High-speed project in ‘very serious situation’, boss says
The HS2 project is in a “very serious situation” and needs a “fundamental reset”, the new boss of the the high-speed railway company has warned. Mark Wild, chief executive of…
Four killed as tornadoes rip through six southern US states
Getty Images Workers removing tree limbs from a truck after a tornado struck the town of Katy, Texas on 28 December. At least four people have been killed after dozens…
Trinidad and Tobago declares emergency as murder rate soars
Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency as gang violence in the Caribbean nation continues to escalate. President Christine Carla Kangaloo issued the declaration on the advice of…
Parents of teenage attacker jailed
The parents of a teenage boy who killed nine children and a security guard in a mass shooting at a school in Serbia last year have been jailed. The boy’s…
‘Christmas ruined’ after Morrisons missed festive deliveries
Kate from Exeter Some Morrisons customers missed out on a traditional Christmas dinner after their online orders did not arrive in time, leaving them to raid their cupboards to cobble…
West Bay cliff fall blocks beach on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
A rockfall has blocked a section of beach on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. The collapse means there is no access between Freshwater and West Bay where the clifftop coast path is…
WHO appeals for end to attacks on Gaza’s hospitals
The head of the World Health Organization has called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza. “Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system…
Paddy Hill dies aged 80
Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, has died aged 80. In a post on Facebook, the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO) said…
Sir Anthony Hopkins describes driving car ‘drunk out of my skull’
Getty Images Sir Anthony Hopkins says he realised he needed help after admitting driving a car drunk Double Oscar winner Sir Anthony Hopkins has described how he realised he needed…
Watch as CCTV captures culprit running from arson attack
Watch as CCTV captures people running from an arson attack in Rhydelfelin, Pontypridd. It comes as South Wales Police said it is investigating three cars being set alight in Llanharan…