Max Matza & Christal Hayes BBC News Watch: Taylor Swift appears in Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast ‘New Heights’ Taylor Swift made her highly anticipated podcast debut on New Heights, hosted by boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce. The pop superstar used the appearance to announce her new album, The Life of a…
credit – John Flynn, via GoFundMe From Mexico comes the story of a heroic diving instructor, who was injured in the process of saving a group he was leading. Manolo Acuña Zepeda, a beloved and experienced divemaster in Cozumel, risked his life to save a group of divers from an oncoming speed boat illegally operating…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has led tributes to Welsh Labour politician Hefin David, who has died suddenly, aged 47. Mr David had been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Caerphilly since 2016. Labour leader Sir Keir called him a “powerful voice for the people of Wales” who “dedicated his life to making sure every…
Light green areas show the countries where the Android Earthquake Alerts System is currently detecting and delivering alerts – credit Google, released Government earthquake alert systems are now being supplemented around the world with Google accelerometer data on smartphones and smartwatches, effectively creating a Google-wide early warning system. The system has increased the number of…
Rachel Hagan & Ruth Comerford BBC News Watch: Europe’s wildfires seen from above At least three people have died in a scorching heatwave that is fuelling dozens of wildfires across parts of southern Europe, forcing thousands of people from their homes. Red heat alerts have been issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and…
Jase Garland plays at an NFL football game Credit: Andrew Stein / Carolina Panthers His dream was coming true. Stadium lights were shining in the nighttime Carolina sky. Fans dressed in their team’s trademark black and blue colors filled the stands. And 12-year-old Jase Garland was heading out onto the field, going into an NFL…
Shannen Headley BBC News, West Midlands BBC A US woman who was hired as a killer and tried to shoot a man in the UK at point-blank range has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder. Would-be assassin Aimee Betro, from West Allis in Wisconsin, flew into the country as part of a plot to…
Bangor Rugby Club helped Phil Thompson summit a Welsh peak – SWNS This is the touching moment a rugby team carried a wheelchair-bound dad to the summit of Snowdon—helping to fulfill his lifelong dream. Members of Bangor Rugby Club helped Phil Thompson to the Welsh mountain’s 3650-foot peak earlier this month. The 66-year-old has always…
Speaking about the impact the abuse had on her, Carter said: “It makes you feel really small. It makes you feel like you’re not important, that you’re not valuable. “It makes you second guess everything that you do – it’s not a nice place to be. It doesn’t make me feel confident going back on…
Recology Recycling Center, where ‘junk’ is being dropped off, and Artists-in-Residence may scavenge Inside San Francisco’s 47-acre recycling and recovery center at the dump, where small businesses and residents can bring truckloads of cast-offs, artists have special access to a churning, ever-changing landscape where detritus from all over the city is sorted and processed. In…
