Queen praises Hunt family for their bravery after triple murders
Her Majesty shares her own experience of assault in a discussion with John and Amy Hunt about violence against women.
Baffling New Year's Eve traditions - from throwing furniture to talking to animals
Travel experts have rounded up eight distinctive New Year's Eve traditions from around the world, including some surprising customs Brits might not have heard of
Diver's 'most gruesome death of all time' as organs 'expelled from his body' underwater
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The fatal incident took place on a semi-submersible oil drilling rig where a team of six had been deployed to undertake a deep-sea diving mission — five of the six perished.
CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say
The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels. That's according to two people familiar with details of the operation.
Look back at the notable deaths of 2025
Pope Francis, Ozzy Osbourne and Diane Keaton are among those who died this year.
Diane Keaton, Pope Francis and Ozzy Osbourne... famous faces who left us in 2025
Pope Francis, Ozzy Osbourne and Diane Keaton are among those who died this year.
Hong Kong police officer jailed over forging statements to close 10 cases
A Hong Kong police officer was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday for unlawfully terminating 10 criminal investigations by forging statements of complainants agreeing to withdraw their cases.
According to a probation officer’s report, 34-year-old Detective Constable Wong Yiu-chung had failed to manage stress at work, driving him to forge statements and dishonestly obtain his supervisors’ approval between November 2022 and July 2023 to close cases.
The court heard that Wong was...
Vladimir Putin orders armies to invade two more European territories in New Year
With peace talks no closer to completion, Vladimir Putin has ordered new land seizures as Russia attempts to take hold of more Ukrainian territory in the New Year
Rookie Edgecombe earns 76ers dramatic late win
Rookie VJ Edgecombe scores with 1.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Rookie Edgecombe earns 76ers dramatic late win
Rookie VJ Edgecombe scores with 1.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Rookie Edgecombe earns 76ers dramatic late win
Rookie VJ Edgecombe scores with 1.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
How China cracked US ‘super code’, health benefits of lard: 7 science highlights
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1. How China cracked US ‘super code’ that controls most power grids in the world
China is no longer using American software to run its power grid. The Southern Regional Electricity Market (SREM) – the world’s largest unified power market – has switched fully to Tianquan, a solver developed by Chinese engineers...