An electrical worker in the US state of Louisiana was left dangling from his harness after the bucket lift he was in was hit by a large truck at a traffic junction. The man suffered minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment after the incident, which is being investigated by Denham Springs police, local...
Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Reuters UK car production sank to its lowest level since 1949 in May as US tariffs hit exports, an industry group has said. Production fell by nearly a third from a year earlier to 49,810 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which – excluding...
The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the ruins of an Iranian state TV building in Tehran. It was hit by an Israeli missile strike during the recent conflict – forcing a newsreader to flee while live on air. Lyse Doucet is being allowed to report in Iran on condition that none of...
BBC A report found 143 people had cryptosporidiosis during the outbreak in 2024 An annual report has found 143 people were confirmed to have had cryptosporidiosis during an outbreak in Devon in May 2024, with four hospitalisations. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) previously confirmed 126 cases during the incident. The revised figure of 143...
Teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis were recalled in their place, but they scored just three and five respectably as the tourists slipped to 22-3. Head put on 89 runs for the fourth wicket with Khawaja, who was dropped twice before he became Joseph’s third victim of the day. Joseph, the hero for West...
The BBC’s Wyre Davies has visited the scene of an Iranian missile attack on a residential building in Beersheba, Israel. According to search and rescue teams the building took a direct hit in the early hours, killing at least four people. Three of the dead were sheltering inside a “safe room”. Follow live updates on...
Derbyshire began the day on 116-2, still 71 behind. Gloucestershire hopes centred on their new signing Murphy, but Madsen quickly set the tone by twice hitting the Australia Test off-spinner through the off-side for back-foot fours. There was nothing Murphy nor any other bowler could do to prise apart the Derbyshire pair as Came was...
A continuous flight over 18 hours, multiple mid-air refuelings, and a series of decoys – this is how the mission to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities played out, according to four-star General Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking officer in the US military. Although the full impact of what the...
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Roblox Shooting, chasing, exploring – hit video games tend to have themes that set the pulse racing. One of the world’s most popular new titles, however, is about something considerably more sedate – gardening. Grow a Garden involves players slowly developing a little patch of virtual land. It’s something that, earlier...
The UK is on track to break its record for the hottest day of the year for two days running with temperatures forecast to soar up to 33C on Friday. Hot and dry conditions are expected to continue with the weather on track to reach the low 30s in many areas, but it could surpass...
Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent Reporting fromReporting from Beersheba AFP The Soroka hospital in Beersheba was hit by an Iranian strike on Thursday, although Iran denies targeting it Black smoke was still billowing from the middle of the Soroka Medical Center when we arrived, several hours after Iran’s attack on the building. Pieces of twisted...
A hospital in the Israeli town of Beersheba has been hit by an Iranian missile on the seventh day of the conflict between the two countries. Iran said the strike had targeted a military site close to the hospital, not the facility itself. At least 89 people were injured in the overnight attacks – which...
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May. However, food prices grew for the third month in a row, as some economists speculated that...
Susannah Meadows had a rough childhood. I never knew this, nor did I care to know. I’m sorry she did, of course. Children are vulnerable and need all the care they can get, and childhood experiences permanently scar some people. I’m not sure why The New York Times felt the need to share with the...
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