River levels to rise as flood alerts remain in place
More than 20 warnings and alerts remain in place across Coventry and Warwickshire after the region saw widespread disruption due to flooding. The Environment
Paul McCartney’s missing bass and other mysterious musical instrument disappearances
From a 17th-Century Italian violin stolen from Japan to Drake’s lost Blackberry in Mexico, here are musical lost and found mysteries that rival Sir
NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is due to be arraigned in a federal courthouse on Friday to face five counts of criminal offences,
‘Extremely problematic’: How cult ‘art house erotica’ film Emmanuelle became a global hit – and dated badly
To mark the 50th anniversary of the erotic French film that made soft porn mainstream cinema, it’s had a 21st Century reboot – but
Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM
Japan’s ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning the former defence chief as Japan’s next leader. Nine candidates contested for
Escalating Trump row looms over Zelensky’s US visit
The Speaker of the US House Mike Johnson has demanded that Ukraine fire its ambassador to Washington, as a feud between the Republican Party
Escalating Trump row looms over Zelensky’s US visit
The Speaker of the US House Mike Johnson has demanded that Ukraine fire its ambassador to Washington, as a feud between the Republican Party
Breast cancer patients to get appointments anywhere in NI
A new regional waiting list for breast cancer assessment is to be introduced in Northern Ireland in the coming months.This new initiative has been
Zelensky looks to Biden to back Ukraine ‘victory plan’
Zelensky’s plan is designed to be a “bridge” towards stopping the war (file pic) As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to reveal a “victory plan”
An 11th lawsuit for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as he sits in jail
Criminal charges against Combs could land him in prison for life Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently in federal custody awaiting trial on
Crypto world hoping for Trump election win
While Trump has been forthright about his views on crypto, Harris’ position is much less clear The cryptocurrency industry is “rife with fraud and
Boeing strikers not interested in 30% pay rise – union
Boeing increased its pay rise offer this week to 30% over four years The union representing thousands of striking Boeing workers says a survey
James McAvoy and Tom Brady fall for ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ hoax
James McAvoy has starred in the X-Men film franchise and His Dark Materials television series More than 600,000 people, including many celebrities, have fallen
UN says 90,000 people displaced in Lebanon since Monday, as cross-border strikes continue
People fleeing southern Lebanon are sleeping on the sides of roads as they head north, an aid worker tells the BBC’s World At One.
China holds rare test of long-range missile into sea
China has said it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean.The ICMB was launched at 08:44
US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced for desertion
Travis King, the US soldier who fled from South to North Korea last year before being returned home, has been sentenced to one year
N Korea win record third U20 Fifa Women’s World Cup
North Korea secured a record-equalling third victory in the Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday, beating Japan 1-0 in Bogota. They became the
Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan
Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture. The
Kenya’s Ruto open to converting Haiti mission to UN peacekeeping operation
Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya’s anti-gang mission in the country being
Kids are inhaling ‘Galaxy Gas’ to get high. Here’s what parents should know
For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form