Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
Natalia Botero-Acosta This humpback whale, photographed here off the Pacific coast of Colombia, made an epic migration A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations…
Shabana Mahmood says prisons may still run out of space
PA Media Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood – pictured here last month – has spoken to the BBC The justice secretary has said even under the government’s plans to open 14,000…
UK rent soars by average £3,240 since Covid, says Zoopla
Getty Images Average annual rent on a newly-let property is £3,240 more expensive than at the end of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures from Zoopla. Rent began to soar…
Syria’s new transitional PM calls for stability and calm
Telegram Mohammed al-Bashir chaired a meeting with ministers from both the transitional and former governments The prime minister of Syria’s new transitional government has said it is time for people…
Is the world’s fastest-growing big economy losing steam?
Getty Images Between July and September, India’s economy slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% Is the world’s fastest-growing big economy losing steam? The latest GDP numbers paint a sobering…
What is a ghost gun, the weapon allegedly used in New York CEO shooting?
CBS News The handgun that police recovered from Luigi Mangione Investigators say the black pistol allegedly recovered from Luigi Mangione, the suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a…
US gives $20bn to Kyiv funded by seized Russian assets
The US has given $20bn (£15bn) to Ukraine, funded by the profits of seized Russian assets. The economic support forms a significant part of a $50bn (£39bn) package agreed by…
Tech Life: Cyber warfare
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Two taken to hospital after house explosion
Two people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a terraced house in north-east London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. Footage on social media showed a…
Two-tier policing ‘nonsense’, Cleveland Police chief tells riot probe MPs
PA Media Riots broke out in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool in Teesside over the summer A police chief has branded claims of two-tier policing “nonsense” as he insisted his officers had…