Hurricane Milton approaches Florida US officials are warning about the potentially life-threatening impacts of Hurricane Milton as it barrels towards the Florida coast. Milton is one of the most powerful storms to form in the North Atlantic in recent years. It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused substantial damage across the US south-east….
A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of the United States to Istanbul in Turkey. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed mid-air and a second pilot and co-pilot took over the controls, an airline spokesman said on X. “When first aid to our captain…
Syria’s foreign ministry has condemned a suspected Israeli air strike on an apartment building in Damascus that, it says, killed seven civilians. The ministry said women and children were among the dead from Tuesday evening’s attack on the Mezzeh neighbourhood, which houses the Iranian embassy and other diplomatic facilities. Israel’s military has not commented. The…
A Nepalese teenager has broken the world record for the youngest mountaineer to summit Earth’s 14 highest peaks. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, stood atop Tibet’s Mount Shishapangma at about 06:05 local time on Wednesday. In doing so, he became the latest of just a few dozen people to have scaled all of the world’s “eight-thousanders”…
New book claims Trump spoke with Putin 7 times since leaving office – CBS News Watch CBS News A new book from veteran journalist Bob Woodward claims former President Donald Trump has had at least seven calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office. Woodward’s book, “War,” also reveals Trump sent Putin a COVID-19…
AFP Ian Khama (R) and his protégé Mokgweetsi Masisi (L) in happier times Ian Khama’s well-mannered voice barely disguises the anger that he feels. In several interviews that Botswana’s former president has given since 2019, when he began to express dissatisfaction with his hand-picked successor, Mokgweetsi Masisi, he has talked about him in damning terms….
Getty Images The curlew was once common across Northern Ireland, with its long bill and haunting, bubbling call “We’ve had massive declines all across Northern Ireland, but I’m really proud to say this bird is still holding on and it’s still doing well in Fermanagh.” RSPB Reserves Manager Amy Burns has watched the return of…
The asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago and wiped out the dinosaurs was not alone, scientists have astonishingly claimed. According to a team at Heriot-Watt University, there was a second, smaller asteroid, known as the Nadir asteroid, which crashed into the sea off the coast of West Africa creating a large crater during…
BBC Boxes made from onion skins are among the products being developed by HUID A start-up business in Oban is developing eco-friendly packaging made from onion skins in a bid to cut waste and reduce emissions. Renuka Ramanujam, CEO of HUID (the Dutch word for skin) is a former textiles student who first used onion…
Caerphilly Council Christina Harrhy has been a chief executive of Caerphilly council since 2020 A cash-strapped council has agreed a £209,000 settlement to pay off its chief executive who has been absent for nearly a year. Sources have told BBC Wales that members of Caerphilly council met in secret on Monday evening to agree a…
