Andrew Harding Reporting fromParis, France BBC Rick (left) covered up the US flag logo on his baseball cap before venturing out in Paris Strolling in bright sunshine across the immaculately raked gravel of Paris’s Tuileries gardens, Barbara and Rick Wilson from Dallas, Oregon, were not exactly in disguise. But earlier that morning, on their very…

Prehistoric stone tool cores on display from the cave – credit, Sara Watson SWNS In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of Africa, thousands of stone tools made by early humans are revealing connections between prehistoric peoples of the continent. Archaeologists that made the discovery called it an “important” find that hints…

André Rhoden-Paul BBC News Shireen Jordan BBC Weather presenter PA Media People took to the River Cam in kayaks and paddleboards in Cambridge The UK could see its hottest day of the year so far on Friday, with temperatures of 24C forecast in parts of the country. South and south-eastern England are expected to see…

Photo by Milivoj Kuhar on Unsplash In the Belgian town of Leuven, squads of “urban miners” pick through condemned buildings to ensure that any loads of lumber, bricks, tiles, or stones that may have a second life elsewhere are given that chance. Trucked off to the “Materialenbank,” they await a buyer willing to give these…

Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in Washington•@awzurcher EPA Donald Trump announced a massive tariff plan last week that would have upended the global economic order as well as long-established trading relationships with America’s allies. But that plan – or at least a significant part of is – is on ice after the president suspended higher…

– credit, Museum of the History of Kamień Land On a beach in Northern Poland, buried treasure has been found. A beautiful, intricately inlaid dagger from the Bronze Age, perhaps once used in ceremony by a “solar cult” was dug up by a pair of metal detectives from the area. Jacek Ulkowski and Katarzyna Herdzik…

Paul Seddon Political reporter PA Media Nigel Farage has dismissed a suggestion from Kemi Badenoch that Reform UK and Tory councillors could enter into coalitions after next month’s local elections. Speaking earlier, Tory leader Badenoch told the BBC her party’s local leaders would be free to share power with Reform if it was required to…

An Indian ambulance in UP – Photo by Aman Chaturvedi on Unsplash In a gesture of goodwill and neighborliness, Indian officials transferred 88 ambulances to Sri Lanka counterparts back in 2016. Now, ten years on, this gift has turned out to be a lifesaving one for 1.5 million Sri Lankans who have ridden and received…

Most of Thursday’s front pages reflect on news from Washington that Donald Trump has paused tariffs on most nations for 90 days – apart from China. “Trump blinks first in trade war,” is the Daily Telegraph’s headline which notes that US stocks had a good day bouncing back after the announcement. There is also a…

Elk frequently migrate across the property in herds of hundreds – credit, Dave Gottenborg, supplied to Colorado Sun A Colorado rancher has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement that will see a conservation organization help pay for his land leases in exchange for letting wildlife access it. America is a leader across many dimensions, few more so…