Verstappen moved to within one point of Norris in the standings with a brilliant win at the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position two weeks ago. His weekend in Sakhir was a stark contrast to the highs of Suzuka as he qualified in seventh and finished the race three places lower than Briton Norris, who…

Buford the dog – credit: Yavapai Co. Sheriff’s Office A 2-year-old reported missing in the Arizona high desert on Monday was found in part thanks to a local rancher’s dog: a big, fluffy Pyrenees named Buford. Little Boden Allen wandered off his parents’ property in Seligman into mountain lion country at around 5:00 p.m. Monday…

Nathan Heath BBC West Investigations BBC Anthony Rudd had power tools stolen in a fake banking app scam A man who lost £1,000 worth of tools after being scammed by a fake banking app has said it makes you “lose faith in humanity”. The apps mimic legitimate mobile banking platforms and allow fraudsters to fake…

Cooper Worthington, Britain’s Youngest Elvis Presley impersonator – SWNS Britain’s youngest Elvis impersonator has been invited to perform at Presley’s Graceland home in Memphis. Talented Cooper Worthington has been a lifelong fan of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, and if the honor of singing at the King’s house wasn’t enough, it happens that he…

Andrew Dawkins & Alex McIntyre BBC News, West Midlands Elizabeth Glinka Political Editor, BBC Midlands PA Media Bin bags have piled up on streets during the dispute Talks to end a strike by bin workers in Birmingham have ended without a deal. The Unite union said negotiations would resume next week, although it offered to…

San Diego Zoo elephants in an alert circle – credit, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Security camera footage from the San Diego Zoo recently showed how its elephant herd formed a protective circle around its young after they were surprised by a recent earthquake. Originating about 3 miles south of Julian, Southern California, the magnitude…

Rhian Mannings Nurse Andrea (right) cared for Rhian’s (left) one-year-old son George the day he died Rhian Mannings and Andrea Evans have been the best of friends for 13 years – but the circumstances that brought them together could not be more tragic. Nurse Andrea was the last person to hold Rhian’s one-year-old son George…

US Marshals escort Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in 1960 Screaming protestors surrounded the building as federal marshals escorted a brave six-year-old girl on her way to making history. In first grade. It was November of 1960 when Ruby Bridges became the first black student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New…

Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent EPA Armed members of Hamas’s military wing took part in hostage handover ceremonies during the recent ceasefire Hamas is said to have rejected an Israeli proposal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza which called for the armed group to give up its weapons. A senior Palestinian…

@tamie.lynn via Instagram An 81-year-old restaurant server named Betty in Pittsburgh must have been smiling the rest of her shift: a woman had given her an outsized, $40 tip. She might have thought that was the end of their interaction, but Betty could not have imagined what that $40 tip would lead to. Tamie Konzier,…