Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
From sculpting Donald Trump's hair to an Olympian romantic misfire... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Firefighters injured in house fire in Northampton County
Two firefighters were treated for minor burns while battling a house fire in the Lehigh Valley.
Engine flies out of SUV during fatal crash in Philadelphia's Torresdale neighborhood
Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal crash that resulted in an impact so powerful the engine flew out of an SUV that went airborne and landed on top of another vehicle.
BBC to show Scots' games live as Serie A returns to free-to-air TV
Games involving Scotland internationals Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Lewis Ferguson, Che Adams, Lennon Miller, Kieron Bowie and Josh Doig are to be shown live on the BBC from Sunday thanks to a new multi-game rights package.
US ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon to enter plea in Minnesota ICE protest case
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is due in federal court in Minnesota on Friday to enter a plea in a criminal case stemming from his coverage of a protest at a church against US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Lemon, now an independent journalist, livestreamed a protest against Trump’s deployment of thousands of armed immigration agents into Democratic-governed Minnesota’s biggest cities. The protest disrupted a January 18 service at Cities Church in St Paul.
He was charged with...
Do GB athletes get paid at the Winter Olympics?
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains how Great Britain's athletes are paid at the 2026 Winter Olympics
10 Black Romance Movies That Will Have You In Your Feelings This Valentine’s Day
Whether you're boo’d up, single, or somewhere in between, there’s nothing like a good Black love story to set the Valentine’s Day mood.View Entire Post ›
Europe defends NATO, US ties at security gathering
European leaders strove to shore up relations with the United States and insisted they were strengthening their defences as they gathered for a security conference on Friday under heavy pressure from President Donald Trump.
Britain's High Court says government illegally banned Pro-Palestinian group
In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was "disproportionate."
Nuevos astronautas parten a la Estación Espacial Internacional tras evacuación médica
Por MARCIA DUNN CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Una nueva tripulación despegó el viernes rumbo a la Estación Espacial Internacional para reemplazar a los astronautas que regresaron a la Tierra antes de tiempo en la primera evacuación médica de la NASA. SpaceX lanzó a los sustitutos lo antes posible a pedido de la NASA. […]
Bangladesh’s BNP set to balance ties with regional powers, US to avoid crossing ‘red line’
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is poised to recalibrate Dhaka’s ties with India, Pakistan and China, while also addressing US concerns over Beijing’s growing influence in South Asia, following its decisive victory in Thursday’s general election.
Analysts said this foreign policy agenda aligned with the party’s focus on economic development, even as it aimed to restore law and order after months of political unrest.
The BNP said on social media that it had won enough parliamentary seats...
Rubio warns Europe of new era in geopolitics before big Munich speech
The US Secretary of State will address the first major transatlantic meeting since Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland.