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Dean Lewins/EPA A planned protest across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has gone ahead after it was authorised by the Supreme Court just one day prior, in what organisers called a “historic” decision. Thousands turned out for the March for Humanity on Sunday despite torrential rain. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was …

Tollymore National Outdoor Centre The centre has been shut since the start of this year following damage suffered during Storm Éowyn Sports enthusiasts have voiced their disappointment and frustration that Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in County Down will be closed for up to a year, while a review of the …

BBC To mark 100 years, the Blue Bird was pushed down a ramp on to the beach, and then driven a short distance around it In 1925, on a beach in south-west Wales, the automotive world was changed forever. A car dealer named Malcolm Campbell and his 350-horsepower Sunbeam car …

Various reports in recent years have valued Tottenham at between £3.5bn and £4bn. Chelsea were bought in a deal worth up to £4.25bn from Roman Abramovich in 2022 by a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital. The purchase price was £2.5bn with a …

DSNS Ukraine Homes were hit in a Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv (pic: State Emergency Service of Ukraine) A Russian missile strike has destroyed homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv, local officials say. At least three civilians were reported injured in the city near the Black …

BBC We are now in the era of weight-loss drugs. Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape our future health and even what our society might look like. And, as researchers are finding, they are already toppling the belief that obesity is simply a moral …

BBC Dr Emily Jones returned to work after learning that she may have a cancerous lump in her abdomen A GP has said she kept on working through a cancer scare because otherwise her patients would not have been seen due to staffing issues made worse by funding. Dr Emily …

Just 36 aid trucks entered Gaza yesterday – despite the humanitarian situation in the enclave worsening, Palestinian officials have warned. According to the Gazan government’s media office, most of the humanitarian supplies were looted and stolen – “as a result of the state of security chaos that the Israeli occupation …

Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new government plans. Research suggests about 80% of migrants arriving to the UK by small boat used internet platforms during their journey – including to contact agents linked to smuggling …

Child vaccination uptake is the lowest it has been in more than a decade, with a death from measles in Liverpool reigniting calls for increased awareness of the dangers of not getting jabs. A report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) this month reiterated that none …

Fergus Walsh Medical editor BBC There is nothing in life that is free of risk. That includes vaccines. But the evidence is compelling that the benefits of getting immunised with those vaccines recommended in the UK far outweigh the possibility of serious side effects. The level of benefit from Covid …

Katie Trodler Katie has had to sit on a plane for over an hour before and wait for her wheelchair to arrive Katie Trodler was due to fly home from Hamburg, Germany, when the assistance staff failed to turn up. The plane was delayed for an hour while they waited, …

Police in Tennessee have discovered 14 improvised explosive devices in a man’s home as they were arresting him, the local sheriff’s office said. Officers were executing a warrant in the home of Kevin Wade O’Neal in Old Fort, about 45 miles (70km) east of Chattanooga, after he had threatened to …

Skygazers rejoice, the summer isn’t finished with delivering meteor showers to feast your eyes on. Last week saw dueling meteor showers taking over the sky, but the most popular meteor shower of the year won’t hit its peak until next week. The Perseids meteor shower is about to give you a …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mandy Moore blasted a driver who fled the scene after hitting the actress and her family.  On Friday, Moore, 41, who shares sons Gus, 4, and Ozzie, 2, and daughter Louise, 10 months, with her husband Taylor Goldsmith, 39, vented her fury …

Rescue crews searching for five trapped Chilean miners have discovered a body. A section of the copper mine had collapsed on Thursday following a strong, 4.2-magnitude tremor. The remaining four miners are still missing – and rescuers are vowing to continue their search with “strength and hope”. Image: Photographs of …

Listen on BBC Sounds for more on Captain Haddock When people think of the captain of the Titanic most will think of Edward Smith, with his big white beard, made famous by films telling the story of the ship’s ill-fated maiden voyage. But what not many people know is that …

BBC Simone (left) says making friends with others who have a brain injury makes her feel “normal” Alex and Simone are entirely comfortable in one another’s company after meeting at an art workshop several years ago. The pair have more than a love of creating art in common – both …

BBC Listen to Jim read this article Five times Prof Kevin Fong broke down in tears in a nondescript hearing room in West London, while giving evidence to the Covid inquiry. The 53-year-old has the kind of CV that makes you pay attention: a consultant anaesthetist in London who also …

Megha Mohan Gender and identity correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images During a meeting at her office in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, 24-year-old Faith suddenly became nervous – reluctant to be perceived as difficult in a part of the world that does not like opinionated young women. It had started …