There is no standout lead story across the fronts of Wednesday’s papers. But a handful touch on small boat crossings. “Now it’s good weather to blame for boat surge!” is the headline in the Daily Express. A photo of the “major new search for missing Maddie” appears on the front, as police resume their hunt…

Photo provided to ENR by Intermountain Power Agency A coal power plant in Utah is set for a green transformation having reached its decommissioning year, as billions are being set aside to use modernize it with hydrogen gas. A rare geologic feature underneath the plant will allow them to store the gas in copious amounts,…

Daniel Sandford Home affairs correspondent in the Algarve, Portugal Watch: The BBC’s Daniel Sandford at the scene of the new search operation Portuguese and German authorities have started a new search for Madeleine McCann in Portugal, nearly two decades after her disappearance. Madeleine was three years old when she vanished from an apartment complex in…

Mykale Baker working in his graduation outfit – credit Maria Mendoza GNN readers loved the story of Mykale Baker, a teen who metaphorically leapt from atop the stage of his high school graduation right into the drive-thru window of his job at Burger King the same night. On Thursday, a Georgia mom who had watched…

A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the attack for a year, investigators say. Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, who is charged with a federal hate crime as well as state charges of attempted murder, assault and use of an explosive device, made…

The Teal Wand – credit Teal Health This year, a revolution in the unpleasant pap smear test will arrive on the American market in the form of the first at-home cervical cancer screening device ever approved by the FDA. Offering the chance to perform a vaginal swab test in the comfort of one’s own home,…

PA Media Mazyar Azarbonyad previously admitted dangerous driving A personal trainer who caused a pile-up of police cars after fleeing from them while driving home from a first date has been sentenced to 14 months in a young offender institution. Seven officers were injured and five police cars damaged in the crash caused by 20-year-old…

The Candela C-8 passing the Rock of Gibraltar – credit, Candela released An electric ferryboat has gone from Spain to Africa and back in the same day, proving decarbonization of strait crossings is possible. The Swedish-made vessel traveled from Sotogrande, Spain, to Ceuta, North Africa—a 24-nautical mile trip—in just over one hour, matching the speed…

Martin Jones BBC West Investigations Cheryl Dennis BBC Points West BBC Ernest Williams says he feels “bitter” about his treatment by the MOD and will keep fighting to get the pension he feels he deserves Time has not dimmed Ernest Williams’ sense of injustice. Despite being 90 years of age, the former Royal Navy veteran…

Identical twins Bill Casey (right) and Jack at 100 – McCarthy Stone / SWNS A pair of identical twins have just celebrated their 100th birthday and named their secrets for a long and happy life. Bill Casey and his twin brother Jack celebrated their centenary together with cake, drinks, and friends at a retirement home…