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British husband searches Nepal flood wreckage for missing newlywed wife
A British husband, Pramod Poudel, has travelled from Uckfield, East Sussex, to Nepal to search for his newlywed wife Sumitra, 25, after she went missing when a collapsed glacier sent a devastating flood down mountains and through villages along the Nepal-Tibet border. Her final words to him, hours before the disaster struck, were “I love…
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One dead and 99 missing after Cyprus ferry capsizes
A ferry carrying around 270 passengers and crew capsized and sank off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, shortly after departing the port of Kyrenia (Girne) bound for Tasucu in Turkey. At least one person has died and around 99 remain unaccounted for, with a major rescue operation involving coastguard boats and helicopters still…
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British schoolgirl, 16, who died in boat explosion on Caribbean family holiday suffered burns on 60% of her body, inquest told
A British schoolgirl, 16-year-old Abigail Lainton from Swindon, died from burns suffered when a tourist catamaran exploded off the coast of the Dominican Republic during a family holiday. An inquest in Salisbury heard she sustained burns to 60% of her body when the vessel, carrying 35 people, caught fire while returning from Saona Island, and…
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10 Sci-Fi Shows That Actually Get Time Travel Right
This Collider feature rounds up ten science-fiction television series that the writer believes handle time travel especially well, arguing that the concept is notoriously hard to depict without lapsing into paradoxes and plot holes. It highlights shows that succeed either through rigorous internal logic, such as Dark, or by treating time travel as a philosophical…
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Antonio helps young Ghanaians chase Premier League dreams
Samba Stars Academy, a Ghanaian youth football academy backed by former West Ham and Nottingham Forest striker Michail Antonio, has brought a squad of teenage players to England for two and a half months in a bid to earn them professional contracts. The trip is unusual, as scouts typically travel to west Africa rather than…
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Terrifying moment jets appears to skim the roof of packed sports stadium during pre-game flyover
A video filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, has caused alarm online after it appeared to show two jets flying extremely close to the roof of the 55,000-seat DHL Stadium during a pre-match flyover. The clips, taken from multiple angles, showed the two Airlink Embraer E-Jets passing through pyrotechnics set off at the top of…
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Russia-Nato jitters, OpenAI-Cursor split, GTA6 stream smashes records
Putin met Lukashenko in Moscow amid fears Russia could test Nato’s resolve near Poland, while OpenAI pulled its models from Cursor over Musk’s SpaceXAI takeover; GTA6’s gameplay reveal drew nearly four million viewers, and Mourinho backed Mbappé for the Ballon d’Or.
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‘Travellers’ rip up wildlife haven with diggers and heavy machinery as they wage Bank Holiday ‘land grab’ while council offices are closed
Residents in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire, say they have been left devastated after diggers moved onto a wildlife-rich wetland site over the Bank Holiday weekend, in what neighbours fear is another instance of a “land grab” by travellers exploiting the closure of council offices. Workers arrived on Friday morning with heavy machinery, lorries and fencing, and…
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Qantas to retire Airbus A380 fleet from 2028
Qantas will begin retiring its Airbus A380 fleet in 2028, four years earlier than planned, citing high maintenance costs and the arrival of newer aircraft. The decision marks the gradual end of a distinctive era for Australian long-haul travel, as the double-decker superjumbo has been valued for its quiet, spacious cabins and sense of occasion.…