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India.com
2 days ago
- Climate
- India.com
Mumbai Rain Live Updates: Non-stop rainfall brings city to a halt, roads, rail tracks submerged, flights hit, huge traffic jam
Mumbai Rain Live Updates: Amid heavy rainfall in several parts of the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Mumbai has received around 300 mm of rain, leading to some disruptions, but the water level in the Mithi River is slowly going down. The city received 300mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours from 8 am on August 18 to 8 am on August 19. All live updates on the Mumbai rain will be shared here: Mumbai Rain Live Updates: IMD Red Alert to remain till Wednesday. Eight flights diverted as heavy rains impact flight operations
Wales Online
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
There are three huge acts performing in Cardiff in August - and you can still get tickets
There are three huge acts performing in Cardiff in August - and you can still get tickets The August Bank Holiday weekend will be a pretty busy time for the Welsh city with three huge stars performing at Cardiff Castle The stage and the crowd at a Cardiff castle gig (Image: DEPOT LIVE/CUFFE & TAYLOR) The summer in the Welsh capital has been nothing but joyous for music fans. We've had huge gigs by Oasis and Catfish and the Bottlemen at the Principality Stadium, Fontaines DC, Pet Shop Boys and Faithless performing at Cardiff Castle and acts like Noah Kahan and the Stevie Wonder at Blackweir Fields. But there are still some acts performing in Cardiff this August, and fans can still get their hands on the last remaining tickets. The August Bank Holiday weekend will be a pretty busy time for the city, with not only people making the most of the summer holidays with their kids and family, but people going out and (hopefully) enjoying the warmth and sunshine during the long weekend. However, there will be gigs over at the historic Cardiff Castle too- most of which held by DEPOT LIVE in collaboration with Cuffe & Taylor, with performances from one music legend, a dynamic duo, and a Hollywood superstar. Here's everything you need to know about those performances, dates, how to get tickets and their prices at the time of writing. READ MORE: Richard Ashcroft announces Cardiff date after Oasis support and getting tickets is simple LATEST: BBC Radio 1 announces 'special' one-off gig in Cardiff Sir Tom will be coming home this August and performing at Cardiff Castle in August (Image: Getty) Sir Tom is bringing his Defy Explanation tour to Cardiff ahead of the August Bank Holiday weekend at the end of the month. Fans will be able to see the legendary Treforest singer of Sexbomb and She's a Lady at Cardiff Castle on Wednesday evening, August 20, and Thursday evening, August 21. He will be joined by Stone Foundation, an R&B and soul band, for both evenings. Tickets to see the Welsh singer have been available since February this year, with the tickets for the Wednesday show sold out on the Depot Live website, but final tickets remaining for the Thursday show on the same website - Alternatively, tickets are on still available on Ticketmaster at The '3 Event Pass' tickets are sold for £135.20 each. Basement Jaxx are known for huge dance anthems including Romeo, Red Alert, and Bingo Bango (Image: Manchester Evening News) After 10 years away from the main stages of the world, Basement Jaxx will be bringing back their euphoric energy-filled live experience with a summer series of headline festival appearances in 2025, including in Cardiff. Starting in 1994 with a series of underground EPs on their own Atlantic Jaxx label, the duo - Felix and Simon Ratcliffe of Basement Jaxx, have developed unforgettable tunes over the years, including Where's Your Head At, Red Alert and Do Your Thing to name a few. The duo will be performing at Cardiff Castle over the August Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday, August 24. They will be joined by Ezra Collective, Eats Everything and Alex Mills. Fans can get their tickets either through Depot Live website - or at 'General Admission Standing Tickets' are for sale for £61.60 each, while 'Premium Viewing Platform Standing Ticket (18+)' are £141.90 each. Will Smith will be performing at Cardiff Castle in August (Image: Getty) For what promises to be one of the biggest events of the summer, Will Smith will be bringing his Based on a True Story tour to Cardiff Castle on Monday, August 25. The actor and singer is known for his hit songs such as Miami and Gettin' Jiggy Wit It. He will be joined by none other than Nile Rodgers + Chic on the stage. Article continues below There are still tickets available, which fans can get either through the Depot Live website - or at 'General Admission Standing Ticket - Wave 2' are still available for £72.80 each, with the 'General Admission Standing Ticket - Wave 1' available for £61.60 each and the 'Premium Viewing Platform VIP Standing Ticket (18+)' available for £214.50.
