What is the pink powder being used to fight fires in California?
Getty Images Thousands of gallons of fire retardant have been dropped over southern California this past week As crews battle ...
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Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents
Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the ...
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Gaza ceasefire hopes rise as pressure grows on Hamas and Israel
AFP US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened that “all hell” will break loose if the hostages are not released before ...
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Armed gang who used Grindr to rob Birmingham and Derby victims jailed
Police handout Wasim Omar, Mohammed Sharif and Ali Hassan were sentenced on Monday Five men who used dating app Grindr ...
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Reeves will remain for all of Parliament, Downing Street says
Watch: Chancellor has my full confidence, says Starmer Chancellor Rachel Reeves will remain in her role “for the whole of ...
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JSO activists spray-paint Charles Darwin grave
Two women have been arrested after climate protesters spray-painted over the grave of Charles Darwin inside Westminster Abbey. Climate protest ...
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Biden and Netanyahu discuss Gaza truce talks as momentum builds
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken by phone – in Biden’s final week in ...
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Oliviero Toscani, Benetton’s shock photographer, dies aged 82
Reuters Fashion photographer Oliviero Toscani, known for his shock ad campaigns for Italian clothing brand Benetton, has died aged 82, ...
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Dalit woman in India alleges rape by 64 men over five years
An 18-year-old Dalit woman from the southern India state of Kerala has accused 64 men of sexually abusing her since ...
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AfD embraces repatriation of migrants as election nears
Germany’s far right is in a buoyant mood. On Saturday, while its conference was under way in the eastern city ...
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Norway on track to be first to go all-electric
BBC Like a third of Norwegian motorists, Ståle Fyen now drives an electric car Norway is the world leader when ...
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Apple board pushes against diversity rollback call
Apple’s board has asked its investors to vote against a proposal to end its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. ...
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Taliban ‘do not see women as human’, says Malala in Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim leaders to challenge the Taliban government in Afghanistan and its repressive policies for girls and ...
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Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai kidnapped in Kenya, found hours later
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai who was abducted by armed men in Kenya said she has been released, hours ...
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LA fires death toll rises to 24 as high winds expected
Watch: ‘Homes razed to the ground’ on Malibu iconic coastal road Weather forecasters in California are warning fierce winds which ...
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Inside story of Biden’s undoing
BBC Standing at a lectern at Washington’s National Cathedral last Thursday, Joe Biden delivered the eulogy for former President Jimmy ...
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Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company’s success
Xiqing Wang/BBC The BBC spoke with factory workers in Guangzhou’s Panyu neighbourhood, the so-called “Shein village” The hum of sewing ...
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Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says ‘it’s not going to happen’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US. ...
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No Trousers Tube Ride returns to London in 2025
The annual No Trousers Tube ride has taken place despite plunging temperatures in the capital. Trouserless passengers were seen across ...
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Murder investigation after woman’s body found and man injured
RTÉ News The woman’s body was found at the scene A murder investigation has been launched after the body of ...
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to hand over two captured soldiers from North Korea back to their ...
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Selling Sunset’s Jason says landlords price gouging over LA fires
Landlords have been illegally raising prices due to the Los Angeles wildfires, says Selling Sunset star Jason Oppenheim. The LA ...
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Peak District roads shut by police due to ‘selfish’ parking
Roads in Derbyshire’s Peak District have been closed by police over “poor parking”. Both Winnats Pass and Rushup Edge, near ...
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