Archive photo showing a boat with migrants onboard crossing the Channel last year Eight people have died overnight while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French police say.Rescue services were alerted after the boat got into difficulty in waters north of Boulogne-sur-mer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region after 01:00 local time (00:00 […]
Flying into Antarctica is an enormous challenge for both pilots and aircraft. A 60-year-old Canadian plane turns out to be perfect for the job. Deputy chief pilot for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Auld is preparing for the organisation’s annual autumn ferry flight from Canada to Antarctica. Months in the planning, this will be an
The hilsa is a beloved fish of the Bengalis Indians in West Bengal may face a shortage of hilsa, their favourite fish, as millions gear up to celebrate the state’s biggest festival, Durga Puja, in October.That is because Bangladesh, the world’s largest producer of the fish, has intensified its crackdown on the transportation of hilsa
Dozens of people have been arrested after clashing with police at an anti-war demonstration in Melbourne. Dozens of people have been arrested after clashing with police at an anti-war demonstration in Melbourne.Police said they were “appalled” by the actions of some demonstrators targeting a military hardware sales show in Australia’s most populous city, accusing them
The UK has supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles to Ukraine after a request from Kyiv for its fight against invading Russian forces There have been strong indications that the US and UK are poised to lift their restrictions within days on Ukraine using long-range missiles against targets inside Russia.But no confirmation came from talks between
All that glitters is not always gold when it comes to restaurants with multi-million-dollar waterfrontages, but Sydney caters sublimely to those in the market for splashing out. All that glitters is not always gold when it comes to restaurants with multi-million-dollar waterfrontages, but harbourside Sydney, cradled within the crown of New South Wales’s breathtaking coastline,
Apple has been ordered to pay Ireland €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes by Europe’s top court, putting an end to an eight-year row. Apple has been ordered to pay Ireland €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes by Europe’s top court, putting an end to an eight-year row.The European Commission accused Ireland of giving Apple
In 2017, one of California’s largest ever wildfires was steadily approaching Montecito. But it had long been preparing for just such an event, and survived almost intact. A few days into December 2017, Maeve Juarez, a wildland fire specialist for the Montecito Fire Department, learned an enormous wildfire was creeping toward the Southern California town.She
Voters in the US go to the polls on 5 November to elect their next president. Voters in the US go to the polls on 5 November to elect their next president.The election was initially a rematch of 2020 but it was upended in July when President Joe Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Vice-President
Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico is home to a fragile ecosystem. Plain water is the only thing visitors are allowed to consume inside the huge cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Cheetos are a no-go, and the recent park visitor who dropped a bag full of them created a “huge
Cristiano Ronaldo’s late Nations League winner broke Scotland hearts in Portugal and ensured Steve Clarke’s side’s dreadful run of form continued. The visitors took a shock seventh-minute lead thanks to a Scott McTominay header and performed admirably in repelling Portugal’s 16 shots before the break. Another individual error robbed them of the lead though, when
They are astonishingly beautiful moments of human endeavour, but not all spacewalks go to plan – astronauts and cosmonauts have become stuck in hatches, lost tools and come close to drowning. The launch of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission marks the beginning of what could be another historic moment in commercial spaceflight: the first spacewalk by
For at least 3,500 years, fishermen along the Peruvian coast have been making reed-bound boats and surfing the waves back to shore. Three-metre-high waves crash onto Playa El Mogote in the northern Peruvian seaside village of Huanchaco. Gazing out into the beach, a mix of locals and international tourists surf in the Pacific, but around
The Pacific Islands are scattered across a vast area of ocean, with some of the clearest waters in the world, and pristine beaches and rainforests. The peril that Pacific Islands states face has been highlighted recently by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Last month he attended the Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga, and
The US government is taking aim at the engine of Google’s immense wealth – its extremely lucrative ad tech business. A trial beginning on Monday will hear the Department of Justice’s case that the search engine’s parent company Alphabet illegally operates a monopoly in the market.The company earned more than $200 billion (£152bn) last year
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