Revellers could see their New Year’s Eve plans curtailed or cancelled as heavy rain, snow and strong winds are forecast to hit the UK, causing travel disruption for most of this week. The Met Office issued multiple yellow weather warnings for Monday to Thursday, with almost all of the country affected by at least one…
A reputed animal lover from Michigan was reportedly beaten to death while trying to stop his neighbor from beating a dog on Christmas Eve, according to authorities and people who knew the victim. Robert “Bobby” Cavanaugh, 60, was riding his bicycle through his mobile home community in the Detroit suburb of Madison Heights when he…
At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles as the storm system moved east across Alabama early on Sunday. The US National Weather Service (NWS)’s severe storm tracker indicated the system was moving east through Alabama into…
Three people have died after falling from an overcrowded small boat trying to cross from France to the UK, as 2024 became the deadliest year on record for perilous sea crossings. The boat ran into trouble at about 6am on Sunday near Blériot-Plage, a public beach in Sangatte close to the French Channel port of…
Scorching temperatures and elevated fire dangers are forecast for the coming week as Australia rings in the new year – but light winds could protect towns from blazes becoming too severe. Perth was the first hit by the heatwave, with a high of 34C recorded on Sunday, and maximums above 32C forecast for every day…
Three of the UK’s biggest museums face the threat of strike action in 2025 by security guards over pay and conditions. Guards at the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum are in dispute with the external contractor, Wilson James. They want a basic pay rate of £16 an hour…
Georgia’s pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, has said she will leave the palace but remains the country’s legitimate officeholder, after refusing to hand over the keys to her successor in the wake of a controversial general election. Her comments on Sunday came moments before Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former football player turned far-right politician backed by the…
Another three people have drowned in Australian waters as the summer death toll continues to climb during the festive period. Police said on Sunday that two tourists were unable to be revived after a group of swimmers were pulled from a rip at a beach on Western Australia’s south-west coast. Emergency services responded to reports…
At least three homes and nearly a dozen outbuildings have been destroyed by the fire in Victoria’s Grampians, as a new fire threatens homes and lives in Western Australia. The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, said on Sunday morning that assessments of the damage were still continuing, and the full impact of the blaze was not…
A least 62 people have died after an airliner carrying 175 passengers and six crew veered off a runway and smashed into a wall at an airport in South Korea. Footage of the incident showed the Boeing 737-800 skid along the runway on Sunday morning before striking what appeared to be a concrete barrier at…
