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Veteran broadcaster John Humphrys has criticised the current presenters of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, which he fronted for more than three decades, accusing them of being "irritating" and overly deferential towards their guests. He claims his successors engage in what he describes as a "gushing contest" with…
Titus Welliver's new series The Westies is inspired by a real-life Irish crime syndicate that dominated Hell's Kitchen.
Amy Jones takes a brilliant diving catch to remove Smriti Mandhana, as India's opening batter misses out on making a century at Lord's as she departs for 70, with the tourists 161-2 in their second innings at Lord's.
A British man has died after becoming caught up in a wildfire in Spain, reportedly while speaking to his wife on the phone in a final call as the flames reached his car. His death underscores the danger posed by the wildfires currently affecting parts of Spain, and…
This article is presented as an account of a fatal mountaineering incident on the notorious North Face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps, a wall so dangerous it has been nicknamed the "Murder Wall". According to the headline, a group of climbers died one after another during…
A junior doctor in Perth, Western Australia, has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly confronting a 63-year-old man he is said to have caught peering through the window of a friend's home. The case is significant because it raises difficult questions about how far a person may lawfully…
The Guggenheim Museum was among 31 Upper East Side buildings ordered to disinfect cooling towers after testing positive for Legionella bacteria.
This Daily Mail article reports that the UK is facing an "exceptional" wildfire risk as a heatwave grips the country, with health alerts issued and the hot weather forecast to continue "until at least next week". The warning highlights the heightened danger of fires spreading amid the sustained…
As England and Argentina prepare to go head-to-head in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final, BBC Sport looks at their footballing rivalry.
Steve Forbes, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes and a former Republican presidential candidate, has publicly endorsed President Donald Trump's warning that communism poses a serious internal threat to the United States. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Forbes argued that Trump is right to characterise this internal communist…