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Boat Race rowers told not to enter Thames due to high levels of E. coliRowers taking part in the 2024 Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge in London are among rowing clubs that have been told not to enter the Thames after high levels of E. coli were found.Crews have also been warned to cover blisters, and wear footwear when getting in and out of the boat.Pressure group River Action said tests indicated the bacteria came from sewage directly discharged into the river.
‘Pushed to the limit’: the tiny Greek island in people smugglers’ sightsEven by the standards of small Greek islands, Gavdos is tiny. In a population of fewer than 70 people, there are just two families with four children. The rest “are all old people mostly living alone”, its mayor, Lilian Stefanaki, explains.It is a micro-world that in the depths of winter is served by a single school, a bakery, two mini-markets and four kafeneia cum tavernas. The remote island – separated from the coast of Crete by frequently unpredictable waters in the Libyan Sea – is watched over by Efsevios Daskalakis, who for much of the year is its sole police officer.But recently life on Gavdos has been a little less quiet than usual.
Fish ‘full of contraceptive pill, antidepressants and cocaine’ after sewage spillsProfessor Alex Ford told Good Morning Britain... "“In the marine life, we are finding they are full of drugs - contraceptive pills, antidepressants - every single marine species that we’ve looked at so far is full of cocaine."
Apple releases macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma update to fix USB Hub and Java issues