This story was originally published by The New Lede. Millions of people across the United States could be drinking water contaminated with dangerous levels of substances created when utilities disinfect water tainted with animal manure and other pollutants, according to a report released Thursday. An analysis of testing results from community water systems in 49...
More than 2,000 people are due to line up for the Boston Marathon on Sunday. The 26-mile (42km) race – described as the flattest in the country – will start in Market Place at 08:00 BST. The route will wind along narrow country lanes and through villages before finishing at Boston College. Hundreds of runners...
Michael Buchanan Senior Social Affairs Correspondent Contributor handout It took six months for Lucy Earle to be assigned an Access to Work caseworker Businesses employing disabled people say they are owed hundreds of thousands of pounds by the government, and fear they may have to let staff go. Under the Access to Work scheme, companies...
So…High School kids from two different schools get into a dispute at a sports event. It’s the sort of thing that happens every day because, well, High School. No punches were thrown, which is good. But one of the students is stabbed in the heart, which isn’t. According to...
Lizzy Steel BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations BBC Luciana and Enrico Marini lost more than £21,000 after they were unable to gain a mortgage on a home they were in the process of buying With panoramic views of Leeds, stylish decor and an on-site gym, new parents Enrico and Luciana Marini were dreaming of their...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Amadou Bagayoko learned guitar by studying British bands like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd Thousands of people gathered in Mali on Sunday for the funeral of musician Amadou Bagayoko, of the world-renowned duo Amadou & Mariam. Friends, relatives, fans and fellow artists flocked to the ceremony in the capital...
Carys Harding says her “reset” social media content inspires others to take on tasks around their homes Like many parents, Carys Harding spends a lot of time cleaning up after her kids. But unlike most, the 27-year-old mum-of-three is watched by thousands online as she scrubs, dusts and declutters her home, as part of a...
2 hours ago ShareSave ShareSave PA Media Thousands are at Aintree Racecourse for one of the biggest days in Liverpool’s event calendar Thousands of racegoers are enjoying a day at Aintree racecourse for its annual Ladies Day which is part of the Grand National Festival. Ladies Day is traditionally one of the biggest days in...
Phil Shepka BBC Investigations, East BBC Catherine Bullough and Paul Sigston each tried to buy a flat near the Ipswich waterfront Prospective buyers say they feel “lied to” and “angry” after losing thousands of pounds reserving unfinished flats. People paid up to £5,000 as a “reservation deposit” for apartments in Tollesbury House, Ipswich, with some...
Tens of thousands worldwide held “Tesla Takedown” protests at over 200 locations on Saturday. Outraged by Elon Musk’s devastating contributions to the Trump administration, tens of thousands worldwide held “Tesla Takedown” protests at over 200 locations on Saturday. Protests began the day in front of Tesla showrooms in Australia and New Zealand. They then rippled...
Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria Reuters Haymarket was at a standstill as fans cheered the buses through the streets of Newcastle Hundreds of thousands of supporters flooded into Newcastle to celebrate the football club’s historic cup win. Newcastle United won the Carabao Cup earlier this month, ending their 70-year wait for domestic...
Sian Vivian BBC Wales Investigates Wyre Davies BBC Wales Investigates Tony Summers, whose son died after contracting HIV and Hepatitis C from infected blood products, says he “just wants this to be over” Victims of infected blood are dying “two a week” while awaiting compensation for the biggest scandal in the history of the NHS,...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Reuters Thousands of people in Turkey have turned out for a seventh night of protests which have so far seen more than 1,400 people detained, including students, journalists and lawyers. The nightly unrest began last Wednesday when the city’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – who is seen as the President Recep Tayyip...
Washington, D.C. — A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate thousands of jobs for probationary federal workers fired as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s campaign to slash the federal workforce. Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday morning that tens of thousands of workers must be rehired across numerous federal agencies, including...