The US may be making positive noises, but exhausted Ukrainians remain wary after nearly four years of war

East Midlands Railway will switch to bi-mode Aurora fleet to cut emissions and noise but elsewhere electrification is delayed Railway fossil fuels once helped to turn King’s Cross and St Pancras into a seamy, smoke-choked area of London. Now, in the two grandly redeveloped stations with their swanky plazas, even a dropped paper ticket would look out of place. One last corner of St Pancras station is polluted by the fug of diesel trains – but not for much longer. East Midlands Railway, which runs services to cities including Derby and Sheffield, will fire up its diesel units in London for the final time by the end of 2026. Continue reading...

Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried

Multiple loud explosions were reported in Caracas at about 2am on Saturday Venezuela’s authoritarian government has accused the US of risking plunging Latin America into chaos with “an extremely serious” act of “imperial aggression” after Donald Trump reportedly ordered strikes against the South American country. Explosions, loud noises and low-flying aircraft were heard in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas in the early hours of Saturday amid reports that Trump had ordered the attack. In a statement, Venezuela’s government confirmed that Caracas had come under attack, as well as three other states: Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua. Continue reading...

The simplicity of this soup’s technique belies its depth of flavor, which is both vivid and complex The soup is made bright with lemon and fresh with cilantro, but the secret ingredient is tahini, which is layered into the soup to thicken it, and then drizzled generously on top in the form of a gently spiced sauce The result is a soup that’s both vegetal and creamy, tangy and rich

X is facing backlash after users exploited its Grok AI to morph photos of women and children into explicit images, sparking global concern over AI-driven sexual abuse and platform safety.

Yeah, I’m done. Elon’s just awful.

Spare me the hugging, kissing, sitting on each other’s laps. What’s the excuse so close to breakfast, asks standup comedian Michael Akadiri

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 people * Le Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so far Swiss investigators are racing to identify the victims of a fire that tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana. President, Guy Parmelin, has said the country will hold five days of mourning, describing the blaze as one of the most traumatic events in Switzerland’s history. “It was a drama of an unknown scale,” he said, paying tribute to the many “young lives that were lost and interrupted”. Continue reading...