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Rachel Hagan and Mark Poynting,Climate Reporter Strong winds and wild waves in Kingston, Jamaica A very powerful hurricane has made landfall in Jamaica and is the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history. Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 4 storm, first hit the island’s southern coast with …

Getty Images Prunella Scales, who died at the age of 93, was one of Britain’s finest comic actors. But despite a long and distinguished career on stage and screen, she will inevitably be remembered as Sybil Fawlty in the 1970s TV comedy, Fawlty Towers. It was Sybil’s mission in life …

Sarah King Sarah King’s cat took the perfect moment to walk into view as she captured the Northern Lights over Portlethen in Aberdeenshire A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 17-24 October. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC’s rules on photography …

Getty Images Renewable energy jobs are not being created quickly enough to match a decline in the North Sea oil and gas industry, MPs have warned. A report from the Scottish Affairs Committee says Scotland’s energy sector is at a “critical juncture”, and that more action is needed at both …

BBC Stephen and Christine Jefferies were found dead in their house on Morfa Crescent in Trowbridge, Cardiff in October 2024 A man shot and killed his wife and their dog before taking his own life, a coroner has concluded. Stephen Jefferies, 74, his 72-year-old wife Christine and their dog, May, …

The daughter of a former sub-postmistress who died five years after being convicted of stealing from her branch says she is confident her mother’s name will now be cleared. Patricia Owen was convicted in 1998 over a £6,000 shortfall from the Post Office branch in Broad Oak, near Canterbury in …

Barry O’ConnorBBC News NI Alan Flanagan Alan Flanagan, pictured next to outgoing president Michael D Higgins, said the Irish president “represents Irish people all over the world” The Republic of Ireland goes to the polls on Friday to elect its next president. Only Irish citizens who normally reside in the …

A former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Alderman has pleaded guilty to further historical sex offences against a female victim. William Ball, 72, of Richardson Court in Belfast, was due to go on trial at Belfast Crown Court on two counts of indecent exposure and one of indecently assaulting a young …

The first Post Office Capture conviction has now been formally referred to the Court of Appeal, marking a major milestone in the IT scandal. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) made the decision to refer the case of sub-postmistress Patricia Owen back in July. Mrs Owen was convicted of theft …

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate on Wednesday, with 20 out of 31 legislators present voting in favour. The bill allows mentally sound adults in the terminal stage …

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is facing legal action from thousands of people in the UK who are accusing the global healthcare giant of knowingly selling talcum powder contaminated with asbestos. More than 3,000 people allege they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson’s …

Reach Angela Main with her son Leon Adams, who was left with severe brain injuries and needing 24-hour care after being attacked in 2002 The mother of a man who died 23 years after being brutally attacked has told an inquest she could only identify him by the shape of …

Spindrift Patricia Robertson, 77, taught at Fornethy House in Angus A retired teacher has been convicted of the historical abuse of 18 girls at a former residential school. Patricia Robertson, 77, assaulted and humiliated youngsters during her time at Fornethy House in Angus. The charges spanned 15 years between 1969 …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tim Curry is revealing raw details about the near-fatal stroke he suffered in July 2012 that left him partially paralyzed. In his new memoir, “Vagabond,” the 79-year-old actor recounted experiencing the stroke, undergoing major brain surgery during which his skull was “smashed …

Kayleigh HarveyBBC Scotland Brian Allison and his late sister Anne had to come to terms with being given a stranger’s ashes instead of their mother’s Brian Allison travelled more than 200 miles from Manchester to Glasgow to scatter his sister’s ashes on the family grave. As he stood at the …

Paul Njie BBC Africa, Yaoundé AFP/Getty Images The world’s oldest head of state – 92-year-old Paul Biya – has promised Cameroon’s electorate “the best is still to come” as he seeks his eighth consecutive presidential term on Sunday. The nonagenarian has already been in power since 1982 – another seven-year …

Getty Images Respected figure: Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: to become Japan’s Iron Lady. After two failed attempts, Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. The 64-year-old was elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on its 70th anniversary – putting her on course to become the country’s …

Getty Images Dame Patricia Routledge, who has died at the age of 96, imprinted herself on the national consciousness as the snobby Hyacinth Bucket. Insisting it was “pronounced Bouquet,” Hyacinth ran roughshod over her long-suffering husband and bewildered neighbours in Keeping Up Appearances, one of Britain’s most successful sitcoms in …

Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, known for playing Hyacinth Bucket in classic TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died at the age of 96, her agent has said. She also starred in Alan Bennett’s TV monologues and played BBC One’s crime-busting Hetty Wainthropp. Her agent said in a statement to the …

Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for TV show Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, her agent has said. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge, who died peacefully in her sleep this morning surrounded by love,” her agent said in a statement. “Even …