Paralympics 2024: GB win two golds among six medals on day one in Paris
Seven-month pregnant para archer Jodie Grinham competed in the heats of the women’s individual compound on day one. Rio 2016 silver medallist Grinham, 31, is…
How a tomb cast a spell on the world
Griffith Institute, University of Oxford; colourised by Dynamichrome As the pharaoh’s treasures travel to London, Patricia Clavin looks at how the discovery of his tomb…
Police target drug trafficking route into Devon and Cornwall
Vision Zero South West Operation Scorpion aims to deny criminals access to Devon and Cornwall’s road network Devon and Cornwall Police has joined four other…
Niall Horan says Liam Payne’s death ‘doesn’t feel real’
Getty Images Niall Horan (right) said “the bond and friendship we had doesn’t happen often in a lifetime” Liam Payne’s former One Direction bandmate Niall…
Biden says end to war in Gaza hard to achieve as Israel escalates attack on northern area
US President Joe Biden has said there is a “possibility of working towards a ceasefire” in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the armed group Hezbollah,…
Warning over African Swine Fever
The annual pannage season in the New Forest is set to begin, with a warning to help prevent the possible spread of African Swine Fever…
What a climate-scientist turned president might mean for global efforts to tackle climate change
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico has elected the most scientifically experienced climate premier in history. Can she make a difference? Margaret…
Queen to share in Derby Day’s Diamond Jubilee party at Epsom
The horse is trained by Andrew Balding, the brother of BBC TV racing presenter Clare Balding, and she has admitted it would be hard to…
Dorset library roles cut ahead of new opening hours
Dorset Council’s library workforce is being cut ahead of new opening hours which begin next month. The authority is implementing its new library strategy –…
25 years on since the crash
Getty Images The crash two miles west of London’s Paddington station killed 31 people and injured 417 It is 25 years since two passenger trains…