Daily Mirror
20-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Huge surge in blood donations as NHS faces Red Alert and dangerously low stocks
Mirror appeal sparks 100,000 blood donations to stop routine operations having to be cancelled due to NHS shortages More than 100,000 appointments to give blood were booked in the week after the Mirror spearheaded an urgent appeal for donations. Our front page last week revealed a million people need to give blood to avoid a first ever Red Alert as the NHS struggles with dangerously low stocks. NHS Blood and Transplant said it is going through its worst ever shortage and around 200,000 more donors are needed in England to stabilise blood supply. Routine transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth which aid recovery are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared. In the week after the appeal over 29,000 people registered as new blood donors and over 100,000 appointments were booked. Gerry Gogarty, Director of Blood Supply, said: "We are extremely grateful to the support of the Daily Mirror which played a significant part in generating this response from so many thousands of people across the country. 'We are so grateful for the response we have seen from new and existing donors across the country over this past week. Over 29,000 new donors registered and 100,000 booked appointments is an incredible response. 'However, with 50,000 appointments in need of filling each week, we urge people not to lose this momentum. As we head into the summer, we still have many appointments available to book – with 50,000 donor centre appointments still available over the next six weeks.' A Red Alert would mean less than one day's blood stocks are available and must be prioritised for immediately life threatening cases. The NHS aims to have six days' stock at any one time but currently has around three days' supply. It comes after the Mirror launched the Give a Pint, Save a Life campaign to help blood stocks recover after the Covid-19 pandemic amid ongoing shortages. One donation can save up to three lives. The NHS remains in its longest ever Amber Alert for low blood stocks which was declared last July. Red Alert which would mean demand far exceeds capacity, threatening public safety and causing widespread surgery postponements. Donations have been falling in part due to changing habits as more people work from home since the pandemic. Most available donation slots are at larger town and city centres. Of the 29,000 people who registered last week, 1,000 were from a Black heritage background. This is crucial because sickle cell disease is the country's fastest growing inherited blood disorder and it disproportionately affects Black African and Black Caribbean communities. Around 250 babies a year are born with the condition in the UK over 13,000 sickle cell patients currently rely on regular blood transfusions. The best matched blood will often come from donors of the same ethnicity. The NHS needs around 250 donations per day from Black heritage donors in order to meet current need and demand continues to grow. Mr Gogarty said: 'While we have seen a great response to our calls for more Black heritage donors to sign up to become blood donors, there remains an urgent need for more to register and give, as the demand for blood continues to grow.' Sickle cell disease is when red blood cells are sickle shaped rather than circular. This leads to agonising blockages that damage organs and can lead to blindness or a fatal stroke. These sickle cell 'crises' are so painful that more severely affected patients can be prescribed morphine - more typically given during end of life care - just to get them through the day. NHS Blood and Transplant needs over 17,000 regular donors of Black heritage to help meet growing demand for sickle cell patients. More than half of donors of Black heritage are likely to have the Ro blood type, compared with just 2.4% of other ethnicities. Aliya Gladyng from Sydenham, relies on regular six-weekly blood transfusions to help manage her sickle cell disease. She said: 'As an exchange patient, I receive blood transfusions every six weeks. Each time, I have eight units taken out of my body and eight more units of donated blood put back in. This means I need around 70 bags of blood every year. Please donate blood. You really have no idea how much it helps people like me.' The NHS needs over 5,000 blood donations every day - or around 1.8 million a year in England. This requires around one million donors who regularly donate to help maintain a reliable blood supply. Mr Gogarty added: 'We very much hope that people who have registered, booked or donated for the first time over this past week, will become regular donors to help stabilise blood stocks and more people will continue to keep coming forward to help us save more lives in the future.' To register as a blood donor with the NHS you can sign up online through the NHS Give Blood website or by downloading the NHS Give Blood app. You can also sign up by calling 0300 123 23 23. Once registered, you can book your appointment online, through the app or by calling.
Daily Mirror
08-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
NHS could issue first ever 'Red Alert' for blood donations as stocks run low
NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks A million people need to give blood to avoid a first ever Red Alert as the NHS struggles with dangerously low stocks. NHS Blood and Transplant says it is going through its worst ever shortage and around 200,000 more donors are needed in England to stabilise blood supply. Routine transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth which aid recovery are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared. This would mean less than one day's blood stocks are available and must be prioritised for immediately life threatening cases. The NHS aims to have six days' stock at any one time. Currently 785,000 people - or 2% of the population - are keeping the nation's blood stocks afloat. The NHS is asking more people to give blood regularly and tackle the crisis with 'the country's largest volunteering force'. Health Minister Baroness Merron said: 'I am extremely grateful to the many thousands of people who donate regularly – the blood you donate saves people's lives, from mothers in maternity wards to victims of car crashes. However the NHS is in urgent need of more lifesaving blood donors from all backgrounds.' It comes after the Mirror launched the Give a Pint, Save a Life campaign to help blood stocks recover after the Covid-19 pandemic amid ongoing shortages. One donation can save up to three lives. The NHS remains in its longest ever Amber Alert for low blood stocks which was declared last July. Red Alert which would mean demand far exceeds capacity, threatening public safety and causing widespread surgery postponements at hospitals nationwide. The shortages are due in