Passenger train engulfed by flames in Pennsylvania
More than 300 people were evacuated from a passenger train in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania after a fire started under the first car. The blaze quickly engulfed an entire carriage. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) said all passengers were safely evacuated and no one was injured. “The pictures really tell the story of how serious […]
Brentwood mum criticises test labelling one twin son overweight
Lois Worrow and Peter Walker BBC News, Essex Abbey Burrow Abbey Burrow was told Teddy (far left pictured with siblings Adaline and Michael) was on the 91st percentile for BMI A mother has criticised a government childhood obesity programme after she was told one of her twin sons was overweight. Abbey Burrow, from Essex, was […]
20 tonnes sold in Denmark, food agency says
AFP Millions of eggs have now been withdrawn from shops in several European countries Twenty tonnes of insecticide-tainted eggs have been sold in Denmark, the country’s food safety authority says. The boiled and peeled eggs were mainly sold to cafeterias, cafes and catering firms, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said in a statement. Denmark […]
Inside a city ‘built on scams’
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Reporting fromShwe Kokko, Myanmar Watch: Inside Shwe Kokko, the brand new city ‘built on scams’ The tall, shiny buildings which rise out of the cornfields on the Myanmar side of the Moei river are a sight so jarring you find yourself blinking to be sure you haven’t imagined it. […]
Nigerians tell of being used as slaves
LOUISA GOULIAMAKI Stories of slavery have provoked protests all over the world The European Union is working with Libyan coastguards to reduce the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. But many of those intercepted end up in detention centres in Libya, where some migrants say they are used as slaves, as the BBC’s Stephanie […]
Argentina canal on outskirts of Buenos Aires turns bright red
An aerial view shows an unusual reddish colour of the Sarandí on the outskirts of Buenos Aires A canal in a suburb of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires turned bright red on Thursday, alarming local residents. Pictures and videos show the intensely coloured water flowing into an estuary, the Rio de la Plata, which borders an […]
Post-Brexit import checks on food delayed again
Vishala Sri-Pathma & Faisal Islam BBC News Getty Images Post-Brexit checks on fresh farm produce coming to the UK from the EU have been delayed again, the BBC understands. New import controls on EU food products had been due to begin in October. There is concern that the extra checks on imported goods will push […]
Why Erdogan’s big Turkish ambitions could come tumbling down
Mark Lowen BBC Turkey correspondent, Istanbul Getty Images For the past 16 years President Erdogan has championed construction projects as an engine for Turkish growth It was supposed to be the site of Istanbul’s gleaming new development: a grandiose mix of apartments, malls and spas in the district of Fikirtepe. The promotional video from 2010 […]
Hardship funding requests rise at English universities
Hazel Shearing Education correspondent Getty Images A loss of part-time work opportunities led to a rise in hardship funding applications between the second and third national lockdowns in England. More than 75% of universities that responded to a Universities UK (UUK) survey had seen an increase in requests for hardship funding. Students relying on part-time […]
Sweden plans tighter gun laws after Orebro school shooting
Sweden’s government has announced plans to tighten its gun laws, days after the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. A gunman, who killed 10 people and himself at an adult education centre in Orebro on Tuesday, had four legally-owned rifles – three of which were found at the school, police said. Sweden’s centre-right coalition […]