More than 150 rescued from Mpumalanga gold mine
More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa’s eastern Mpumalanga province. Police say three bodies were recovered earlier this week on the first…
Explosion hits block of flats in The Hague
An explosion has hit a three-storey block of flats in The Hague, police say. Firefighters have rushed to the scene to put out a fire that caused the collapse of…
Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus in Tipton
BBC Police were called to High Street in Tipton just before 16:55 GMT on Friday A four-year-old boy has died after being hit by a bus. West Midlands Police was…
Dominican Republic records largest ever cocaine seizure
Authorities in the Dominican Republican say cocaine discovered in the country’s largest-ever seizure was headed to Europe. Hidden in a banana shipment, officials found 9,500kg of the drug at a…
Star Wars fan from Swindon sells toy collection after job loss
A man who changed his name to Luke Skywalker has sold his collection of Star Wars memorabilia after losing his job. The sale included signed items from the films, life-sized…
‘We start preparing our Christmas lights in January’
The Gray’s house has a 24,000-light Christmas display For Christmas-loving couple Gary and Anna Gray, it takes a whole 12 months to get their home ready for the festive season.…
BBC reporter on Storm Darragh
Millions of people in parts of Wales and south-west England have been told to stay at home as forecasters warn of a danger to life as Storm Darragh brings winds…
Weather forecast as Storm Darragh brings fierce winds
Millions of people in parts of Wales and south-west England have been told to stay at home as forecasters warn of a danger to life as Storm Darragh brings winds…
Ebenezer Scrooge’s Shrewsbury gravestone restored in time for Christmas
BBC The work was carried out for free by a Shropshire company The gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge has been reinstated, after it was smashed into piece by vandals in November.…
Netflix Senna drama’s Norfolk ‘Alps’ mocked on social media
Senna/Causeway Pictures A snow-capped mountain range looms behind racing drivers in the the drama Senna A Netflix series which depicts the lesser-known snow-capped mountains of Norfolk has whipped up a…