Rebecca MasonFormer police detective and Morning Live expert Morning Live As a former police detective for 14 years with Surrey Police, I regularly provide advice on criminal matters for BBC’s Morning Live. I have also attended many car accidents in a professional capacity, but this summer, for the first time, I was in a head-on…

Photo via Alfred DiStefano A man recently received word through social media that a Long Islander and his metal detector found his missing class ring, lost on a day at the beach 56 years ago. Then just Alfred DiStefano remembers vaguely standing on a dock or a pier on Cedar Beach, Long Island Sound, when…

Alison RobertsBBC News in Lisbon and Emily Atkinson & Mark LowenBBC News Watch: Emergency crews surround derailed Portugal funicular Portugal is in shock after 15 people lost their lives in the derailment of the 140-year-old Gloria funicular, a major tourist attraction in the capital Lisbon. Another 18 people were taken to hospital, five of them…

Laura Norman with check dam that transformed dry stream bed in Arizona – Gerry Norman / USGS In America’s arid southwest, a scientist who’s studied dryland water systems for over 20 years has found the key to transforming barren desert into verdant oases. That key is so basic, it hardly even merits being called technology,…

Radiohead have announced their first tour in seven years, after teasing it with a series of mysterious flyers that appeared in cities across Europe. The revered band will play four nights at London’s O2 Arena on 21, 22, 24 and 25 November 2025, with other dates in Berlin, Bologna, Copenhagen and Madrid. Radiohead last played…

Officer Steven Harris of Pittsburgh Police via KDKA “We’re supposed to be good men,” said Officer Steven Harris. Harris was responding to a question from local news in Pittsburgh about why he would spend $113 of his own money to solve a stranger’s problem. It’s a suggestion that all of us, from cops to kids,…

Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing at a military parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II on 3 September. It will be the first time these three leaders are meeting in public together. The BBC’s Laura Bicker…

The Nestle, made from a wind turbine – credit, Jorrit Lousberg / Blade-Made For some, a 4 bedroom 3 bath with a basement theater, wrap-around deck, and two-car garage is the dream. For others, housing that’s quaint, that’s economical—even portable, is the aim. The market should provide options to everybody, and for those in the…

Zack Polanski has stormed to victory in the Green Party leadership election on a platform promising bold communication and “eco-populism”. The new leader said he would now “take the fight to Labour”, telling Sir Keir Starmer’s party: “We are here to replace you.” While he’s made a name for himself as a feisty media performer…

Lindsay’s vehicle after the crash – credit, supplied by the Leskovacs A tragedy suffered, an even greater tragedy avoided: that’s the narrative on Laura Leskovac’s mind since her daughter was seriously injured in a car crash. The greater tragedy? What would have almost certainly happened had her daughter Lindsay not had the crash detection feature…