News briefs
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Relatives have arrived in Greece to help identify victims of the Plaka building collapse. Investigators are examining a possible gas leak but have not established what caused the blast.
Russell says work to adapt his driving to Mercedes' 2026 car is beginning to pay off, though team-mate Kimi Antonelli still leads him by 66 points.
The two giant pandas travelled from Chengdu under a 10-year conservation agreement. Zoo Atlanta says they are in quarantine and has not announced when visitors can see them.
Rescuers have recovered two bodies after an avalanche struck a Nepali expedition crew on Himlung Himal. An Armed Police Force update says eight people remain unaccounted for.
Visitors to the Middlesbrough gallery can see presentations by Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku before the prize is awarded in December.
The band played for pupils at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where its members met in 1976, and recalled the teachers and friends who helped them begin.
The 43-year-old pitcher cried after his daughter Genevieve joined him on the mound during the sixth inning of his final major league start against Pittsburgh.
The leaders exchanged warm words during Xi Jinping’s state visit, but their public accounts left major questions over technology, trade and Taiwan unresolved.
The package divides existing high-street funding among building conversions, assets at risk of closure, rental auctions and co-operative development. Detailed application rules...
Charles and Georgina Barnes say an inspection days after they received the keys identified faults including incorrectly installed fire barriers. The developer says it supports...
A new account of Papua’s remaining ice draws on recent mapping and local voices, while a satellite study shows more than 99% of the glacier area measured since 1850 has gone.
A proposed transition at Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant joins defence plans at Renault and bids in Britain, but none establishes a rescue for Europe’s underused car factories.
San Miguel authorities closed Arena 1 Park over reported evacuation problems after Williams’s first show. The promoter disputes whether those concerns remained unresolved and...
A new report examines Donald Trump’s public profanity and asks experts what such language may signal to voters. Its examples span 2025 and 2026; their wider effects remain...
The former Wales prop says a gradual training plan has taken him from his first short runs to 17 kilometres. He aims to finish the 4 October race while raising money for two...
The proposed 120-kilometre route would carry refined fuel from Djibouti into Ethiopia. Officials expect faster deliveries, but financing terms and storage figures remain unsettled.
England’s latest Sustainable Farming Incentive application window shut on 22 September after the available funding was allocated. Farmers who missed out say their plans for...
An external review found that the campus event lacked a written security assessment and action plan, and that police and private security missed a joint briefing.