A large wildfire swept through the coastal towns of Palaia Fokaia and Thymari 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Athens, destroying homes and forcing evacuations as it neared the beach. The flames erupted in low vegetation but quickly spread into residential areas, as Greece experienced its first heatwave of the summer. At least 20 homes were...
Hurricane Erick came ashore as a Category 3 storm Thursday morning hitting Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resort towns of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido. The BBC’s partner, CBS News, reported that officials confirmed at least two deaths as a result of the storm. Video shows communities in the affected areas dealing with floodwater and a...
Ana Faguy BBC News Reporting fromPort Huron, Michigan BBC At the end of a waitressing shift, Kristina Lampert used to separate her tips in two piles: Canadian cash and American. But it’s been weeks since she has done that. Freighters, the restaurant where she works, is one of the first places people can grab a...
Steve Jones BBC News, Yorkshire PA Media Mansfield Town forward Lucas Akins admitted causing the death of Adrian Daniel in a crash in Huddersfield A professional footballer has been jailed for 14 months for causing the death of a cyclist in a crash in West Yorkshire. Adrian Daniel, 33, died 10 days after he was...
Sarah Toom BBC Scotland News BBC The mural of Sir Alexander Fleming by artist Rogue One has pride of place in the town’s centre Darvel in East Ayrshire is one of those towns that can feel a little left behind by the collapse of industry. Formerly the heart of lace manufacturing in the Irvine Valley,...