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The Herald Scotland
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Illinois reported in fine spirits for Ormonde assignment
That was over a mile and seven furlongs and he races at just over a furlong less here, but O'Brien could even see him dropping down to a mile and a half later in the season. Illinois gives Aidan O'Brien another winner of the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot — Adam Morgan (@Adam_Morgs) June 19, 2024 Just touched off by stablemate Jan Brueghel in the St Leger, he is giving weight away to his rivals but has the class edge. 'We are happy with everything Illinois is doing and we think he's come forward from last year, when he never ran a bad race and was second to some very good horses before winning on his last start at Longchamp,' said O'Brien. 'He's progressing all of the time and we are looking forward to him this year. He's hopefully one for the Gold Cup, or possibly the Coronation Cup.' Karl Burke's Al Qareem does not have much to find on the official figures and arrives off the back of a win at Nottingham. Al Qareem has built up a fine CV (Tim Goode/PA) 'He's not going to get his ground but this was the obvious place to come after the win at Nottingham in the Further Flight,' said syndicate manager Nick Bradley. 'He's won round Chester before and beat the Arc winner Bluestocking round there, so he certainly acts around the track. I think he has to have a huge chance.' Hugo Palmer's Roaring Legend was a revelation on the all-weather before not much went right on Finals Day. 'Hopefully he can atone for what went wrong at Newcastle last time and coming back in trip will be no problem for him as he has a high cruising speed. He should like the nice quick ground and we're looking forward to seeing him,' said Palmer. Roaring Legend is a progressive stayer (Adam Davy/PA) 'This will tell us if we have it right this time and he was 10kg heavier than his previous run at Newcastle, which caught me by surprise. Maybe we hadn't done enough with him before the race and he has done more this time since Good Friday, we've kept him busy. 'The plan was always to come to the Ormonde after hopefully winning at Newcastle but the handicapper didn't give us any respite for that, so we didn't have much of a chance but to stick to the plan. Hopefully we get back on track.' Josh Moore trains expensive purchase Mondo Man with his father Gary but he will need to be revitalised for going back to the Flat after failing to hit the heights expected over hurdles. 'His work has been strong lately, so he's in good order,' Josh Moore said. 'He ran some really nice races as a three-year-old, he was always bought with the view of going back on to the Flat. Mondo Man is back on the Flat (Adam Morgan/PA) 'He's training well, looks well, etc, so it will be a good starting point for him. 'The intention of buying him was to run him at Royal Ascot, but we aren't sure (which race), so we are trying a mile and five (furlongs).' Willie Mullins' dual purpose performer Absurde and Andrew Balding's Mount Atlas complete the field.
BBC News
08-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Biosphere photographers to create 'lasting legacy', charity says
A conservation charity has said the appointment of the first official Isle of Man biosphere photographers has been designed to create a "lasting artistic legacy".Photographer Ciara Hardisty and videographer Adam Morgan have have taken up the appointments at the Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT).They will receive funding for equipment, materials, training, and event costs, over the course of a year, along with a basic wage.A MWT spokesman said their work would "contribute to a lasting artistic legacy that highlights the Isle of Man's distinctive status" as a biosphere nation. The pair are to explore the "intricate relationship between nature and culture" to create "pieces that not only showcase the island's stunning landscapes but also inspire a sustainable future for the region", he programme follows a similar artist in residence initiative. On his appointment, Adam Morgan said he was "very excited to be part of Manx Wildlife Trust" and looked forward to photographing the "amazing wildlife we have on the island and share that with the community".Ciara Hardisty said the collective hoped their work would "inspire people of all ages to enjoy and make content here as it is such a beautiful wild place, full of life"."We want the island to become a creative hub where people come to visit from all over the world to experience our stories and make their own, she position has been funded by government agency Visit Isle of agency's Deborah heather said by "showcasing the natural beauty and unique culture" of the island, the partnership would help to share its "extraordinary story with the world and inspire others to explore and appreciate the exceptional environment".A series of seasonal workshops are set to be help to engage with local communities as part of the initiative, with the residency culminating in a gallery exhibition showcasing their work, and include a short film to reflect on their experiences. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Cyclone Alfred live updates: 'Staggering' number of power outages, mainland braces as category one system crosses islands
