France to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools
France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said. The ban will come into force on 1…
Moment glacier crashed down Alps and onto village
The Swiss village of Blatten was partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley, flooding plains and destroying houses. Drone footage showed a large section…
Musk’s eventful time at Doge
The world’s richest man spent nearly 130 days working with the Trump administration to slash the federal government. From attending the president’s inauguration, taking his son ‘Lil X’ – as…
French MPs vote to scrap low-emission zones in blow to Macron
France’s National Assembly has voted to abolish low-emission zones, a key measure introduced during President Emmanuel Macron’s first term to reduce city pollution. So-called ZFEs (zones à faibles émissions) have…
Robert Jenrick wants fare-dodgers video to ‘shame people into action’
Watch: Jenrick admits breaking rules over fare dodgers video Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has said he hopes his video of himself confronting fare evaders on the London Underground will…
Game apologises for cancelling Switch 2 pre-orders
UK high street chain Game has apologised after it cancelled some pre-orders of the hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2. Gamers have waited years for the Switch 2 – the successor…
Prolific French paedophile’s sentence leaves victims appalled
The victims of prolific French paedophile Joel Le Scouarnec have expressed their dismay that the former surgeon’s 20-year prison sentence does not include preventive detention – meaning he could be…
Turkey to fine airline passengers who stand up before plane stops
Airline passengers to Turkey are to be fined if they stand up before the seatbelt sign turns off after landing, regulators have said. The Turkish civil aviation authority said it…
Trump tariff ruling completely changes the global trade war
Getty Images “Watch the courts” was the whispered message a well-connected diplomat told me in Washington DC last month, amid the previous episode of US tariff chaos. Most eyes were…
Video footage shows paraglider Peng Yujiang’s accidental 8000m-high flight
A Chinese paraglider has survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report. Peng Yujiang was testing new equipment over the Qilian mountains on…