, in the mouth of Hudson Bay in Canada's Nunavut territory, and found that the benthic part of the web had just as many connections as its pelagic counterpart, as well as its own equivalent of the polar bear — predatory sea stars. Related: Swarm of rainbow-colored starfish devour sea lion corpse on seafloor "It’s a shift in our view of how the coastal Arctic marine food web works," study lead author Rémi Amiraux(opens in new tab), a marine ecologist at Laval University in Canada who was with the University of Manitoba when the study was conducted, said in a statement(opens in new tab). "We proved that the wildlife inhabiting the seawater and those inhabiting the sediment form two distinct but interconnected subwebs." The researchers analyzed data on 1,580 individual animals living in the Southampton Island coastal ecosystem to create the new food web. They found that the benthic and pelagic components each had a similar number of steps, or trophic levels, in their respective food chains. Sea stars were a key part of the benthic food web, occupying various trophic levels, but one family, Pterasteridae, was consistently at the top of most individual food chains. The researchers discovered that these sea stars feed on a range of secondary consumers including bivalves, a group of mollusks whose bodies are protected by a hinged shell, sea cucumbers and sponges. This means Pterastidae sea stars were hunting on an equivalent scale to polar bears, which preyed upon walruses, gulls, beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) and ringed seals (Pusa hispida). The key difference between the polar bears and sea stars was the size of their prey. In addition to being among the most successful predators in the entire ecosystem, the Pterasteridae sea stars and polar bears also shared the ability and willingness to scavenge, which researchers believe has enabled both groups to thrive in the Arctic. The sea stars opportunistically fed on dead pelagic organisms that sank to the seafloor, meaning they had to hunt less often. Similarly, polar bears can scavenge on whales that wash up dead, which can sustain them for weeks or even months, researchers wrote in the study. The team believes that the new findings highlight the importance of seafloor food chains in many other marine food webs. Pterasteridae sea stars are found in almost all marine ecosystems, and if they are as successful elsewhere as they are in the Arctic, they could turn out to be one of the ocean's most successful predators, researchers wrote. link: https://www.livescience.com/polar-bears-sea-stars-arctic-predators

Millenium Jade and Midnight Purple colors return, while the 600-hp Nismo adds a front limited-slip differential and a carbon appearance package. Nissan unveiled the 2024 GT-R at the Tokyo Auto Salon on Thursday, showing off another facelift for the 16-year-old sports coupe. Nissan is bringing back the T-spec, along with Millenium Jade and Midnight Purple paint colors. The 600-hp Nismo gets a new rear wing, which has grown by 10 percent, along with a unique carbon appearance package, it also earns a front limited-slip differential for the first time. Nissan pulled back the cover of the 2024 GT-R at the Tokyo Auto Salon on Thursday, with new (old) paint options, revised aerodynamics, and other minor improvements for the R35 generation that has remained largely unchanged over its 16-year lifespan. The Premium and T-spec have the same 565 horsepower and 467 pound-feet of torque from the hand-assembled twin-turbo 3.8-liter V-6, and the upgraded Nismo variant continues to tune those figures up to 600 horsepower and 487 pound-feet. Power is still sent to all four wheels through the standard ATTESA ET-S all-wheel-drive system which can vary its front-rear torque split depending on driver preference and scenario. Shifting continues to occur via the rear-mounted six-speed dual-clutch transmission. The front and rear fascias have been redesigned, with the GT-R now using a thinner mesh in the front grille that's meant to improve cooling and reduce drag. Despite a reported increase in downforce, Nissan was able to keep the GT-R's coefficient of drag completely unchanged at 0.26. The T-spec trim level returns for 2024. It comes in two exclusive colors. The first, Millenium Jade, was previously only available on the R34 V-Spec II Nür, while the second, Midnight Purple, is a modern take on the Midnight Purple III from the R-34 GT-R V-Spec, according to Nissan. The T-spec also receives carbon-ceramic brakes from the Nismo, as well as wider front fenders, Nismo dynamic vehicle control, and a gold-painted version of the RAYS 20-inch forged Nismo wheels. It has unique T-spec badging inside and out and comes with dark Mori Green upholstery inside. The track-focused Nismo variant of the GT-R once again has wider tires, six-piston front brake calipers, four-piston rear calipers, carbon-ceramic brake rotors, and a host of other carbon goodies. The rear wing of the Nismo is roughly 10 percent larger than before and sits on swan-neck supports. The Nismo team also redesigned the font lip, rear diffuser, and canards in an effort to increase downforce without hampering drag. A new Nismo appearance package is available with exclusive red-accented RAYS forged 20-inch wheels, a carbon-fiber hood, and an exclusive engine cover design. A Stealth Gray paint option is exclusive to the Nismo trim. Nissan is planning to ship the newest Godzilla cars to dealerships in the spring, though if you are after the more focused Nismo, you will have to wait until the summer. There's no word on pricing yet, but current models start at $115,435 for the Premium and $212,635 for the Nismo. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42484793/2024-nissan-gt-r-revealed/

