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Millions without electricity as Cuba's power grid collapses 4 hours ago ShareSave Koh Eweand Aleks Phillips ShareSave Watch: Timelapse shows Havana emerge from night after grid collapse Millions in Cuba have been left without power after the national electricity grid collapsed on Monday, the country's power operator says. Much of the island including the capital, […]
Suspected suicide attacks kill at least 23 in north-east Nigeria 2 hours ago ShareSave Chris EwokorBBC Africa, Abuja ShareSave Reuters The attacks happened at some of Maiduguri's busiest places At least 23 people have been killed and 108 injured by a series of suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, marking one of the worst recent attacks […]
US west coast prepares for 'dangerous' heatwave in early spring 38 minutes ago ShareSave Stav DanaosWeather ShareSave Getty Images Temperatures could exceed 100F (38C) as soon as Wednesday (file picture) A significant and unusually early heatwave is building across the south-western US this week, bringing temperatures more typical of early summer than mid-March. In Phoenix, […]
Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre 1 hour ago ShareSave Yama Bariz,BBC Afghan, Kabuland Simon Fraser ShareSave Reuters The rehabilitation centre was razed to the ground in the strike More than 100 people have been killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, […]
What are the symptoms of meningitis and is there a vaccine? Just now ShareSave Michelle RobertsDigital health editor ShareSave Getty Images Anyone unwell with symptoms should urgently seek medical help at the closest A&E or by dialling 999 (generic photo) Meningitis B is the strain behind an outbreak of cases in Kent in which two […]
Manchester festival refunds tickets after venue backlash 12 hours ago ShareSave Georgie DockerNorth West ShareSave Brian Deegan Two separate stages wil be set up on the 6,000 acres of land surrounding the grade II-listed castle, near Chester A live music event billed as "a new festival for Manchester" has offered ticket-holders a refund, after organisers […]
Singer's 'insane' debut at C2C country music show 12 hours ago ShareSave Louise Parry ShareSave Paul O'Reilley Olivia says her nan loved Dolly Parton, which inspired her to take up country singing A young country singer whose "big goal" was to perform at the Country to Country (C2C) music festival said it was "insane" to […]
Tina Fey, Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan named Saturday Night Live UK hosts 6 hours ago ShareSave Alicia Curry ShareSave Getty Images / PA Media Tina Fey, Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan will be the first three hosts Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed have been named as the first three hosts of the […]
BBC urges court to dismiss Trump Panorama lawsuit 11 hours ago ShareSave Noor NanjiCulture correspondent ShareSave BBC The BBC has urged a court to dismiss Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar lawsuit against it, arguing that a Panorama episode – which edited together different sections of a speech he gave – never aired in the US. "It […]
Trump seeks to delay meeting with Xi in China 25 minutes ago ShareSave Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter ShareSave Getty Images US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is planning to delay a high stakes visit to China later in March by about a month because of the Iran war. "We've requested that we delay […]
