Rising flash floods leave sheriff stranded on top of car
Chaves County Sheriff Mike Herrington said he had to climb onto his car roof when rising floodwaters stranded the vehicle and several others, submerging them up to the windows. 309…
Guilty pleas over killing of Sikh man in Canada
Two hitmen have pleaded guilty in a Canadian court over the shooting of a man acquitted of the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight. Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez…
Water bills set to rise by more than expected
Getty Images Water bills will go up by more than previously thought over the next five years, to fund higher costs and more investment, the BBC understands. The regulator, Ofwat,…
India start-ups eye rural markets to drive next leg of growth
Getty Images A bulk of India’s 1.4 billion people live in villages The tiny villages of Haryana state in India’s rural north-west find themselves in an unlikely spotlight these days.…
What happened when a rock as big as London hit Earth?
Getty Images The meteorite was 40-60km in diameter and left a crater 500km across A huge meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human…
Canadians and Mexicans nervously watch the US election
Getty Images The Peace Bridge between Port Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, carries more than one million trucks, and more than five million cars, every year As Americans prepare…
Vladimir Putin hosts Brics summit to show West pressure not working
Imagine you’re Vladimir Putin. The West has dubbed you a pariah for invading Ukraine. Sanctions are aiming to cut off your country’s economy from global markets. And there’s an arrest…
Lebanon says four dead in Israeli strike near southern Beirut hospital
Four people including a child have been killed in an Israeli air strike near the main government hospital in southern Beirut, the Lebanese health ministry says. The strike appeared to…
Emergency services called and road shut
Emergency services are at the scene of a train crash in Powys. Transport for Wales said “an operational incident” meant the lines between Machynlleth and Caersws are blocked. Dyfed-Powys Police…
Body in wetsuit found in Claerwen Reservoir
The body of a person wearing a wetsuit has been found in a Powys reservoir, police have said. Officers were called to Claerwen Reservoir on Friday at about 08:30 BST.…