The world’s longest treasure hunt appears to have come to an end, after an announcement in France that a buried statuette of a golden owl has finally been unearthed – after 31 years. “We confirm that the replica of the golden owl was dug up last night, and that simultaneously a solution has been sent […]
The prince started supporting Villa during his school days. Despite attending school in Berkshire, Prince William chose a team further afield as he did not want to follow the crowd. “A long time ago at school I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either […]
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that, three months ago, it killed three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza. Among them is Rawhi Mushtaha, identified by the IDF as the head of the Hamas government in Gaza, along with Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Oudeh, who were responsible for security in Hamas. The IDF said they […]
BBC Older meters need to be replaced due to the end of the longwave signal Around 175,000 Scottish energy customers face major problems with their home heating systems if they do not have their meters upgraded in the coming months. The Radio Teleswitching Service (RTS) controls energy tariffs for hundreds of thousands of homes, sending […]
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – reached after years of negotiations – will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move. This includes the […]
Nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan, according to local media. The fire struck the Pingtung county hospital at around 09:40 local time (01:00 GMT) – just as Typhoon Krathon made landfall to the west, in neighbouring Kaohsiung. The wet and windy weather complicated the fire response, one report […]
Amit Saini Atul Kumar studied for hours even during power cuts Atul Kumar, 18, was ecstatic when he found out in June that he had passed a tough examination that would allow him to join a prestigious technology college in India. But then came the next step: paying 17,500 rupees ($281; £156) online to confirm […]
Getty Images The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A second, smaller space rock smashed into the sea off the coast of West Africa creating a large crater during the same era. It would have been a “catastrophic event”, the scientists […]
A bomb, probably dropped in World War Two, exploded at an airport, around one minute after a passenger plane passed the site. No one was injured at Miyazaki Airport, in south west Japan, but dozens of flights were cancelled before normal service was resumed. It is believed this was an American bomb that has been […]
Elon Musk has been ordered by a federal court to answer further questions from lawyers about his takeover of Twitter – now called X – on Thursday, and the financial world has one question: Will he be there? Last month, he was a no-show for a court ordered appearance at the US Securities and Exchange […]