Government to pledge to clean up Windermere
Reuters Windermere attracts seven million visitors a year but campaigners say it is treated like an “open sewer” Environment Secretary Steve Reed is to pledge to ensure “only rainwater” enters…
How does the Canada general election work? A simple guide
BBC Mark Carney is due to be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister in the coming days, having won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau. It means he will…
The ‘anti-Trump’ numbers man who may force the UK to take a side
Mark Carney’s elevation to the top job in Canada is of particular significance at this moment when his country is at the frontline of a North American trade war. He…
Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit airports
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers. The industrial action, led by the…
Explosive-laden caravan part of a ‘fake terror plot’
A caravan found packed with explosives in outer Sydney earlier this year was part of a “fabricated terrorism plot” concocted by criminals, Australian police have said. The caravan, which was…
Ex-cyclone Alfred erodes Australia’s Gold Coast beach
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred caused huge swells and flooding as it hit Australia’s east coast over the weekend. Footage shows beach erosion at the Gold Coast’s Surfer’s Paradise, a car windscreen…
Policeman convicted for viral torture video found dead in jail
A former Thai police chief who was jailed for life three years ago for torturing a drug suspect to death has been found dead in his Bangkok jail cell, authorities…
St Patrick’s in Washington ‘not just a green jamboree’
Enda McClafferty BBC News NI political editor PA Media The first and deputy first ministers visited Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day in 2024 When the US President Donald Trump…
The ‘forgotten golfer’ who was a sporting icon
Ken Banks and Ben Philip BBC Scotland Reporting fromGrantown-on-Spey USGA Museum Bobby Cruickshank became a sporting star in America When Scotsman Bobby Cruickshank was taken prisoner during World War One,…
King to launch Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth baton relay
EPA King Charles is patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation King Charles will launch the King’s Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace later, ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. It…