Lisa Young BBC News, South West The Dog Squad on the Roseland The RSPCA encouraged owners to walk dogs early in the morning and later in the evening during the heatwave Animal welfare experts have reminded pet owners and farmers about the “huge risks” high temperatures pose to animals. The RSPCA said owners should learn...
A live stream has captured the moment a SpaceX Starship rocket exploded when preparing for a flight test in Texas on Wednesday. Read full article at source...
Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist Tony Jolliffe/BBC News The Roman frescoes reveal stunning details like this daisy Archaeologists have pieced together thousands of fragments of 2,000-year-old wall plaster to reveal remarkable frescoes that decorated a luxurious Roman villa. The shattered plaster was discovered in 2021 at a site in Central London that’s being redeveloped, but...
In Westminster a lot of power is derived from patronage, as well as feelings of loyalty to a party, plus occasional warnings, threats and arm-twisting. Whipping is a central part of the British political system. Whips are the MPs in each party responsible for discipline and ensuring their colleagues vote the right way. And yet...
The Spanish government has said that the national grid operator and private power generation companies were to blame for an energy blackout that caused widespread chaos in Spain and Portugal earlier this year. Shortly after midday on 28 April, both countries were disconnected from the European electricity grid for several hours. Businesses, schools, universities, government...
Videos posted on social media show queues for fuel and gridlocked traffic as people try to leave the Iranian capital Tehran. Israel began launching strikes on Iran four days ago, saying it was targeting the country’s nuclear programme. Iran’s health ministry reports that at least 224 people have been killed. BBC journalists are unable to...
A 57-year-old man has been arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband. The arrest on Sunday night was the culmination of a huge two-day manhunt following the deaths of Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband Mark. State Governor Tim Walz called it...
Bernd Debusmann, John Sudworth and Kayla Epstein Reporting from Washington, Los Angeles and New York Getty Images A protest outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Michigan Protests against President Donald Trump have taken place in towns and cities across the US, organised by a group called “No Kings”. The demonstrations were held to counter a...
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak BBC On a normal weekend, MPs might try to snatch a bit of downtime, or squeeze in a game of pin the tail on the donkey at a constituency summer fete. Ministers might be ploughing through documents in their red box, or rehearsing the next round of “lines...
Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles towards the country on Friday night, vowing to “inflict heavy blows”. Read full article at source...
Justin Rowlatt Environment Editor BBC It is 1am on 3 June. A near gale force wind is blasting into Scotland. Great weather for the Moray East and West offshore wind farms, you would have thought. The two farms are 13 miles off the north-east coast of Scotland and include some of the biggest wind turbines...
Footage shows huge plumes of earthy coloured smoke and ash billowing from Mount Etna in Sicily. The volcano on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean island is one of the world’s most active, with eruptions taking place several times a year. Video captured on Monday comes after Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said...
James Pardon/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios In June 2024 the show had a “landmark moment” in an episode which saw the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Rogue (Jonathan Groff) kiss For Scott Handcock, Doctor Who was his childhood “safe haven” as he struggled with his sexuality and felt like he didn’t “fit in”. The sci-fi series changed his...
Bar someone going on to reach three figures and beyond, Brook could not have asked much more of his rejigged top seven. Jamie Smith, dropped on one, was aggressive for 37 in his first innings as a one-day opener. Duckett, arguably the world’s premier all-format opener, made 60. Root was typically unfussy for his 57....
A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province on Tuesday around noon, killing at least five people and injuring 19 others. Footage circulating online shows thick columns of black smoke rising from the site. More than 200 emergency workers were dispatched to Shandong Youdao Chemical factory, which according to its website...