Lynette Horsburgh BBC News, Manchester Colin Nulty The shooting took place metres away from guests relaxing at the pool at the Riu Palace hotel in Cancun Colin Nulty was lying by the pool on his family’s dream holiday in Cancun, Mexico, when moments later he heard gunshots being fired just metres away. He and his...
Gunmen have killed the mayor of the Mexican municipality of San Mateo Piñas in the latest deadly attack on local officials. Witnesses said four armed men arrived on motorcycles, stormed the village hall and opened fire on the mayor, Lilia Gema GarcÃa Soto, and a local official who was in a meeting with her, Eli...
Getty Images Juvenile ravens – like this one pictured on a hilltop in Orkney – could be shot in areas where attacks become a problem New powers to shoot young ravens in Orkney are being drawn up by Scotland’s natural heritage agency following a spate of attacks on livestock. Farmers say the birds have killed...
Under McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, England have delivered often thrilling cricket and secured landmark series wins away in Pakistan and New Zealand. However, they failed to regain the Ashes in 2023, having gone 2-0 behind against Australia before surging back to draw the series, while they were also heavily beaten in India and lost...
Rob Cameron BBC News in Prague Getty Images A state of emergency allowing bears to be shot has been extended across much of Slovakia (file pic) The Slovak cabinet has approved a plan to shoot around a quarter of the country’s brown bears, after a man was mauled to death while walking in a forest...
Andy Trigg BBC News, Buckinghamshire James Grant/BBC Officers said they did not believe there was further risk to the public “at this time” Police have shot a man dead outside a railway station after reports he was carrying a firearm. Thames Valley Police (TVP) said it was called with British Transport Police to Milton Keynes...