Roads in an Italian tourist town have turned to rivers after it was hit by flash floods, as the whole of Europe braces for storms following a brutal set of heatwaves. Footage from the quaint town of Chiavari, around 25 miles east of Genoa, showed scores of cars making their way…
Shabana Mahmood doubles down on Andy Burnham’s pledge to send more asylum seekers to middle-class areas as she plans ‘fair spread’ of migrants
Shabana Mahmood has doubled down on Andy Burnham’s plans to send asylum seekers to wealthier areas by saying she wants a ‘fair spread’ of migrants across the country. The Prime Minister last week vowed to make sure arrivals are not placed only in the ‘poorest communities’ and insisted more middle-class…
A 96% partial lunar eclipse is just 1 week away: Here’s what you need to know
We’re just one week away from a stunning partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28, when billions across North America, South America, Africa and Europe will see Earth’s shadow dye the moon a subtle crimson hue, while leaving a thin crescent exposed to direct sunlight. August’s partial lunar eclipse will occur…
New ‘living seawall’ habitat in Boston is already teeming with life » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Over time, many coastal cities have developed their shorelines and built seawalls to protect them from erosion and flooding. Christo: “So in Boston, for instance, a lot of the coastal areas used to be salt marshes and mudflats. … A lot of those edges have been hardened into granite…
Two Frenchmen who smuggled Vietnamese people into UK in the boots of hire cars are jailed
By ROBERT FOLKER, NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:54 BST, 20 August 2026 | Updated: 12:00 BST, 20 August 2026 Two Frenchmen who were paid to smuggle two Vietnamese people into the UK in the boots of their hire cars have been jailed. Ange Clavery and Fousseynou Soumare squeezed a 24-year-old man…
Moment supercars are set ablaze in wedding petrol bomb attack: Three men throw missiles at luxury cars and guests as they dined at Birmingham banqueting hall
By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:23 BST, 20 August 2026 | Updated: 11:28 BST, 20 August 2026 This is the moment two supercars were set ablaze and petrol bombs were thrown at guests in a terrifying attack outside a wedding venue. Footage shared on social media shows partygoers fleeing the Royal…
Partial lunar eclipse live: Latest news, viewing tips and live updates from Aug. 27-28 eclipse
1 week to go until the deepest partial lunar eclipse until 2028 The partial phase of a lunar eclipse captured over Sydney in September 2025. (Image credit: Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images) We’re officially one week away from one of the best skywatching events of the…
‘I don’t imagine they’ll go to the local state school’: Harry and Meghan’s choice of school sparks intense speculation
A BBC presenter took a veiled swipe at Harry and Meghan today by saying of their children: ‘I don’t imagine they’ll go to the local state school.’ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are understood to be returning for an extended stay within days, with Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five,…
On this day in space! Aug. 19, 1997: 1st Filipino satellite launches into orbit
On Aug. 19, 1997, the Philippines’ first satellite launched into space. Before then, the country’s only communications satellite was one that had been purchased from Indonesia after it was already in orbit. But 29 years ago today, the Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation sent its own satellite into orbit using a…
School of girl who drowned off Sussex beach alongside her father and mother pays tribute to ‘sweet’ pupil who was ‘well-liked by staff and students’
A 14-year-old girl who drowned in the water alongside her mother and father has been described by her school as a ‘sweet girl’ who was ‘well-liked’ by her classmates and teachers. Sara El-Khawas and her parents, Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, all drowned while swimming in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex,…