BBC News “There is absolutely no reasoning behind this kind of mindless behaviour, but the impact is significant,” he said. “The cost to repair the equipment, remove the paint and assess any safety implications or wider damage will run into thousands of pounds.” He said the facilities were due to open in time for local […]
BBC News The only suspect ever charged for the drive-by shooting that killed rap superstar Tupac Shakur on 7 September 1996 is Duane “Keffe D” Davis. The 63-year-old former gang boss is due to stand trial in Las Vegas, where he is accused of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further […]
BBC News More than 12,000 residents in the area are still under an evacuation order. One woman, aged 80, died while trying to flee from the wildfire, police said on Sunday. With dry lightning, high temperatures and winds in the forecast, officials warned on Monday that the fire continues to be a threat and that […]
BBC News Dashcam video captured the dramatic moment a lorry slammed into an overpass in New York. The video shows a spray of debris flying as the truck struck the overpass, tipped over, and skidded on its side. The trailer then crashed into a Toyota parked on the right shoulder. The Toyota’s driver was transported […]
BBC News President Donald Trump’s social media company reported a loss of $238m (£176m) between April and June as it branched into ventures unrelated to media, including cryptocurrencies. The quarterly loss is more than 10 times the amount reported during the same period a year earlier, according to the Trump Media and Technology Group, which […]
BBC News When it comes to how women invest, Fleming says they are deliberately more cautious. “Women are often accused of being more risk adverse, we call it more risk aware,” she says. “Certainly from speaking to male investors their main focus is on the rate of return.” Fleming also says women appear to invest […]
BBC News Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the virus, such as by sharing needles with someone who has it. Donor blood is already screened for it. It is a silent disease, meaning people often have no symptoms until much later. Untreated, it can cause serious and potentially life-threatening liver damage. […]
BBC News Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through trails of debris from asteroids or comets – a snowball of frozen rock and gas orbiting the Sun. As that debris enters our planet’s atmosphere, it burns up and creates spectacular streaks of light – meteors. Royal Astronomical Society Research Fellow Dr Becky Smethurst described […]
BBC News Emily Davison says soaring temperatures force her to put the welfare of her guide dog, Rosie, before her own independence. “The dog’s health has to come first,” Davison said. Davison is a London-based journalist and content creator, but heatwaves have forced her to cancel journeys to events because it is often too hot […]
BBC News The hot weather will intensify and be more widespread on Wednesday. In an area from South Yorkshire to east Wales, Somerset and east across England temperatures will be in excess of 30C. Some of the warmth will spread further north into northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland with temperatures into the low to […]
