Reuters Locals cleaning up debris amongst the mud left behind by flash-flooding in Alfafar, Valencia Spain has been coming to terms with devastating floods which have left more than 200 people dead and dozens missing this week. Thousands of emergency services staff and military personnel have been working on search and rescue operations in flood-hit…
Getty Images Rachel Reeves’ Budget is “very, very different” to the Liz Truss mini-Budget of two years ago, according to a senior government minister. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones’s comments were designed to reassure markets following a rise in the cost of government borrowing and a fall in the pound in the wake…
Queensland residents captured on video what many believed to be a ‘mini tornado’ blowing across the Brisbane River on November 1. It came as a large supercell storm cloud crossed the city during the afternoon bringing intense rain and large hail. Severe weather warnings were issued in the area. The strong winds which accompanied the…
New Zealand captain Scott Barrett says England prop Joe Marler has “loaded the gun” after his controversial call for the All Blacks haka to be scrapped. Marler, 34, has since apologised for calling the iconic pre-match ritual “ridiculous” and saying it should be “binned” in a post on X on Tuesday. The Harlequins veteran will…
Eight people have died after a concrete canopy at a railway station in northern Serbia collapsed, the country’s Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said. People were sitting on benches under the outdoor overhang at the station in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second city, at the time of the collapse around noon local time (11:00 GMT), Radio Television…
Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following two months of detention. Four young suspects – who were arrested during major anti-government protests in August – collapsed on the courtroom floor, writhing in pain before being removed to get…
Family handout Holly Newton was a funny and energetic girl, her family said A “jealous” teenager who stabbed his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend to death has been detained for at least 17 years. Logan MacPhail stalked Holly Newton for almost an hour before he launched a ferocious attack on her in Hexham, Northumberland, in January 2023. MacPhail,…
Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the diamond-rich southern African nation. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) – in power since independence in 1966 – has won only four parliamentary seats as of Friday afternoon. It will be replaced by the Umbrella for…
Two former police officers have been jailed for the murder of Marielle Franco, a prominent left wing politician killed in a drive-by shooting in 2018. Anderson Gomes, Franco’s driver, was also killed in the attack but her press officer Fernanda Chaves, who was in the car, survived. Ronnie Lessa confessed to firing the shots and…