[ad_1] A court in South Korea has found a man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight, local media report. The 26-year-old began binge eating before his physical examination for the draft, a judge in the capital, Seoul, said. He was categorised as obese, allowing him to serve in a […]
E-waste: Burning old TVs – the toxic trade in electrical waste
[ad_1] BBC E-waste is trafficked as reusable goods into several poorer countries then either burnt or dumped after valuable metals have been extracted You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away. The air at the vast dump, in the west of Ghana’s capital Accra, is highly toxic. The […]
Latest forecast as Storm Bert brings heavy rain and gales
[ad_1] BBC Weather’s Louise Lear has the latest forecast as the storm continues to bring challenging weather conditions across the UK. [ad_2] Source link
Dozens killed in Pakistan sectarian attacks
[ad_1] More than 80 people have been killed in renewed sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Another156 are said to have been wounded in three days of fighting in the tribal district of Kurram, near the Afghan border. The violence began on Thursday, when gunmen attacked convoys of Shia Muslims travelling through the area […]
I paid scammers thousands thinking they were my farm suppliers
[ad_1] BBC Alan Steven lost £16,000 after being duped by fake invoices Farmer Alan Steven had no reason to doubt that the invoices he received from his suppliers were genuine. They looked the same as his usual emailed invoices with just one difference – the bank details at the end were different. Alan, who runs […]
‘I have same condition as Tulisa on I’m A Celeb
[ad_1] Amy Green Amy Green, from Leeds, has suffered from Bell’s palsy since it first struck seven years ago When Amy Green first saw Tulisa Contostavlos on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, she said it was “like looking at a mirror image” of herself. Though the two women look different, they have […]
Dozens of flood warnings in place after man dies
[ad_1] PA Media Areas in Northern Ireland were affected by flooding on Saturday Dozens of flood warnings and alerts remain in place across England on Sunday as disruption from Storm Bert continues in many parts of the UK. A man in his 60s died on Saturday after a tree hit his car near Winchester, while […]
Andy Murray coaching Novak Djokovic: What it could mean for friends and rivals
[ad_1] The most surprising part is the timing. Murray only retired from playing four months ago. That time has been shared between his family and his golf clubs, but as he told the Control the Controllables podcast last year, if his children are at school, he is often bored by Wednesday lunchtime. The opportunity to […]
Donald Trump impersonator in demand after US election
[ad_1] Mike Osman Mike Osman began impersonating Donald Trump in 2016, when he was running to be president against Hilary Clinton A Donald Trump impressionist has said his phone did not stop ringing after the result of the 2024 US presidential election. Mike Osman, a comedian from Southampton, was almost ready to retire his blonde […]
Can RFK Jr make America’s diet healthy again?
[ad_1] Getty Images RFK Jr has pledged to tackle ultra-processed foods, food dyes and additives Robert F Kennedy Jr has set his sights on changing how Americans eat and drink. From the dyes in Fruit Loops cereal to seed oils in chicken nuggets, Kennedy – who is President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Department of […]