Welcome to Yahoo's live coverage of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The Bureau of Meteorology has revised the cyclone to a category one system however millions are being warned the conditions remain life-threatening. There are power outages for close to 300,000 people, which energy networks are calling a "staggering" number. In a brutal assessment, they believe those without power should expect to be without it for at least a week. The Bureau of Meteorology had earlier warned residents they will face extreme conditions for six or more hours once the cyclone makes landfall. That is expected to happen on the mainland very shortly, with the cyclone already crossing Moreton Island. Follow along as we bring you regular updates throughout the day. OK, we have a major update from the Bureau of Meteorology. Just hours after the cyclone was revised down to a category one system late on Friday, it has now been downgraded to a tropical low. Now that does not mean the dangers millions have been warned about will become less likely as the sheer amount of rain predicted is still expected. "Some of the biggest weather event I've seen in my career have been tropical lows," the ABC's meteorologist Adam Morgan said Energex says there are widespread power outages in Queensland's southeast. A staggering number of 239,000 people are currently off in the southeast area. Those are the main ones. Significant numbers," area manager Chris Graham told the ABC news channel. The worst hit is the Gold Coast with nearly 120,000 people without power. And in a bleak update for residents, Graham said people needed to "be prepared for prolonged outages". He said that could be at least a week some are left without power. Good morning and welcome to Yahoo's live coverage once more. In a key update this morning, the Bureau of Meteorology has said Cyclone Alfred has been revised to a category one system after weakening slightly. However that does not mean life-threatening conditions will not occur, with damaging gusts and flash flooding expected on the mainland. The cyclone is expected to make landfall shortly between Maroochydore and Bribie Island. This is where we'll be leaving our live coverage for the day, however the Yahoo homepage will have the latest news from the cyclone here. And for vital information from the Bureau of Meteorology, you can find that here. Our live coverage will return early tomorrow morning before Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall. With Tropical Cyclone Alfred now just hours away from landfall, authorities are warning residents it's now time to get serious. Residents are being urged to stay inside 'immediately' as the wild weather ramps up. The cyclone was 125km east-southeast of Brisbane and 90km east-northeast of the Gold Coast on Friday afternoon, moving west southwest at 8km/h. 'Everyone should be off the roads and at home almost from immediately after this press conference,' Acting Gold Coast Mayor Donna Gates said at 2pm (AEST). 'It is serious and strong winds can't be underestimated." OK, passing 2pm (AEST), all Brisbane Coles stores are now closed. Woolworths had earlier said the select number of stores open in Brisbane would close early. We'll stick with Acting Gold Coast mayor Donna Gates as she's just revealed police are working to remove four children from the ocean at Southport. "They're ignoring warnings to get out... it's very, very foolish and very, very dangerous," she said. Gates said two teens had earlier been rescued from the water. She clarified a previous warning people could get fined $16,000 for entering the water, saying they were not on-the-spot fines, however the maximum someone could be fined if taken through the courts. She said trying to scare people with that information appeared to have "fallen on deaf ears". Acting Gold Coast mayor Donna Gates has urged people not to call Triple-0 to report fallen powerlines with emergency services inundated amid the cyclone. "Don't clog other resources," she urged, telling people to call 131962 instead, stressing it was still an important call residents still need to make. Well we mentioned before a few of the Gold Coast's iconic lifeguard towers had succumbed to the coastal erosion there, so let's take a closer look at that now. Remarkably the ones that have fallen around Southport remain in tact after falling down the sand cliff onto the beach below. NSW Premier Chris Minns has told anyone who ignores evacuation orders in northern NSW will be "by yourself". While he said the majority of people are following the advice, there are concerns a small number of people will stay. "If you're one of the few people that are remaining in your house and you're in an evacuation area … you will literally be by yourself,' he said. Mr Minns warned that despite the heavy emergency service presence, it did not mean those remaining in the evacuation zone could 'ride out the storm'. 