Read our Monthly Magazine And support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system The editor of an independent local news outlet, which has been shunned by Reform UK, says Nigel Farage’s party is borrowing ‘straight [from] the Trump playbook’ in its approach to the press. Oliver Rouane-Williams, the founder and…
new video loaded: Timmy the Whale Found Dead In Denmark 1:19 A humpback whale, nicknamed Timmy, was found dead in Denmark. For more than a month, Timmy had been at the center of a public frenzy and rescue effort. By McKinnon de Kuyper May 18, 2026 Car Rams into Pedestrians in Northern Italy, Injuring at…
Italy’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that rescuers had located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives, four days after they were reported missing. Members of National Defence Force (MNDF) prepare to take part in a search and recovery operation for four Italian scuba divers…
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert. People in personal protective suits on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the…
Pakistan has deployed approximately 8,000 troops, a full squadron of fighter jets and a Chinese air defence system to Saudi Arabia, a key American ally, under the their mutual-defence pact, news agency Reuters has reported. This reveals the full scale of the military commitment that Islamabad expanded even as it plays the role of principal…
IT’S THAT time of year again when, as the weather warms up, the UK’s Blue Flag beaches have been announced. In total 61 sites, including beaches, a marina and an inland water bathing area have been awarded the Blue Flag for 2026 across the UK. Sign up for the Travel newsletter Thank you! The Blue…
OBSERVERS HAVE repeatedly predicted the collapse of Israel’s government over the past two and a half years. Indeed, many have wished for it. In the end, two ultra-Orthodox parties in the ruling coalition have prompted the moment of its own demise. The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, is expected to vote on May 20th to dissolve itself….
To have a coffee delivered to an office in Shanghai, simply ask one of China’s artificial-intelligence super-apps to choose a brew on your behalf, press “confirm” and the beverage will be on its way. Delegating such important decisions brings risks, of course. When your correspondent asked one popular AI app to deliver a “special coffee”,…
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines and interest, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said. The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. The…
A Cambridgeshire business has been thrust into the centre of a major undercover BBC investigation exposing how suspected people smugglers allegedly use UK-registered companies to handle payments for illegal Channel crossings. Undercover BBC footage captured inside Afg Mobile Repair in Woolwich, south-east London, during an investigation into alleged payments linked to illegal Channel crossings.Credit: BBC…