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eNCA
3 days ago
- Politics
- eNCA
Survey shows aggressive policing not inspiring trust
JOHANNESBURG - A recent Human Sciences Research Council survey shows that public trust in the police is at an all time low. READ: Violence in schools blamed on inadequate police visibility I t also reveals that aggressive policing is not inspiring the public's trust. Others refer to aggressive policing as zero tolerance, which involves a high degree of police presence and proactive interventions. Dr Ben Roberts, Research Director in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State research division at the Human Sciences Research Council discussed this with eNCA.
Newsweek
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Blackburn Rovers vs Everton FC: Live Stream Men's Club Friendly, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Blackburn Rovers and Everton FC face off on Saturday in a men's international club friendly, offering fans a preseason glimpse of both squads ahead of their respective league campaigns. Catch all the action live on FOX Deportes. Beto of Everton scores his team's first goal during the pre-season friendly match between Accrington Stanley and Everton at Wham Stadium on July 15, 2025 in Accrington, England. Beto of Everton scores his team's first goal during the pre-season friendly match between Accrington Stanley and Everton at Wham Stadium on July 15, 2025 in Accrington, England. Photo by Ben Roberts - Danehouse/Getty Images How to Watch Blackburn Rovers vs Everton FC Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM ET Channel: FOX Deportes Stream: Fubo (TRY FOR FREE) Blackburn Rovers is coming off a seventh-place finish in the Championship last year. The team ended the season with 66 points, winning 19 of its 46 matches with nine draws and 18 losses. The team's most recent match was July 12, when it faced Accrington Stanley in a friendly. Blackburn took the victory in that game, 2-1. Everton looks to continue building after a Premier League season that saw the team finish 13th with 48 points. The team had 11 wins, 15 draws, and 12 losses. It was the team's best result since a 10th-place finish in the 2020-21 campaign. Can Everton get back in the top half of the EPL this season? It won't be easy, but the steady improvement over the last few seasons suggests that there's upside here. As recently as two years ago, Everton felt like a future relegation candidate, but now the team has started to figure things out. Fubo is a great service for watching soccer matches from around the world. You can watch select games from the Premier League, Ligue 1, La Liga, MLS, and Liga MX, as well as many international competitions. Live stream the Blackburn Rovers vs Everton FC match on Fubo: Start your free trial now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
House too hot? Energy bill already too high? This UK professor says smearing yogurt on your windows can cool your home
A researcher in the UK found applying yogurt to windows can lower a house's temperature by 6 degrees. The discovery comes as the country faces a massive heatwave, as does the U.S. Greek yogurt was used in the study, with a fat percentage of 10%. The summer of 2025 is already a scorcher—and we've got a long way to go. It's not just the U.S., either. The UK is experiencing a massive heatwave that has resulted in health alerts across parts of the country. That's especially problematic as few homes in that country have air conditioning—and it's resulting in some rather unique solutions. A professor at Loughborough University has come up with an especially odd way to cool your home that is a lot more effective than you might imagine: Smear some yogurt on the window. Dr. Ben Roberts says putting yogurt on the outside of windows can lower the temperature by up to 6.3 degrees (Farenheit). The numbers come following a one-month experiment, where two identical test houses braved the heat—one with yogurt windows, one without. On average, the yogurt house was one degree (F) cooler, but it saw a difference of 6.3 degrees on 'hot and sunny' days. The yogurt results in a film on the windows, which blocks some of the solar radiation, which raises the temperature. (If you're thinking of trying to recreate this, Roberts says they used Greek yogurt with a fat percentage of about 10%. He didn't add, but it seems logical to add that you'll want to skip the fruit-flavored varieties when doing so.) Roberts admits he was 'quite surprised' when he saw the temperature differences, adding he didn't think the diary product would be as effective as it was in blocking heat. Worried about the smell? Roberts says that faded as soon as the yogurt had dried, which took less than a minute. He did not, however, address whether the application of yogurt on the windows attracted more bugs. This story was originally featured on
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Experiment finds yoghurt can lower house temperature
