Torfaen becomes global hotspot for carbon emissions after wildfires
The smell of burning from the Blaenavon wildfire was reported 30 miles away in Cardiff.
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Durham military museum turned art and culture space The Light opens
The Light, formerly the Durham Light Infantry Museum, opens its first art exhibition.
Move over, Usain Bolt: Humanoid robots smash human records at Beijing games
BEIJING — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.
South Africa’s former world boxing champion Tete shot dead outside his home
Former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was shot dead outside his home in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Friday, police and the country’s sports minister said.
Barnsley Council set to rescind 2019 climate emergency declaration
Barnsley Council says a review is under way to asses climate and net zero-related activity.
Big crisis brewing in Rawalpindi? Pakistan deploys army for âsensitive dutiesâ
Pakistan News: The Pakistan government has authorised the deployment of the army in Rawalpindi for six months following a request from the Punjab home department for.
Screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the border
On Monday, the US government will reopen part of the southern border to Mexican livestock following a screwworm outbreak. It has reignited a decades-old debate in the cattle industry.
Before Xi-Trump talks, US Navy flies through Taiwan Strait, puts China on notice
China News: A US Navy aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, putting one of the most sensitive issues in US-China relations back in focus just weeks b.
Spain’s ‘wolf boy of Sierra Morena’ dies aged 80
For most of his childhood, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja lived in remote Spanish mountains, isolated from human contact. He spent 12 extraordinary years being raised by wolves, after early tragedy had led to his abandonment.
Sydney Marathon medal wrongly features Munich stadium
Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.
'Repeatedly tortured': Imran Khan's sister alleges abuse in jail as ex-Pakistan PM returns to prison
Pakistan News: Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan repeatedly told his sister that he was being tortured in prison, she said on Saturday, a day after .
Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara spent years restoring a historic villa built more than 100 years ago, blending old-world architecture with modern design; the heritage property is now ready for a new chapter
Kumar Sangakkara is a name that needs no introduction. Everyone who follows cricket or even who doesnât, knows the Sri Lankan cricket legend. But what.
Residents in China found three king cobra nests; scientists saw two cobras guarding one with 72 eggs
China News: Three king cobra nests discovered by residents in Yunnan, China, have given scientists an unusually close look at a part of the snakeâs life that rema.
‘It was a tsunami’: Floods leave death trail in India’s Assam
From father searching for his daughter’s body to man who drowned trying to save a friend, floods take devastating toll.
Northamptoshire Dogfather set for Strictly after stroke recovery
Graeme Hall from the Channel 5 series 'Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly' is joining Strictly Come Dancing.
Quiet on set. How AI transformed China’s microdrama scene
The breakneck AI transformation of the industry is the kind of technological disruption that many creatives fear could upend movie-making far beyond China.
US judge strikes down Trump immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled against the State Department’s suspension of immigrant visas.
Economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job but urges boldness on devolution
Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.