part to changing habits as more people work from home since the Covid-19 pandemic. Most available donation slots are at larger town and city centres. NHSBT chief executive Dr Jo Farrar said: 'There are many thousands of people who donate regularly and help us keep patients alive. You keep the NHS going and save and transform thousands of lives a year. Our stocks over the past 12 months have been challenging. If we had a million regular donors, this would help keep our stocks healthy – you'd truly be one in a million." Isaac and his 'Hulk blood' The NHS is calling for a million donor superheroes to start giving blood to help keep people like Hulk fan Isaac Balmer alive. Isaac, aged four, needs his regular supply of 'Hulk blood' every 12 weeks to keep him strong and healthy. The youngster from Hull was born with Hereditary Spherocytosis, which is a genetic blood condition which causes fragile red blood cells to break down faster than normal leading to severe anaemia and other complications. Mum Jasmin Suggit said: "During his transfusions, he refers to donor blood as 'Hulk blood' and imagines himself becoming stronger and healthier. She said: 'Isaac's haemoglobin levels fluctuate and when they drop significantly, he becomes lethargic and jaundiced. But when he receives his transfusion you see the colour return to his cheeks and his energy levels soar before our eyes. It is incredible. But this wouldn't be possible without the real life, everyday superheroes who keep Isaac and others like him alive, thanks to their regular blood donations.' Two thirds of all the blood currently collected by the NHS is used to treat patients who rely on blood transfusions, including cancer and life-long blood conditions. Isaac receives transfusions every three months at Hull Royal Infirmary where mum Jasmin works in the newborn screening team. Jasmin said: "Until you're one of those who need blood yourself or know someone who does, it may not always be a priority. But Isaac's journey has put things into perspective and his journey has inspired me to become a blood donor myself. It's a small act that can make a big difference in someone's life." There are currently between two and three days' of blood stocks available to the NHS but rates of donations have been falling. There are 55,000 unfilled appointment slots in the next six weeks. The 'active donor base' - which refers to donors who have given blood in the last 12 months - stood at 785,000 at last count in April. This is down from 800,000 before the pandemic in 2020. The NHS needs over 5,000 blood donations every day - or around 1.8 million a year in England. This requires around one million donors who regularly donate to help maintain a reliable blood supply. NHSBT's blood director Gerry Gogarty said: 'Blood stocks are critically low and there's a pressing need to avoid a Red Alert. We can do this if we fill the available appointment slots – particularly in town and city centres. That could have a severe impact on the NHS with non-urgent services potentially being paused to focus on the most critical needs.' There is a critical need for O negative donors – the universal blood type compatible with anyone and used in emergencies. Just 8% of the population have O negative blood but it accounts for 15% of the blood used by hospitals and first responders. There is also an increasing need for donors of Black heritage as around 50% have a blood subtype called Ro, which is used primarily to treat people with sickle cell disease. This is the country's fastest growing genetic blood disorder and patients require regular transfusions to prevent agonising and life threatening blockages. Last year England saw an increased wave of blood donation registrations – including the largest ever increase in registrations from Black heritage communities. However only one in four have gone on to donate, with a quarter of a million people who signed up yet to roll up their sleeves to make a lifesaving donation. Professor Meghana Pandit, NHS Co-National Medical Director, said: 'Regular blood donors provide a lifeline for patients across the NHS, and I'd like to thank them for their incredible generosity. Donating blood is a powerful way you can make a meaningful difference to people's lives, so I'd encourage anyone considering becoming a donor to please come forward to help stabilise blood stocks as we near a critical low – you could help save someone's life.' What would a Red Alert mean? The Red Alert has never before been used but is designed to help the NHS save and improve as many lives as possible. Routine procedures which require blood will be postponed so stocks are preserved for patients with life threatening haemorrhages, emergency operations such as heart surgery which cannot be delayed for 24 hours and patients who need a lifesaving transfusion due to illness. NHS Blood and Transplant will declare a Red Alert for blood stocks if there is a severe shortage of red cells. There are two levels of Red alert, dependent on the number of days of stock available. 'Red B' is between 0.5 and 1.0 days' supply of stock; 'Red A' is less than 0.5 days' supply of stock. The appeal comes just before the one year anniversary of the Amber Alert being in place across England and at the start of National Blood Week. NHSBT chief executive Dr Jo Farrar added: "Please book an appointment today, experience how good it feels to save lives, and come and do it again in a few months.'
The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Boating suspended in Thekkadi till May 27; Monitoring Officer reviews preparedness in Theni district
Following the southwest monsoon setting in a week in advance, heavy rainfall in many parts of neighbouring Kerala has led to the suspension of boat rides in Thekkadi (Kerala) till Tuesday (May 27, 2025) after Red Alert was issued, officials said on Sunday. While the Indian Meteorological Department has given an orange alert for Theni and Dindigul districts, the officials here, led by Monitoring Officer M. Govinda Rao, Collector Ranjith Singh, and others took stock, of the preparedness at the District Collectorate. The special control room will monitor the rainfall level, to check on dam storage level, and to keep watch for floods at low-lying areas. The Disaster Management Department officials said they expected rainfall between Sunday (May 25) and Monday (May 26) along the Western Ghats. A warning has already been issued to people in areas along the river, with first responders put on alert. Officials in the Department of Highways and the police said the ghat section in the district was being closely monitored, especially the Cumbum Mettu, which connects Theni, Munnar, and other destinations. So far, there have been no problems. On Saturday, there was widespread rain in parts of the district, including Thekkadi and Mullaperiyar dam. Besides mild showers in some parts, there was largely no rain till 6 p.m. on Sunday, officials said.