'There aren't the same number of boats as houses, and in the event of a major natural disaster we can't be everywhere at the same time," he said. The Bureau of Meteorology has released a new update, saying Cyclone Alfred is expected to remain a category 2 system as it approaches the coast. It is now just 150 kilometres east southeast of Brisbane. It's on track to cross the Moreton Bay islands on Saturday morning as a category 2 cyclone, before potentially dropping to a category 1 around midday. By Sunday, BoM predicts it will become a tropical low. Damaging wind gusts of up to 140km/h are still forecast for today, with locally 'intense' rainfall and the risk of flash flooding. 'Destructive wind gusts of up to 155 kilometres per hour may develop about the Moreton Bay Islands and exposed coastal location on the northern Gold Coast from tonight,' BoM said in the update. 'Although Alfred is expected to weaken and move inland during Saturday, damaging wind gusts may continue, particularly over elevated terrain during Saturday, before easing throughout during Sunday.' People between Cape Moreton and Yamba, including the Moreton Bay Islands should remain inside until conditions have eased and listen to the next advice. People between Yamba and Grafton in New South Wales, as well as Brisbane and Double Island Point in Queensland should take precautions and listen to the next advice. And how about this unfortunate moment for this Brisbane driver? With fears e-scooters and e-bikes could prove to be a deadly projectile, they've all been gathered up and stored together in the CBD. But one driver was left trapped by them all. Unsurprisingly the motorist's plight went viral this morning. Read more about it from the Yahoo team here. Two Currumbin Valley residents are lucky to be alive after a massive gum tree fell on their home on Friday morning. Damaging winds from Cyclone Alfred sent the tree crashing into the roof of the house, ripping open the roof and flattening walls. The occupants thankfully sustained only minor injuries and were taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in stable conditions. On Facebook, a woman claimed it was her brother's home, and emergency crews had to cut up the tree in order to free him from the house. Your home is your castle, as they say and it appears those who live in this Currumbin apartment block certainly see it that way. They've managed to build one of the most sophisticated sandbag walls we've seen. There's been plenty of vision from the Gold Coast's Currumbin and the waterfront there showing the water swamping the local surf life club's car park with fears the water will shortly cross the coastal road there. There's plenty at threat thanks to the coastal erosion on the Gold Coast with reports some of the city's iconic lifeguard towers have fallen. And crews in Southport are working to save the iconic bronze sculpture 'Melody on the foreshore' in front of the surf live saving club. The sculpture's neighbouring lifeguard tower is nowhere to be seen. Surf cam shows a digger looking to pull the sculpture to safety, which can be seen below. And take a look at what the site normally looks like. The NSW SES has issued 25 evacuation orders in anticipation of severe flooding from Cyclone Alfred. The most recent additions have been New Brighton and South Golden Beach on the Tweed Coast, and areas of Macksville and Bowraville on the Mid North Coast as river levels continue to rise. The NSW government admitted its evacuation orders were made too late during the 2022 Lismore floods so it is making early calls on areas it expects will need to be evacuated. There are currently 19 evacuation centres open in NSW. In Queensland four areas along the Moreton Bay coast, including Wynnum and Brighton, have beed ordered to prepare to evacuate. Redland City Island communities were last night at 9pm warned to 'Take Shelter Now'. The cyclone is forecast to reach the Queensland mainland at midday on Saturday. Well this is a somewhat positive update for millions anxiously waiting in Brisbane. The Bureau of Meteorology's Matthew Collopy told reporters just now the cyclone should weaken by the time it reaches Queensland's capital. "As the cyclone moves across Moreton Bay islands, it is expected to weaken from a Category two to a Category one system," he said. "That will mean that destructive winds are unlikely for Brisbane itself, but damaging wind gusts to 120km/h are expected and they will develop quickly as the system approaches." He expects the cyclone to pass north of the city's CBD about midday on Saturday. Collopy said waves bigger than 10 metres are expected to continue while he said flooding remains a "major concern", with the southern flank of the cyclone expected to bring 800mm across the next two days. In what Premier David Crisafulli was a "little moment of magic" amid the chaos, a set of twins have been born on North Stradbroke Island overnight. The island has been badly impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred however midwives and paramedics were able to deliver the twins in the town of Dunwich on the western side of the island. We've seen plenty of viral videos from Currumbin's Vikings Surf Life club over the past few days as the storm surge engulfed its car park right on the beach there. Well vision shared to Instagram by local photographer Luke Workmann now shows the damage caused. While plenty of sand has been washed away either side, the car park's tarmac has been completely ripped up. Tens of thousands of people are being warned they could be without power for over a week after storm debris took out a substation on the Gold Coast. Roughly 38,000 people in southeast Queensland have lost power, with the majority of those on the Gold Coast. 