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Three adults were sleeping on the floor in a house surrounded by waste, including dead rats and mice. (Picture: Durham County Council) A landlord company in County Durham has been fined £42,500 after tenants were found living in unsafe conditions, including sleeping on the floor surrounded by dead rats, mice, human waste and urine.Carter Property Services, owned by 59-year-old Glyn Carter, was prosecuted by Durham County Council after officers found repeated breaches of the conditions attached to its selective landlord licence, Landlord Zone reported. The company manages around 300 rental properties.Peterlee Magistrates Court heard that the company had broken 13…

Frogs disappear during dry seasons by aestivating underground for months. Their bodies form protective cocoons, and they await the monsoon rains. Moisture and vibrations signal the frogs to emerge from their dormant state. The monsoon rains create ideal breeding pools for frog eggs. This emergence is a survival strategy honed over millions of years. The rainy season is already here, and everything around is exuding green!There is something magical about the heavy monsoon shower when the air smells different, the ground turns soft, and within hours, a chorus of croaks fills the evening.For most of the year, frogs seem to…

The Central Board of Secondary Education has made the Class 12 Supplementary Examination 2026 admit cards available ahead of the July 28 examination. Private candidates can access their hall tickets through the official portal, while schools will distribute signed and stamped admit cards to regular students. Candidates should check all particulars carefully before appearing for the examination. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the Class 12 Supplementary Examination 2026 admit cards for both regular and private candidates. While private students can download their hall tickets online from the board’s official portal, regular candidates will receive their admit…

​Quote of the day by Bruce Springsteen: ‘No one you have been and no place you have gone ever leaves you…success of your journey and your destination all depend on who’s driving’, rock icon’s lesson on accepting your past and moving forward with it​ Rather than accepting our past moments in life, where we try to avoid it or run away from it altogether. However, Bruce Springsteen, who has been active in the music scene for decades now, gives completely different advice through today’s quote. He talks about how important it is to accept your past and where you have…

NEW DELHI: Spain’s celebrations after winning the FIFA World Cup 2026 caught the attention of football fans around the world. Apart from the usual scenes of joy, hugs, cheers and trophy celebrations, one moment stood out at the New York New Jersey Stadium, officially known as MetLife Stadium. After beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time to lift their second World Cup title, several Spain players were seen cutting pieces of the goal net and taking them home as souvenirs.Spain borrow a famous basketball traditionThe unusual celebration came after substitute Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the final in the…

For Londoners living around Greenford Tube station, tiptoeing through floodwater to get to work was a part of their daily routine. The ticket hall found itself inundated after a heavy downpour with neighbourhoods flooded and sandbags routinely deployed to make way.The local council of Ealing, a borough in West London faced the daunting reality every year and yet struggled to come up with a solution. Initially, they planned on spending millions on expensive engineering works to create an artificial reservoir to solve the problem. That was before conservationists shared another idea. Until five beavers came along and fixed the problem…

Delhi’s Jantar Mantar was the first among the five to be built in 1721. Located on Parliament Street, it originally featured several astronomical instruments used to observe the movement of celestial bodies and calculate calendars. It remains a significant part of Delhi’s heritage monuments.Today, Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is recongised as a peaceful protest site but this was not the scene earlier. How it evolved is an interesting story.Until the early 1990s, large political rallies were usually held at the Boat Club lawns. But after massive farmer protests in 1988 and growing security concerns, authorities stopped allowing large gatherings there.Around 1993,…

NEET-UG 2026 OMR row: Candidate seeks fresh verification after alleging response mismatch NEW DELHI: The controversy over NEET UG 2026 OMR sheets continues to gather attention, with another candidate alleging that the answer sheets made available to him by the National Testing Agency (NTA) do not reflect the responses he marked during the examination. After corresponding with the agency and receiving an official reply, the candidate says his concerns remain unresolved and has now approached the media, sharing emails, OMR sheets and supporting documents.TOI Education has reviewed the candidate’s correspondence with the NTA, including the OMR sheets shared with him,…

Swara Bhasker alleges Mumbai Police detained husband Fahad Ahmad during CJP protest at Chaityabhoomi, shares videos online Swara Bhasker has alleged that her husband, political activist Fahad Ahmad, was detained by the Mumbai Police while participating in a protest at Chaityabhoomi in Dadar. According to the actor, several other demonstrators were also taken into custody and brought to Mahim Police Station. Calling the incident disturbing, Swara described it as a “shameful state of affairs.”On Monday evening, she shared a video on social media showing police personnel escorting Fahad away from the protest venue. In the clip, he can be heard…

Zimbabwe’s skipper Sikandar Raza plays a shot during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Group 1 match against India (ANI Photo) Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza believes his side is capable of matching India in the upcoming three-match T20I series, saying there is little to separate the two teams despite India’s reputation. The series begins on Thursday, with India looking to recover from disappointing T20I defeats against Ireland and England.Rejecting suggestions that India will dominate, Raza said Zimbabwe has been playing consistent and exciting cricket in recent months.”Both countries will have an equal chance in this series. But…