just now (1454+ words) The North East Ambulance Service is gearing up for its busiest time of year Winter is the busiest period for the NHS, with the flu season, an increase in respiratory conditions, and colder weather all adding to the challenges facing the health service. Frontline staff across the North East and Cumbria tell us how they are getting ready for increased demand. James Atkinson used to be a steelworker on Teesside. Now, he's facing quite a different challenge. It is his second winter as a paramedic and says the season brings a whole range of different problems. "We'll still get our normal jobs. But there's the additional challenge of cold and flu season, respiratory conditions and driving on the road in snow and ice." This will be James Atkinson's second winter as a qualified paramedic He says it is something paramedics…...

just now (756+ words) Crypto prices today were on an uptrend with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP climbing on improved macro sentiment. Fed rate cut expectations rose to 85%, lifting risk assets and increasing confidence in a market-wide recovery. Institutional ETF flows strengthened for ETH and SOL, signaling growing investor interest beyond Bitcoin. Altcoins followed Bitcoin's upward trend. Ethereum price jumped 2.78% to $2,931.27. The second-largest cryptocurrency is now valued at $353.79 billion. ETH broke the psychologically important $2,900 level for the first time in recent days. Solana price was up by 5.04% to $138.39. XRP price led major altcoins, spiking 8.51% to $2.24. BNB rose 1.91% to $862.66, while its market cap reached $118.82 billion. Cardano price added 3.09% to reach $0.4254, while Dogecoin soared 3.90% to $0.1515. The only major loser among the top ten was TRON (TRX), which slipped 1.44% to $0.2728." Crypto prices today also showed strength in the stablecoin sector. Tether (USDT) held steady at $0.9996 with a…...

just now (107+ words) We pooled money for a drone with the guys and are looking for where to buy it cheaper. I went to Avito, and there is a damn warehouse of these drones, just a hangar of several thousand square meters, millions of listings across the country. Damn it, here the guys are risking their lives, sending them food via drones, and I won't even mention personal hygiene products. And you bastards, fucking whores, try to make money, I have no strength or patience to watch this shit anymore. Everyone will get what they deserve I hope this reaches conscious sellers and you write to us in the bot...

just now (193+ words) 25 November,2025 11:16 AM IST |" Karjat "|" Ranjeet Jadhav Dusky Crag Martin around nest. Pic/Mahesh Yadav A freak accident caused by strands of stray hair tangled in nesting material led to the heartbreaking sight of a young Dusky Crag Martin in Karjat. The unfortunate incident depicts a stark reminder of how even small traces of human waste can have devastating consequences for wildlife. Traditionally, these birds thrive on cliffs and rocky terrains. However, habitat destruction has pushed them closer to human settlements, where they now build nests on buildings, bridges and other manmade structures. This shift has created a new danger: the use of human-generated waste like hair, synthetic fibres and threads in nest-building. Such materials, while harmless to people, can easily entangle and kill young birds. Yadav, while talking to Mid-Day, further said that harmless hair for humans can possibly be…...

just now (449+ words) According to a notice shared by the school education department, the economic and social difficulties faced by single mothers in the state often compel them to pull their children out of school Maharashtra education department calls for census of children of single mothers 25 November,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Aditi Alurkar An awareness camp conducted by Sau Ekal Mahila Samiti, an organisation that aids single women. PIC/By Special Arrangement Maharashtra's Maharashtra School Education Department has called for a census of all the children of single mothers studying from Std I to Std XII. According to a notice shared by the school education department, the economic and social difficulties faced by single mothers in the state often compel them to pull their children out of school. In an attempt to aid these women, the state now intends to collect data on the number…...

just now (432+ words) 25 November,2025 07:10 AM IST |" Mumbai "|" Team mid-day The opening Test of the 2025-26 Ashes series was over and done within two days. Yes, the cricket was exciting at the Perth Stadium, but spare a thought for the spectators who had paid for all five days. Disappointment they would be no matter which country they belong to. Our in-house cricket nut came up with another early finish to an Ashes Test - the Melbourne game of the 1954-55 Ashes. No, it was not all over by Day Two like Perth the other day, but in the first session of Day Five. The fans were not happy. England pace terror, the late Frank Tyson, a friend of this newspaper, bundled out Australia for 111 with figures of 7-27. The hosts began the day on 75-2, needing another 165 for victory but "Typhoon' Tyson had other plans. Kochi's historic Jewish quarter…...

just now (169+ words) 25 November,2025 04:28 PM IST |" Mumbai "|" Ranjeet Jadhav In a first for the Dahanu coast, the Mangrove Cell has fitted a satellite tag on an Olive Ridley turtle to track its journey from the shoreline. File Pic/Mangrove Cell and Maharashtra Forest Department The satellite-tagged turtle Dhaval Lakshmi has exhibited northward movement and, as of November 25, is located approximately 27 km northwest of Dahanu and 20 km offshore. The project aims to gather important data on the species' migration routes, foraging grounds and population patterns along India's western coast. The Dahanu Forest Division and the Mangrove Cell of the Maharashtra Forest Department, along with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), attached the satellite transmitter to a female Olive Ridley turtle in Palghar district. The turtle was found entangled in a fishing net on August 10, 2025 and was rescued by local fishermen, who noticed injuries on…...

just now (394+ words) 25 November,2025 04:29 PM IST |" Mumbai "|" mid-day online correspondent NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule. Filepic Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) MP and national working president Supriya Sule on Tuesday wrote to the Maharashtra State Election Commissioner, alleging that several aspirants in the upcoming local body polls are being pressured to withdraw from the fray by "vested interests" to ensure unopposed victories. As reported by news agency PTI, Supriya Sule has also flagged a "worrying trend" wherein candidates are getting elected unopposed in the run-up to elections after their challengers are being forced out of the contest through "threat, pressure, and coercion". The NCP (SP) MP further raised these allegations days after Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan claimed that 100 councillors of the ruling party were elected unopposed in municipal councils and nagar panchayats across the state in the run-up to local…...

just now (475+ words) 25 November,2025 12:42 PM IST |" Thane "|" mid-day online correspondent The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family of a man who died after being hit by a container truck in 2019, reported news agency PTI. Thane MACT member Rupali V Mohite, in the order on November 20, directed the truck's insurance company to pay the compensation initially, but granted the insurer the right to recover the full amount from the vehicle owner, citing a proven breach of policy conditions, reported PTI. A copy of the order was made available on Monday. The victim, Md Muslim Shabbir Shaikh (then aged 34), who worked in a private company, was walking along the Mahape-Shilfata Road in Maharashtra's Thane district on June 11, 2019, when a container truck allegedly speeding at a "high and uncontrollable" pace hit him from behind, reported…...

just now (45+ words) The park is globally known as the last natural refuge of the Sangai, Manipur's state animal. Often referred the dancing deer, the Sangai moves in elegant, careful steps because each stride is taken on floating ground that dips slightly under its weight. (Image: Instagram)...