People across the UK would have had their windows open and fans on to try and keep cool in the midst of the third heatwave of the summer. But there would likely have been few trying out one university lecturer's alternative method to lower the temperature in a building. Dr Ben Roberts, a senior lecturer in healthy buildings at Loughborough University, said applying yoghurt to the outside of windows can lower the temperature by up to 3.5C (38F). He has pointed to the results of a month-long experiment to show the method has brought results. He said: "We can't get houses to cool down during the day. "That's a real problem for a lot of people, so we've started to look at shading solutions, stopping sun getting into your house during the day." In May, Dr Roberts and PhD student Niloo Todeh-Kharman conducted an experiment on two identical test houses at Loughborough University by putting yoghurt on the windows of one, but not the other. The experiment found the indoor temperature of the house with yoghurt on the windows was on average 0.6C (33F) cooler, but up to a maximum of 3.5C cooler when it was "hot and sunny". According to Dr Roberts, the yoghurt forms a thin film on the window itself and reflects some of the incoming solar radiation as it is a light colour. This means not as much heat passes through the window. He told the BBC the yoghurt smells for "30 seconds when drying" but that as soon as it has dried "the smell disappears". Dr Roberts said the idea came from a conversation with Tom Greenhill, the author of the Heatwave Toolkit website, who was thinking of "low-cost ways" which could stop overheating. He added Mr Greenhill tried putting yoghurt on his own house but that it had never been tested. For their experiment, the scientists at Loughborough University used a supermarket-brand of Greek yoghurt that has a fat percentage of about 10%. When he saw the results of the investigation, Dr Roberts said he was "quite surprised" as he did not think it would be "that effective". He added that when they carried out experiments with tinfoil - which blocks "pretty much" all of the incoming sun's heat - they saw a maximum temperature drop of 5 to 6C (41-42.8F), so he was "pleasantly surprised" with the results from the yoghurt experiment. Dr Roberts said: "It shows the importance of treating windows and heat shielding solutions for windows to reduce overheating." "We see a lot of excess summer deaths, so very simply if you can keep your home cooler we'll reduce the number of excess summer deaths happening and we can improve people's health and wellbeing," he added. Dr Zoe De Grussa, research manager at the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers, added: "It's not your everyday hack, I would say, but anything you can do to put on the outside of windows is going to be of benefit to stopping sunshine coming in and heating up the internal environment." Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. As UK faces third heatwave, is this 'just summer'? Loughborough University
BBC News
12-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Experiment finds yoghurt can lower house temperature
People across the UK would have had their windows open and fans on to try and keep cool in the midst of the third heatwave of the there would likely have been few trying out one university lecturer's alternative method to lower the temperature in a Ben Roberts, a senior lecturer in healthy buildings at Loughborough University, said applying yoghurt to the outside of windows can lower the temperature by up to 3.5C (38F).He has pointed to the results of a month-long experiment to show the method has brought results. He said: "We can't get houses to cool down during the day. "That's a real problem for a lot of people, so we've started to look at shading solutions, stopping sun getting into your house during the day."In May, Dr Roberts and PhD student Niloo Todeh-Kharman conducted an experiment on two identical test houses at Loughborough University by putting yoghurt on the windows of one, but not the experiment found the indoor temperature of the house with yoghurt on the windows was on average 0.6C (33F) cooler, but up to a maximum of 3.5C cooler when it was "hot and sunny". According to Dr Roberts, the yoghurt forms a thin film on the window itself and reflects some of the incoming solar radiation as it is a light means not as much heat passes through the told the BBC the yoghurt smells for "30 seconds when drying" but that as soon as it has dried "the smell disappears".Dr Roberts said the idea came from a conversation with Tom Greenhill, the author of the Heatwave Toolkit website, who was thinking of "low-cost ways" which could stop added Mr Greenhill tried putting yoghurt on his own house but that it had never been their experiment, the scientists at Loughborough University used a supermarket-brand of Greek yoghurt that has a fat percentage of about 10%. When he saw the results of the investigation, Dr Roberts said he was "quite surprised" as he did not think it would be "that effective".He added that when they carried out experiments with tinfoil - which blocks "pretty much" all of the incoming sun's heat - they saw a maximum temperature drop of 5 to 6C (41-42.8F), so he was "pleasantly surprised" with the results from the yoghurt Roberts said: "It shows the importance of treating windows and heat shielding solutions for windows to reduce overheating.""We see a lot of excess summer deaths, so very simply if you can keep your home cooler we'll reduce the number of excess summer deaths happening and we can improve people's health and wellbeing," he added. Dr Zoe De Grussa, research manager at the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers, added: "It's not your everyday hack, I would say, but anything you can do to put on the outside of windows is going to be of benefit to stopping sunshine coming in and heating up the internal environment."