My rare genetic condition makes travel tough, but last year I took a plane for the first time – lying horizontally Since I was a little girl growing up in Safranbolu, Turkey, I’ve dreamed of exploring the world – from the sandy beaches of California to the northern lights in Iceland. Until a couple of years ago, I couldn’t have even imagined this happening, but a few months ago my dreams finally became a reality. I’m more than 7ft (2.15 metres) tall, so travelling is difficult for me. I am the tallest woman in the world, due to a rare genetic condition called Weaver syndrome, which affects only 50 people. My childhood was not easy. I was home schooled because of my physical condition and from as early as I can remember, I knew I looked different from other people. I felt like a child trapped inside an adult’s body. When I was six, I was already 5ft 8in tall. As a social norm, people expect men to be bigger and taller than women; this makes things very difficult for tall women, and I find it upsetting. I often need to adjust things due to my height. Everything has to be altered to suit me, which can be very hard, but there are positives, too. I usually buy clothes from brands specialising in plus-size clothing, then alter them. I’ll find a dress that I like and then get it turned into a top. Bottoms always have to be tailored. It gives me a chance to be creative. I’ve always been a very ambitious person. In 2014, when I was 17, I received the title for the tallest living teenager. I actually applied for it myself, as I saw the record holder at the time was shorter than me. In 2021 I was named the tallest living woman, and last year I received the titles for the largest hands, longest fingers and longest back, too. I use these titles as a platform to raise awareness about my condition and also to empower people to be themselves. I hope to inspire and encourage other people with similar conditions to know they’re not alone and that anything is possible for them. Stef Harvey with her husband, Richard Experience: I lost my memory – and fell in love with my husband for the second time Read more I’m a web developer and for years I dreamed of going to Silicon Valley to develop my career. But the journey from Turkey would take a staggering 13 hours and I had long thought flying on a plane would be impossible: due to my condition, I have spinal [CENSORED]ture, joint problems and muscle issues, which mean I cannot sit up for longer than two hours at once. After that I’ll need to lie down and have a rest, because of the pressure in my spine. For the past few years, I researched travel options that could work. I was hoping to fly in 2020 but it had to be delayed because of the pandemic. Then, last autumn, an airline agreed to make my dreams come true. To make it work, six seats had to be closed in the economy section of the plane and a stretcher placed on them. I would lie down on that throughout the flight. Usually this option is available only for emergency medical travellers – I was the first person to use it as a regular passenger. It was a fully booked commercial flight, so there were a lot of curious people on board, but I had an incredible time. I’m living in California at the moment to pursue my career in tech. I’m a proud cat mum of Peri, which means fairy in Turkish, and I was devastated to have to leave her with friends in Turkey, so my next goal is to bring her over here. Now that I’ve achieved my dream of travelling on a plane, I can’t wait to see what is in store for me next. I’m hoping a trip to the UK will be on the cards soon, too. I believe that a negative thing can often be turned into a positive one. I always say to people who are struggling with being different that you should be aware of your potential. Always believe that you’re unique, and it’s your uniqueness that makes you special. I used to get bullied, and still do sometimes. People make negative comments on the internet. Winning some Guinness world record titles means that it doesn’t feel as bad as it used to. I feel proud to have won them. As more people learn my story, I hope they not only understand my condition, but also remember to be kind to people who are different. Our differences are what make us beautiful on the inside as well as out. link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/13/tallest-woman-in-the-world-rumeysa-gelgi

