BBC News In 2024, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst forest fires in over two decades, which the Copernicus Climate Change Service put down to “climate extremes and human activity”. “The 2025 figures are significant and show that it is possible to reduce the burned area in the country,” Vera Arruda, a researcher at the […]
BBC News A number of flights scheduled to arrive at the airport have been delayed. Nuñez reported the two deaths during a question-and-answer session at the French parliament on Tuesday. The minister said he would travel to Gironde “as soon as possible” to oversee the firefighting efforts. Gironde is one of several French departments ravaged […]
BBC News The Hundred women’s competition, The Oval MI London 107-8 (100 balls): Matthews 33 (22); Baker 2-16 Sunrisers Leeds 109-3 (69 balls): Litchfield 43 (26); Stonehouse 1-12 Sunrisers Leeds won by seven wickets Scorecard. Table Sunrisers Leeds opened the new era of The Hundred with a dominant seven-wicket win over MI London at The […]
BBC News A 50th birthday gift from her fellow Spice Girls, a picture of a dog and a mobile phone. Those were the prized possessions that three America’s Got Talent judges watched a former Blue Peter presenter appear to smash with a hammer. But like all magic tricks, everything was not quite as it seemed […]
BBC News Network costs are projected to increase further by 2030, adding another £48 to a typical bill, according to calculations by energy analyst Ben James. However the government and some energy groups also argue that reducing our national reliance on volatile international gas prices via the government’s 2030 clean power policy will keep down […]
BBC News Aston Villa are in talks to sign Alejandro Garnacho on loan, with a potential obligation to buy. The Argentina winger, 21, was made available for sale by Chelsea for £43m last month, but the club are open to a move that could see him leave permanently, even if it initially takes the form […]
BBC News A consortium led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia has expressed an interest in buying a minority stake in Liverpool. Bhatia, the son-in-law of the Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, was director and co-owner at QPR for 18 seasons but stepped down from the board and relinquished ownership of the club on Tuesday […]
BBC News Lindt has partially U-turned on its decision to hike prices after Easter chocolate sales dropped. The Swiss chocolate maker said a “necessary groupwide” price surge of 11.8% was one of the reasons revenue shrank in the first half of this year, particularly in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. It also blamed weaker Easter […]
BBC News An Israeli air strike has killed six members of one family in Gaza City, according to local medics. Video footage showed the family’s apartment on fire overnight in the western al-Sabra neighbourhood. The brother of Firas al-Masri told the BBC that he had been burnt to death along with his wife, Salsabeel, and […]
BBC News B&M Retail Ltd has been fined £2m over serious food hygiene offences at three stores in Birmingham including foodstuffs gnawed by mice. The company was prosecuted by Birmingham City Council after complaints led to inspections being carried out by its environmental health service between November 2024 and October 2025. Locations included St Andrew’s […]