'The strong winds have carried debris, tree branches, whole trees, everything onto the network," Energex spokesman Danny Donald told the Courier Mail. Donald said if the cyclone hits part hard, restoration work will be delayed. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube. OK, we have a major update from the Bureau of Meteorology. Just hours after the cyclone was revised down to a category one system late on Friday, it has now been downgraded to a tropical low. Now that does not mean the dangers millions have been warned about will become less likely as the sheer amount of rain predicted is still expected. "Some of the biggest weather event I've seen in my career have been tropical lows," the ABC's meteorologist Adam Morgan said Energex says there are widespread power outages in Queensland's southeast. A staggering number of 239,000 people are currently off in the southeast area. Those are the main ones. Significant numbers," area manager Chris Graham told the ABC news channel. The worst hit is the Gold Coast with nearly 120,000 people without power. And in a bleak update for residents, Graham said people needed to "be prepared for prolonged outages". He said that could be at least a week some are left without power. Good morning and welcome to Yahoo's live coverage once more. In a key update this morning, the Bureau of Meteorology has said Cyclone Alfred has been revised to a category one system after weakening slightly. However that does not mean life-threatening conditions will not occur, with damaging gusts and flash flooding expected on the mainland. The cyclone is expected to make landfall shortly between Maroochydore and Bribie Island. This is where we'll be leaving our live coverage for the day, however the Yahoo homepage will have the latest news from the cyclone here. And for vital information from the Bureau of Meteorology, you can find that here. Our live coverage will return early tomorrow morning before Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall. With Tropical Cyclone Alfred now just hours away from landfall, authorities are warning residents it's now time to get serious. Residents are being urged to stay inside 'immediately' as the wild weather ramps up. The cyclone was 125km east-southeast of Brisbane and 90km east-northeast of the Gold Coast on Friday afternoon, moving west southwest at 8km/h. 'Everyone should be off the roads and at home almost from immediately after this press conference,' Acting Gold Coast Mayor Donna Gates said at 2pm (AEST). 'It is serious and strong winds can't be underestimated." OK, passing 2pm (AEST), all Brisbane Coles stores are now closed. Woolworths had earlier said the select number of stores open in Brisbane would close early. We'll stick with Acting Gold Coast mayor Donna Gates as she's just revealed police are working to remove four children from the ocean at Southport. "They're ignoring warnings to get out... it's very, very foolish and very, very dangerous," she said. Gates said two teens had earlier been rescued from the water. She clarified a previous warning people could get fined $16,000 for entering the water, saying they were not on-the-spot fines, however the maximum someone could be fined if taken through the courts. She said trying to scare people with that information appeared to have "fallen on deaf ears". Acting Gold Coast mayor Donna Gates has urged people not to call Triple-0 to report fallen powerlines with emergency services inundated amid the cyclone. "Don't clog other resources," she urged, telling people to call 131962 instead, stressing it was still an important call residents still need to make. Well we mentioned before a few of the Gold Coast's iconic lifeguard towers had succumbed to the coastal erosion there, so let's take a closer look at that now. Remarkably the ones that have fallen around Southport remain in tact after falling down the sand cliff onto the beach below. NSW Premier Chris Minns has told anyone who ignores evacuation orders in northern NSW will be "by yourself". While he said the majority of people are following the advice, there are concerns a small number of people will stay. "If you're one of the few people that are remaining in your house and you're in an evacuation area … you will literally be by yourself,' he said. Mr Minns warned that despite the heavy emergency service presence, it did not mean those remaining in the evacuation zone could 'ride out the storm'. 'There aren't the same number of boats as houses, and in the event of a major natural disaster we can't be everywhere at the same time," he said. The Bureau of Meteorology has released a new update, saying Cyclone Alfred is expected to remain a category 2 system as it approaches the coast. It is now just 150 kilometres east southeast of Brisbane. It's on track to cross the Moreton Bay islands on Saturday morning as a category 2 cyclone, before potentially dropping to a category 1 around midday. By Sunday, BoM predicts it will become a tropical low. Damaging wind gusts of up to 140km/h are still forecast for today, with locally 'intense' rainfall and the risk of flash flooding. 