A bulky bluefin tuna made a splash at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Monday morning, fetching a record 510.3 million yen ($3.2m; £2.4m) at the market’s first auction of the year. The winning bid for the 243kg fish came from Kiyomura Corp, the operator of popular sushi chain Sushi Zanmai, …
Read More »Samsung’s Massive Micro RGB Backlit TV Promises Great Color
Samsung has revealed what it calls the “world’s largest” Micro RGB LCD TV, the 130-inch R95H, at CES 2026 here in Las Vegas. The display tech promises better brightness and more saturated colors. While CES has seen its share of Micro RGB backlights this year, including from Samsung, the R95H …
Read More »Police find ‘no evidence’ M6 diversion led to A6 crash in Cumbria
A crash between a car and a bus was not caused by a diversion or extra traffic from a motorway closure, police have said. The incident on the A6 between Hackthorpe and Thrimby in Cumbria on Saturday affected the main diversion route while the M6 is closed between junctions 39 …
Read More »Brian Barry-Murphy: Cardiff City boss plays down Strasbourg links
Barry-Murphy has enjoyed an excellent first six months at Cardiff, leading the Bluebirds to the top of League One and instilling an exciting brand of attacking football. The Welsh club maintained their three-point lead at the top of the table with a 1-0 home win over Wigan Athletic on Sunday. …
Read More »Man arrested after assault on traffic attendant and police officers
A man has been arrested following an assault on a traffic attendant and four police officers in County Down. Police say the incident occurred on the Main Street area of Newcastle shortly before 16:00 GMT on Saturday. The traffic attendant, aged in his 30s, sustained serious facial injuries during the …
Read More »LNER worker sacked for serving binned sausage rolls to passengers
Getty Images The passengers were served the food on an LNER train from York A train worker who was sacked after first class passengers were served sausage rolls from a bin has said he was going “over and beyond for the customer”. Peter Duffy, who worked for London North Eastern …
Read More »Man dies following A120 Coggeshall crash as Essex Police find van
Stephen Huntley/BBC Essex Police says it was also investigating if a white van found with significant fire damage in a layby is involved A man in his 50s has died following a multi-vehicle crash on the A120 in Essex. It happened near Coggeshall, on the Colchester-bound carriageway between West Street …
Read More »Norwich Airport closed due to snow and flights cancelled
Norwich Airport says it has had to cancel flights and close due to weather conditions. The airport reported that it had closed until 16:00 GMT on Saturday after snow, which came after a yellow weather warning for snow and ice was issued by the Met Office. It said seven flights …
Read More »BBC reaches agreement with Israeli family for filming in home after 7 October without consent
The BBC has reached an agreement with an Israeli family who survived the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, after a team of journalists entered their badly-damaged home without permission. A BBC News crew, including International Editor Jeremy Bowen, entered the home of an Israeli family on the Gaza border and …
Read More »Car stuck in the sea at Greatstone after being driven over protected dunes
A car is still stuck in the sea at a Kent beach two days after being driven over protected sand dunes, the coastguard says. The HM Coastguard Romney Marsh team was tasked with recovering the car from the water at Greatstone near Romney Sands at about 10:00 GMT on Thursday. …
Read More »More than 100 shelter overnight in shrine due to heavy snow
More than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road. Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after …
Read More »Hisense FollowMe TV on Wheels Doesn’t Actually Follow You Around
If you’re looking for the ’20s equivalent of the old TV and VCR on a cart, then Hisense’s new S6 FollowMe is a smart display that you can drag around with you. It’s not a robot, though, I am sad to report. This little guy, announced in advance of CES 2026, …
Read More »Over 100 firefighters on the scene of Denver blaze
The Colorado city of Denver was lit up by enormous fire on Friday evening, with over 100 firefighters on the scene to battle the blaze. Fire department officials said there were initial concerns that the “five-alarm fire” could spread to other nearby homes or businesses, but first responders were able …
Read More »Pablo Felipe: West Ham sign Brazilian forward from Gil Vicente
West Ham have completed the signing of Brazilian striker Pablo Felipe from Portuguese club Gil Vicente on a four-and-a-half-year deal. The 22-year-old arrives at London Stadium for a reported fee, external of 25m euros (£21.8m) to become the first signing since Nuno Espirito Santo took charge in September. The Portugal-born …
Read More »Earthquake interrupts Mexico’s president during press conference
President Claudia Sheinbaum calmly stopped her press conference when the 6.5 magnitude trembler shook the room and set off the country’s earthquake alert system. The quake shook Guerrero, Mexico, early Friday, disrupting Sheinbaum’s first news conference of the year. Some residents rushed into the streets after hearing the Mexican Seismic …
Read More »'I will leave one day' – Guardiola on City future
Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has insisted he wants to “fight with his team” and see out his contract at the club, following reported interest in former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca. BBC News
Read More »Man arrested after car crashes into scaffolding in Edinburgh
BBC The car collided with scaffolding in Hanover Street A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences after his car crashed into scaffolding in Edinburgh. Hanover Street and Queen Street were shut and diversions set up following the incident which happened at about 14:20. There were …
Read More »Search under way after people seen entering sea at Withernsea
Andy Medcalf A huge search operation is currently taking place in Withernsea, East Yorkshire A search operation is currently taking place after reports of people entering the sea at Withernsea in East Yorkshire. HM Coastguard said the incident was reported shortly after 15:00 GMT and a search involving a rescue …
Read More »Four men rescued from boat teetering on dam edge
Footage shows captured the moment four men were pulled to safety, after spending hours dangling off the edge of a 40m (130ft) dam in South Africa. Rescuers from the National Sea Rescue Institute (NRSI) arrived at the Grootdraai Dam in Mpumalanga on Monday after reports that a boat had suffered …
Read More »Six arrests after crash leaves car wedged against wall
Greig WatsonEast Midlands BBC Police said no serious injuries had been reported Six people have been arrested after a crash left a car wedged against a wall along a main road in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police was called at 05:59 GMT on Thursday after a silver BMW came to rest on …
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