BBC News When a wildfire broke out near his First Nation community in northern Ontario, Hubert Wigwas decided to stay put. He put sprinklers on his roof to extinguish falling embers. He checked on elders in his community who also stayed behind, and he fuelled up four boats down on the lake in case they […]
BBC News The first All Ireland Fleadh in Belfast ended in the early hours of Monday morning with organisers saying they were overwhelmed by the positive response they received from all communities. It is estimated that there were more than a million people in the city centre during the eight days of the fleadh. At […]
BBC News Many of Iraola’s attacking principles resemble those of one of his long-time managerial inspirations, the former Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa. The Argentine coached Iraola at Athletic Club between 2011 and 2013 and, speaking to Sky Sports in 2023, the Liverpool boss acknowledged this influence. “I use a lot of exercises from Marcelo […]
BBC News A lifelike doll with fake bruises and grazes, hair and a nose piercing has sparked a mistaken murder investigation by Australian police. On Sunday afternoon, two men reported finding a body in a suitcase on the side of a road near the small village of Oallen, about 230km (143 miles) south-west of Sydney. […]
BBC News A teenager who opened fire at his home and school in Thailand, killing eight people and himself, had taught himself how to use a gun via social media, police have said. The boy’s consumption of violent social media content, anxiety over his studies and family issues, and conflict with friends might have also […]
BBC News Another woman, Jo from Leeds, contacted BBC News following coverage of the Maidenhead attack. In July, she woke in her room to an unknown man standing at the end of her bed, and screamed for help. “It was just horrible, it was horrendous. Terrifying. I was shaking so badly,” she said. Her friend […]
BBC News For years now, executives at companies that are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars a year into developing various artificial intelligence tools have insisted that the technology will ultimately mean people will spend less of their time working. An engineering director at Google said four years ago that AI would deliver a four-day […]
BBC News The NHS Modernisation Bill is currently at the report stage and due for a third reading on 7 September. Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Helen Morgan said this was “a catastrophic step backwards” and described it as the “greatest backward step in patient safety in a generation”. “Andy Burnham must urgently put an end […]
BBC News Local governments have urged people to avoid outdoor activities, while several top tourist attractions remain closed, including parts of Disneyland and Legoland, and several viewing platforms along the Bund in Shanghai. Footage on state media show ground-floor businesses flooded in the former French Concession in Shanghai – an area popular with tourists – […]
BBC News New York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed she has decided to freeze her eggs and has shared her first steps in the process on social media. The 36-year-old posted the clips on Sunday, hours before telling ABC News This Week she had not “ruled out the possibility” of running for president. In […]
