Three dead and over 122,000 evacuate homes
Huge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia has forced more than 122,000 people out of their homes across the country. Three people have also died, according to disaster officials.…
The men who hid a note in a Scottish lighthouse 132 years ago
Ross Russell Ross Russell found a bottle containing a 132-year-old letter deep inside the walls of Corsewall Lighthouse A rich picture has emerged of the three men who left a…
BBC reports from mass protests at ‘crucial moment for Georgia’
Mass protests have continued for a second consecutive night in Georgia, sparked by the government’s decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union. In the capital, Tbilisi, police used…
Lockdown DIY linked to Walleys Quarry gases
Reuters Walleys Quarry was ordered not to accept any new waste as of Friday A chemist and former senior lecturer in environmental sustainability has said powerful odours from a controversial…
Smooth Mars bar man gets £2 compensation from chocolate giant
The man who caused an online storm when he found a Mars bar without its signature ripple has received £2 in compensation. Harry Seager’s picture of the confectionery generated interest…
Who is NI’s most controversial stadium named after?
Press Association Sir Roger Casement was executed in 1916 for his part in an Irish rebellion In the heart of west Belfast, a derelict stadium named after Irish revolutionary Roger…
Four-day week Cambridgeshire council attacks ‘culture war’ notice
A council leader has branded the former government’s decision to issue a Best Value Notice over a four-day week trial at her authority as a “fruitless attempt to stoke up…
Al Fayed tried to control me with envelopes of cash says ex-Harrods director
BBC Jon Brilliant joined Harrods in 2000 to relaunch its online business Mohamed Al Fayed manipulated Harrods managers to conceal his crimes, sacking those he could not control, an ex-director…
Terminally ill people react after MPs vote
BBC Elise Burns says passing the bill will provide a choice to terminally ill people living in pain like her Terminally ill people are a step closer to being able…
Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed
EPA On Friday, after weeks of fierce and passionate debate, MPs began their formal scrutiny of the bill that would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months…