'Destructive wind gusts of up to 155 kilometres per hour may develop about the Moreton Bay Islands and exposed coastal location on the northern Gold Coast from tonight,' BoM said in the update. 'Although Alfred is expected to weaken and move inland during Saturday, damaging wind gusts may continue, particularly over elevated terrain during Saturday, before easing throughout during Sunday.' People between Cape Moreton and Yamba, including the Moreton Bay Islands should remain inside until conditions have eased and listen to the next advice. People between Yamba and Grafton in New South Wales, as well as Brisbane and Double Island Point in Queensland should take precautions and listen to the next advice. And how about this unfortunate moment for this Brisbane driver? With fears e-scooters and e-bikes could prove to be a deadly projectile, they've all been gathered up and stored together in the CBD. But one driver was left trapped by them all. Unsurprisingly the motorist's plight went viral this morning. Read more about it from the Yahoo team here. Two Currumbin Valley residents are lucky to be alive after a massive gum tree fell on their home on Friday morning. Damaging winds from Cyclone Alfred sent the tree crashing into the roof of the house, ripping open the roof and flattening walls. The occupants thankfully sustained only minor injuries and were taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in stable conditions. On Facebook, a woman claimed it was her brother's home, and emergency crews had to cut up the tree in order to free him from the house. Your home is your castle, as they say and it appears those who live in this Currumbin apartment block certainly see it that way. They've managed to build one of the most sophisticated sandbag walls we've seen. There's been plenty of vision from the Gold Coast's Currumbin and the waterfront there showing the water swamping the local surf life club's car park with fears the water will shortly cross the coastal road there. There's plenty at threat thanks to the coastal erosion on the Gold Coast with reports some of the city's iconic lifeguard towers have fallen. And crews in Southport are working to save the iconic bronze sculpture 'Melody on the foreshore' in front of the surf live saving club. The sculpture's neighbouring lifeguard tower is nowhere to be seen. Surf cam shows a digger looking to pull the sculpture to safety, which can be seen below. And take a look at what the site normally looks like. The NSW SES has issued 25 evacuation orders in anticipation of severe flooding from Cyclone Alfred. The most recent additions have been New Brighton and South Golden Beach on the Tweed Coast, and areas of Macksville and Bowraville on the Mid North Coast as river levels continue to rise. The NSW government admitted its evacuation orders were made too late during the 2022 Lismore floods so it is making early calls on areas it expects will need to be evacuated. There are currently 19 evacuation centres open in NSW. In Queensland four areas along the Moreton Bay coast, including Wynnum and Brighton, have beed ordered to prepare to evacuate. Redland City Island communities were last night at 9pm warned to 'Take Shelter Now'. The cyclone is forecast to reach the Queensland mainland at midday on Saturday. Well this is a somewhat positive update for millions anxiously waiting in Brisbane. The Bureau of Meteorology's Matthew Collopy told reporters just now the cyclone should weaken by the time it reaches Queensland's capital. "As the cyclone moves across Moreton Bay islands, it is expected to weaken from a Category two to a Category one system," he said. "That will mean that destructive winds are unlikely for Brisbane itself, but damaging wind gusts to 120km/h are expected and they will develop quickly as the system approaches." He expects the cyclone to pass north of the city's CBD about midday on Saturday. Collopy said waves bigger than 10 metres are expected to continue while he said flooding remains a "major concern", with the southern flank of the cyclone expected to bring 800mm across the next two days. In what Premier David Crisafulli was a "little moment of magic" amid the chaos, a set of twins have been born on North Stradbroke Island overnight. The island has been badly impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred however midwives and paramedics were able to deliver the twins in the town of Dunwich on the western side of the island. We've seen plenty of viral videos from Currumbin's Vikings Surf Life club over the past few days as the storm surge engulfed its car park right on the beach there. Well vision shared to Instagram by local photographer Luke Workmann now shows the damage caused. While plenty of sand has been washed away either side, the car park's tarmac has been completely ripped up. Tens of thousands of people are being warned they could be without power for over a week after storm debris took out a substation on the Gold Coast. Roughly 38,000 people in southeast Queensland have lost power, with the majority of those on the Gold Coast. 'The strong winds have carried debris, tree branches, whole trees, everything onto the network," Energex spokesman Danny Donald told the Courier Mail. Donald said if the cyclone hits part hard, restoration work will be delayed.
