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Metro
21-05-2025
- Metro
People are placing bets on which five escaped prisoners will be caught last
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Football, horse racing, boxing – just some of the popular sports millions place bets on every week. But convict catching? That's a new one on us. In a premise straight out of a dystopian film, people are gambling on who the last escaped prisoner caught will be after 10 inmates busted out of a New Orleans jail last week. Five who fled the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility through a hole in the toilet wall on Friday have already been caught. Now people are taking to social media to offer odds on who will be the last remaining out of the five still standing. Before the capture of Corey Boyd, 19, a Facebook user posted a mock up graphic with betting odds featuring Corey, Leo Tate, Derrick Groves, Antoine Massey, Jermaine Donald, and Lenton VanBuren. It reads: 'DOWN TO THE FINAL 6 ,LETS GET IT. Groves: +150 Boyd: +180 Donald: +200 Massey: +250 Tate: +300 VanBuren: +350 LOCK IN NOW.' The post caused a buzz on Reddit, with user IllustriousAnt485 posting: 'Lenton has that look in his eye where he is waiting for someone to act a certain way so he can change his mannerisms. 'He is a chameleon who stands for nothing and says whatever he thinks people want to hear. 'He will find a way to survive and get away. It's in his blood. 'Derrick has intelligence in his eyes but also has pride. His pride will be his downfall. More Trending 'The others are straight up cornballs who will be caught or go out with a bang. My money is on Lenton.' III-Philosopher-9243 added: 'My fiance and I had done this between ourselves. I got Lenton lasting til the end, he's got Leo.' Friday's jailbreak made headlines worldwide, while images of the tiny escape hole quickly spread across social media. The inmates even left graffiti messages for prison guards to find, such as 'to easy LOL [sic]'. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Stalker detective tried to 'destroy' ex's life by lying he was a paedophile MORE: School boys deny throwing massive seat over balcony at Westfield MORE: Mum told to pay police officer £50 for striking him in the face with toilet roll
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Nottingham rollerskating venue closure will have 'huge impact'
The owner of a unique Nottingham entertainment venue says it is "incredibly sad" it is being forced to close due to planning rollerskating arena, in Lenton, was set up nine years ago and has hosted parties, theme nights and skating there was an understanding that when nearby land was developed for housing, the venue would need to be soundproofed, something Joy Cotton says is confirming the closure on social media, Ms Cotton said the public reaction "really hit home how much of a huge impact this is going to have". Ms Cotton said she set up Skateland after her then teenage son struggled to find anywhere convenient to practice his has since grown into a popular venue which is partly run by when they looked into the cost of soundproofing the venue it came to "hundreds of thousands" of business has been given a deadline of 31 July to vacate the building but clearance work means they will close on 6 July."It is incredibly sad," said Ms Cotton."We only told staff and volunteers on Monday and then we shared it on our socials to let customers know."The amount of people who have reached out to us is amazing."It has really hit home how much of a huge impact this is going to have for some people."It's really going to affect their well being, because this is somewhere they come together with their friends and there is nowhere else they can come and do this." Affordable fun She confirmed the team would like to continue elsewhere but they need a suitable building at the right price."We'd love to move to another venue but that is easier said than done," she said."We need about 8,000 sq ft, parking and no houses nearby and those tend to get snapped up quickly."People have been saying 'Oh it was so cheap, you could have charged more'."But one of our key principles was to keep skating affordable for Nottingham."There are so many events or venues that people struggle to afford so we wanted to make sure this was for everybody."Ms Cotton said the next few weeks were going to be busy with planning final events and putting items into storage."I'm not sure when it will hit home it's not there anymore," she said.
