A huge fire destroyed over a dozen houses in a neighbourhood in Lima, according to local media. No fatalities have been reported and its suspected the blaze was caused by an illegal pyrotechnics warehouse. Drone footage captured plumes of smoke rising from the flames as it devastated homes in San …
Read More »Dozens of Horsley Woodhouse homes evacuated after bomb squad called to house
Greig WatsonEast Midlands Google Church Lane, which has been closed, is the main route through the village of Horsley Woodhouse Dozens of houses have been evacuated in a village over “concerns around items found at a property” in Derbyshire. Police were called to an address on Church Lane, Horsley Woodhouse, …
Read More »Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of ‘violating Kabul’s sovereign territory’
The Afghan Taliban has accused Pakistan of violating Kabul’s “sovereign territory”, describing it as an “unprecedented, violent, and provocative act”. The allegation comes after two loud blasts were heard in the city late on Thursday. Pakistan had also bombed a civilian market in the border province of Patika, in Afghanistan’s …
Read More »Moment houses on stilts topple into the sea
Five unoccupied houses on stilts fell into the sea after being battered by dangerous waves in Buxton, North Carolina, according to the National Park Service. Local authorities said no injuries were reported but warned that more collapses were possible and to avoid the area. BBC News
Read More »Microsoft’s Windows AI Lab is a new way to test experimental features
Microsoft is starting to test experimental AI-powered features through a new Windows AI Labs program. Some Windows testers spotted references to the Windows AI Labs program in pre-release updates to Microsoft Paint last week, and Microsoft has now confirmed to The Verge that the program is designed to provide early …
Read More »Former Tory MP Katie Wallis faces trial accused of having false passport | UK News
A former Conservative MP will go on trial next year accused of having a false passport during the time she was sitting in parliament. Katie Wallis, 41, of Butetown, Cardiff, became the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons in 2022. Wallis, who uses female pronouns and was …
Read More »Super Rygbi Cymru: RGC upset the odds at Pontypool
Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC) stunned Pontypool with an impressive 23-14 win on the road in Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC). The north Walians became the first side to beat Pooler on their home turf in the league since Llandovery in the opening round of last season. Pontypool started well to lead …
Read More »Cyberattack causes disruption at European airports, including London’s Heathrow
BRUSSELS — A cyberattack targeting a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London’s Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, causing flight delays and cancellations, the operators said. The attack has rendered automated systems inoperable, allowing only manual check-in and boarding procedures, according …
Read More »Egypt says 3,000-year-old bracelet was stolen and melted down
A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet that disappeared from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo was stolen and melted down, Egypt’s interior ministry says. A restoration specialist took the artefact – which dates back to the reign of King Amenemope, a pharaoh who ruled Egypt around 1,000BC – from a safe at the …
Read More »Two charged after €1.2m of cocaine found in searches
About €1.2m (£1m) of cocaine has been seized during searches of two houses in Dublin. On Wednesday, gardaí (Irish police) searched a residence in Dublin 11, where 12kg of suspected cocaine with a street value of about €840,000 (£729,090) was discovered. At a separate operation at a home in Dublin …
Read More »Search for ancient Egyptian gold bracelet missing from museum
Authorities across Egypt are searching for a 3,000-year-old bracelet reported missing from a leading museum in Cairo. The rare gold band, adorned with spherical lapis lazuli beads, dates back to the reign of King Amenemope, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 21st Dynasty who ruled from 993 to 984BC. The antiquities …
Read More »Leeds homes evacuated as ‘suspicious item’ found in house
Google A cordon is in place around a property in Lingmoor Street in Leeds A man has been arrested and houses have been evacuated after a suspicious item was found in a house in Leeds. Police said potentially suspicious chemicals were found at a house on Lingmoor Street, Osmondthorpe, on …
Read More »Police seize £300k worth of suspected cocaine
Police have seized an estimated £300,000 worth of suspected cocaine in west Belfast. The discovery was made during searches at a house in Glenalina Park on Thursday. Det Insp Miskelly said detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) carried out the search as part of an ongoing investigation, …
Read More »Baseus’ solar-powered dash cam watches your car for up to two weeks
Baseus has announced a new dash cam that can continue capturing incidents even while your vehicle is turned off. The PrimeTrip VD1 Pro includes both a rechargeable battery and a high-efficiency solar panel it uses to record incidents when motion or impacts are detected for up to 14 days while …
Read More »Galw am iawndal gan y rhai sydd wedi elwa o sgandal Swyddfa’r Post
Awgrymodd Mr Jones, sy’n ymgyrchu i geisio digolledi’r teuluoedd, bod yn rhaid mynd ymhellach. Roedd y cyn-gynghorydd yn is-bostfeistr yn Llanfarian ac ym Mlaenplwyf yng Ngheredigion. Yn 2007 bu’n rhaid iddo dalu £20,000 i Swyddfa’r Post wedi i’r system Horizon ddangos, yn anghywir, bod arian ar goll o’i gyfrifon. Wedi …
Read More »Princess Royal presents British Empire Medal to NI WW2 veteran
Mark SimpsonBBC News NI communities correspondent PA Media Norman was awarded the medal in the most recent King’s Birthday Honours list A 106-year-old war veteran from Coleraine has received a British Empire Medal from the Princess Royal. The presentation to Norman Irwin was made at a garden party at Hillsborough …
Read More »Abducted Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov freed in Iraq
An Israeli-Russian researcher has been released after “being tortured for many months” by her Iraqi militia abductors, US President Donald Trump has announced. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “I am pleased to report that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton student, whose sister is an American citizen, was just …
Read More »EchoStar offloads satellite spectrum to SpaceX for $17 billion
Dish parent company EchoStar is selling wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for around $17 billion, the companies announced on Monday. SpaceX says it will use the spectrum to create the “next generation” of Starlink’s cellular satellite service, which customers of the EchoStar-owned Boost Mobile will gain access to as part …
Read More »Former First Minister Mark Drakeford dances in National Library
From Theresa May to Barack Obama, the list of dancing politicians is long, and now former First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford joins the ranks. Wales’ finance minister appears in an S4C documentary filmed at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, where he is shown key moments in …
Read More »Fire breaks out at BBC’s former HQ Television Centre
London Fire Brigade About 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a restaurant at the BBC’s former Television Centre headquarters in west London. London Fire Brigade said 15 engines were at the nine-storey building in Wood Lane, White City, after a fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday. …
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