Rio Olympics 2016: Farah, Adams & Heath golds take GB past London 2012 haul
Mo Farah successfully defended his Olympic 5,000m title in Rio as Great Britain won 66 medals to surpass their medal haul from London 2012. Farah’s victory added to his gold in the 10,000m as he repeated the distance double he won four years ago. His medal was GB’s 65th before bronze for the women in […]
UK must be ready for war in three years, says Army head
Britain must be ready to fight a war in three years, the new head of the Army has said. Gen Sir Roland Walker has warned against a range of threats in what he called an “increasingly volatile” world. But he said war was not inevitable and the Army had “just enough time” to prepare itself […]
Holly Bowles sixth to die of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. The family of Holly Bowles, 19, said they were “heartbroken” to confirm her death, more than a week after she fell ill in the tourist town of […]
Jersey reef visitors asked to collect dead seabirds
PA Media People should only collect bird carcasses if they “feel comfortable”, officials say Visitors to the Ecrehous and Minquiers reefs off Jersey who discover dead seabirds are being asked to use safety equipment to collect them to be tested for bird flu. Boxes with masks, gloves, overalls and bags are on the reefs to […]
A year on Muslims face ‘new reality’
AFP/Getty Images “At some point we said we need to lower the temperature, to step away,” says Mohamed Labidi A year after a deadly shooting in a Quebec mosque, emotions are still raw among Muslims in the Canadian province. Mohamed Labidi says there was before 29 January 2017 – and there was after. “We were […]
South Africa turns to solar to help stop power cuts
Nolwazi Zulu Nolwazi Zulu, an electrical power engineer, wants to do her bit to stop South Africa experiencing blackouts Young engineer Nolwazi Zulu says that when she was a teenager she decided that she would “go out and do something” about the regular power cuts that bedevil her community. Now 25 years old, Ms Zulu […]
Rio Olympics 2016: Caster Semenya’s history-making could spell the end
She was neither. Semenya, born and raised as a girl, is believed to be intersex, external – identifying as a woman, but with physical characteristics typically associated with both men and women. No-one knows for certain. In Berlin, on only her second trip outside of her homeland, an innocent abroad overwhelmed by the world’s sudden […]
Delta faces probe as CrowdStrike disruption lingers
The US has opened an investigation into Delta Airlines as it struggles to recover from last week’s global IT outage. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Delta must provide passengers with refunds and other compensation for disrupted travel as required by law. A day earlier, Delta, which has cancelled more than 5,000 flights since Friday, signalled […]
Revamped Burrell Collection named Scotland’s best building
Hufton and Crow Judges described the transformation as the “rejuvenation of an old friend” Glasgow’s Burrell Collection has been named winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award. The award, given annually by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), was collected by John McAslan + Partners who carried out the £68.25m […]
WHO alert against use of Indian cough syrups in Uzbekistan
Getty Images WHO said it found unacceptable amounts of contaminants in the cough syrups The World Health Organization has warned against the use of two Indian cough syrups for children that have been linked to deaths in Uzbekistan. WHO said the products, manufactured by Marion Biotech, were “substandard” and that the firm had failed to […]