USA Today
23-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Earth is headed toward several catastrophic climate 'tipping points,' study warns
Show Caption The climate keeps changing, despite the Trump administration's attempt to silence the entire phenomenon. A new study out April 23 reports that the world is on course to trigger several climate "tipping points" if policies stay on their current course. These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible. Scientists assessed the risk of 'tipping' in 16 different parts of the Earth system – ranging from the collapse of major ice sheets to the "dieback" of tropical coral reefs and vast forests. 'Climate tipping points could have devastating consequences for humanity," said study co-author Tim Lenton, from the University of Exeter's Global Systems Institute in the United Kingdom. "It is clear that we are currently on a dangerous trajectory – with tipping points likely to be triggered unless we change course rapidly." What is a 'tipping point'? A 'tipping point' occurs when a small change tips a system into a new state, causing significant and long-term transformation. The debate about tipping points in the climate system has intensified over the past two decades, according to the study. What are some of the tipping points? Tipping points mentioned in the study include collapse of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets; coral-reef die-offs; Amazon rainforest loss; lack of winter sea ice in the Arctic; abrupt permafrost thaw; mountain glacier loss; and collapse of a key Atlantic current that could affect climate worldwide. Trump administration takes aim at climate change The Trump administration is continuing to pursue its pledge to prioritize American energy independence and scale back the federal government's plans to understand and prevent climate change. Among other actions, the president has withdrawn the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement. A key element of his plan is to boost the use of American-sourced fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, which emit the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. What can we do? Could the ocean be our solution to climate change? Ocean alkalinity enhancement, if scaled up, could make a meaningful difference in fighting global warming. 'We need urgent global action – including the triggering of 'positive tipping points' in our societies and economies – to reach a safe and sustainable future," Lenton said. As for actions that individuals can take, Lenton said to "eat less meat .... A quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions are linked to diet choices and associated farming practices. It's better for your health as well – most US and European consumers are eating an unhealthy amount of animal protein that increases risk of colorectal cancer, heart disease and diabetes. It's also better for nature – the major cause of net loss of nature worldwide is meat-eating, especially beef as it is a really inefficient way of using land to feed ourselves." He said individuals can also choose to adopt renewable energy (such as rooftop solar) since the power sector is another quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. People can also choose to adopt electric vehicles since road transport is responsible for about 12% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, Lenton said. There is some good news The study also found that carbon released by certain tipping points (such as Amazon rainforest dieback and permafrost thaw) is unlikely to cause enough warming to trigger other tipping points. The emissions from those points are not sufficient to trigger what is called a 'tipping cascade," study lead author Jakob Deutloff said, where one tipping element triggers the next one. 'The good news from our study is that the power to prevent climate tipping points is still in our hands,' said Deutloff, also of the University of Exeter. 'By moving toward a more sustainable future with lower emissions, the risk of triggering these tipping points is significantly reduced." The new study was published April 23 in the journal Earth System Dynamics.
USA Today
23-04-2025
- Science
- USA Today
Earth is headed toward several catastrophic climate 'tipping points,' study warns
Earth is headed toward several catastrophic climate 'tipping points,' study warns Show Caption Hide Caption Could the ocean be our solution to climate change? Ocean alkalinity enhancement, if scaled up, could make a meaningful difference in fighting global warming. The climate keeps changing, despite the Trump administration's attempt to silence the entire phenomenon. A new study out April 23 reports that the world is on course to trigger several climate "tipping points" if policies stay on their current course. These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible. Scientists assessed the risk of 'tipping' in 16 different parts of the Earth system – ranging from the collapse of major ice sheets to the "dieback" of tropical coral reefs and vast forests. 'Climate tipping points could have devastating consequences for humanity," said study co-author Tim Lenton, from the University of Exeter's Global Systems Institute in the United Kingdom. "It is clear that we are currently on a dangerous trajectory – with tipping points likely to be triggered unless we change course rapidly." What is a 'tipping point'? A 'tipping point' occurs when a small change tips a system into a new state, causing significant and long-term transformation. The debate about tipping points in the climate system has intensified over the past two decades, according to the study. What are some of the tipping points? Tipping points mentioned in the study include collapse of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets; coral-reef die-offs; Amazon rainforest loss; lack of winter sea ice in the Arctic; abrupt permafrost thaw; mountain glacier loss; and collapse of a key Atlantic current that could affect climate worldwide. Trump administration takes aim at climate change The Trump administration is continuing to pursue its pledge to prioritize American energy independence and scale back the federal government's plans to understand and prevent climate change. Among other actions, the president has withdrawn the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement. A key element of his plan is to boost the use of American-sourced fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, which emit the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. What can we do? 'We need urgent global action – including the triggering of 'positive tipping points' in our societies and economies – to reach a safe and sustainable future," Lenton said. As for actions that individuals can take, Lenton said to "eat less meat .... A quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions are linked to diet choices and associated farming practices. It's better for your health as well – most US and European consumers are eating an unhealthy amount of animal protein that increases risk of colorectal cancer, heart disease and diabetes. It's also better for nature – the major cause of net loss of nature worldwide is meat-eating, especially beef as it is a really inefficient way of using land to feed ourselves." He said individuals can also choose to adopt renewable energy (such as rooftop solar) since the power sector is another quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. People can also choose to adopt electric vehicles since road transport is responsible for about 12% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, Lenton said. There is some good news The study also found that carbon released by certain tipping points (such as Amazon rainforest dieback and permafrost thaw) is unlikely to cause enough warming to trigger other tipping points. The emissions from those points are not sufficient to trigger what is called a 'tipping cascade," study lead author Jakob Deutloff said, where one tipping element triggers the next one. 'The good news from our study is that the power to prevent climate tipping points is still in our hands,' said Deutloff, also of the University of Exeter. 'By moving toward a more sustainable future with lower emissions, the risk of triggering these tipping points is significantly reduced." The new study was published April 23 in the journal Earth System Dynamics. Contributing: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
