Cranston report highly critical of systemic failings and missed opportunities around deaths of more than 30 people

Loss of life was avoidable in the worst mass drowning from a small boat crossing in the Channel, a public inquiry has found.

The 454-page report by the former high court judge Sir Ross Cranston is highly critical of failings around the deaths of at least 24 men, seven women and two children in November 2021.

FBI and Venezuela’s intelligence agency also reportedly arrest billionaire media mogul Raúl Gorrín at same address

A close and powerful associate of the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has reportedly been detained during a joint operation by Venezuela’s intelligence agency and the FBI.

Alex Saab, a wealthy Colombian-Venezuelan businessman long considered Maduro’s frontman, was removed from his position in Venezuela’s government a fortnight after US forces captured his ally on 3 January. In the early hours of Wednesday, the 54-year-old was reportedly detained by members of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) at a luxury home in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.

Clinical reports show the children had consumed batches of recently recalled products, UKHSA says

There have been 36 clinical reports of children suffering symptoms consistent with toxin poisoning linked to recent baby formula recalls, the UK Health Security Agency has said.

The UKHSA said it and partner agencies had received 24 notifications in England, seven in Scotland, three in Wales, one in Northern Ireland and one from the crown dependencies of children who had consumed implicated batches and developed symptoms.

rajbhoy has added a photo to the pool:

Tafoni textures of the rocks at Wind Eroded Cave Lookout in Blackheath, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

Panoramic merge of 14 images.

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Kitayatsugatake, Mt.Shimagare
北八ヶ岳・縞枯山

The depth is a mysterious fluffy powder snow. The temperature is similar to that of a freezer.

深さは謎のふわふわの粉雪です。気温は冷凍庫と同じくらいです。

Chino city, Nagano prerf, Japan

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Hill of Clementine
みかんの丘

These are winter cherry blossoms in my hometown, Shimizu Ward. It's still cold, but they're blooming beautifully.

地元、清水区の寒桜です。まだまだ寒い時期ですが、元気に咲いています。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka city, Japan

​Het aanstaande kabinet heeft gezocht naar ministers ‘zonder al te grote ego’s’. Volgens de beoogde premier Rob Jetten hebben ze mensen nodig die bruggen kunnen bouwen en steun kunnen vinden voor plannen. Wat betekent dit voor VVD’er Vincent Karremans?

“Het lijkt alsof ze Karremans bewust hebben uitgesloten door dit profiel zo op te stellen. Het is nog maar een paar maanden geleden toen Karremans het dacht op te nemen tegen China in de Nexperia-zaak. Om dan nu te zeggen dat je geen grote ego’s wil hebben in de ploeg, voelt als een regelrechte uitsluiting,” zegt politiek analist Tom-Jan Meeus.

Toch zijn er ook geluiden dat Karremans wel degelijk een ministerpost krijgt. Frank Hendricx van de Volkskrant: “De VVD heeft inhoudelijk al zo veel binnengehaald door tof te doen bij de onderhandelingen en Karremans is de perfecte vaandeldrager hiervan.”

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37 court applications shifted off failing kit, though some are camping in a temporary hosting facility

The courts system in England and Wales has moved 37 applications out of two outdated datacenters, although some will use a temporary hosting facility until they are replaced, according to the senior civil servant responsible.…