Russia's military says it has captured the Ukrainian salt-mine town of Soledar after a long battle, calling it an "important" step for its offensive. The victory would allow Russian troops to push on to the nearby city of Bakhmut, and cut off the Ukrainian forces there, a spokesman said. This was a very confident and ambitious statement from Moscow. But Ukrainian officials said the fight for Soledar was still going on and accused Russia of "information noise". The battle for Soledar has been one of the bloodiest of the war. The town is relatively small, with a pre-war po[CENSORED]tion of just 10,000, and its strategic significance is debatable. But if it is confirmed that Russian forces have seized control of it, then there will likely be a big sigh of relief in the Kremlin. Divisions have emerged between regular Russian forces and the notorious Russian Wagner paramilitary group throughout the battle, with a jealous turf-war developing over who should take credit for the advance. Barely any walls in Soledar remain standing, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week. Describing almost apocalyptic scenes, he spoke of the nearby terrain as scarred by missile strikes and littered with Russian corpses. His chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, compared the fight for Soledar and Bakhmut to one of the bitterest battles of World War One, at Verdun. Regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Thursday that 559 civilians including 15 children remained in Soledar and could not be moved out. Satellite images show Soledar devastation What is Russia's Wagner Group in Ukraine? Russia-supporting Wagner Group mercenary numbers soar The town's significance for the Russian military is disputed by military analysts because of its relatively small size. The US-based think tank Institute for the Study of War said while it was likely that Russian forces had captured Soledar, it did not believe they would then be able to go on to encircle Bakhmut. Nevertheless, if it becomes clear that Russia has taken it, then that will be seen in Moscow as progress - even a victory. That is exactly what President Vladimir Putin needs as Russia has failed to capture a single town in Ukraine since July 2022. Since then, Moscow's forces have suffered a whole series of embarrassing defeats. Ukraine's successful counter-attack pushed Russia almost completely out of Kharkiv region in the north-east. In October, Russia's Kerch bridge came under attack, with Russian forces retreating from the city of Kherson the following month. The southern port city had been the only regional capital that Russia had managed to seize since the invasion began. Capturing Soledar would be something for Moscow to present as some "good news" to the Russian people and the troops on the wintry front line. But Serhiy Cherevatyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's eastern military command, denied Soledar was in Russian hands: "We won't give any more details as we do not want to reveal the tactical positions of our fighters." Deputy Defence Minister, Hanna Malyar, said fighting had been "hot in Soledar overnight". Ukrainian fighters were "bravely trying to hold the defence", she added, in what was a difficult stage of the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky described Soledar, Bakhmut and the wider defence of the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine as the top issue in his nightly address late on Thursday. Western and Ukrainian officials have said much of the fighting in Soledar and Bakhmut is being done by the notoriously brutal Wagner mercenary group. Its leader, 61-year-old Yevgeny Prigozhin, has claimed repeatedly over the past few days that his forces are the only units on the ground in Soledar. He said on Tuesday night that his mercenaries had seized the town, only to be contradicted by Russia's defence ministry the next morning. Daily updates from the Russian defence ministry have made no mention whatsoever of Wagner, and Friday's briefing was no exception. The military said that paratroopers had played a key part in the capture of the town. Mr Prigozhin then released a statement saying he was "surprised" to read the defence ministry briefing. There "wasn't a single paratrooper" in Soledar, he insisted, warning against "insulting [his] fighters" and "stealing others' achievements". And on Friday evening, Mr Prigozhin accused "officials who want to stay in their places" of being the biggest threat to his group's advance in Ukraine. In a later statement, the defence ministry praised the mercenaries' "courageous and selfless actions" during the fighting, but again emphasised the leading role of regular Russian forces. Analysts have long spoken of tensions between the military and Mr Prigozhin's Wagner group. The Russian oligarch has publicly criticised senior military leaders, including Gen Valery Gerasimov, appointed two days ago as overall commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. While Russia has mobilised some 300,000 reservists for the war since the end of September, Prigozhin has looked to recruit extra numbers from Russia's prisons. Andriy Yermak told French daily Le Monde that Russian criminals had been sent straight to their deaths on the front line: "Soledar is a scene of street battles, with neither side really in control of the town." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64263119

The Rabat Forum called for cheaper remittance transfer fees for African nations. Rabat - The Governor of Morocco’s Central Bank Abdellatif Jouahri has highlighted the urgent need for collective diplomatic action in the face of EU policies to facilitate and reduce the cost of transferring remittances to Africa, the highest in the world. Speaking at the Rabat Forum on Reduction of Remittance Costs for African Diaspora on Thursday, he emphasized the challenges facing subsidiaries of Moroccan banks in Europe. The top Moroccan banker explained that several EU banking institutions decided to ban subsidiaries of foreign banks from carrying out direct operations in their respective countries from Europe. This would hinder the operations of Moroccan banks for the benefit of the Moroccan diaspora in Europe, he warned. “It seems to us that a large-scale diplomatic action by our [African] countries is necessary to bring attention to these worrying developments,” Jouahri stressed, calling for collective action to address this issue. He also highlighted the importance of “preserving” and maintaining the links connecting African migrants in Europe with their motherland. Jouahri equally spoke of the social and economic significance of remittances destined for the African continent. Read also: Tax Authorities to Gain Access to Bank Accounts of Moroccans Residing Abroad “Remittances are of vital importance as they provide a source of the livelihood of many families,” he said, explaining that the “historic” 37% increase in remittances has greatly contributed to Morocco’s economic rebound in 2021 following COVID-induced disruptions. Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita echoed Jouahri’s remarks in terms of facilitating and reducing the fees of remittance transfer for the African diaspora. Before we ask what the African diaspora can do for Africa, we need to ask what can Africa do for its diaspora,” Bourita said at the forum, emphasizing the need to support the African diaspora by facilitating fund transfer. The Moroccan minister said his hope is for the Rabat Forum to ultimately enable African countries to create and implement policies and approaches to facilitate money transfer for the continent’s diaspora. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/01/353523/moroccos-top-banker-calls-for-facilitating-africa-remittance-transfer-from-eu

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