The US television network has been building its own news division separate from NBC News, and will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from its new logo. The MSNBC news network has said it will change its name to become My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from […]
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Watch: Emergency crews tackle wildfires in Spain and Portugal Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the blazes has risen to four. On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck […]
Parents are being warned to stop using Nutrition Ignition Kids Magnesium Glycinate Gummies, due to them containing an undeclared drug called melatonin that could cause issues for children. Melatonin is a prescription-only medicine, which can cause drowsiness, headaches, dizziness and nausea. Testing of two batches by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) […]
A baby who lived in a mouldy housing association flat in north London died of unrelated causes, a coroner has found. Akram Mohammed died in February aged 15 weeks, which his parents believed was due to damp conditions in their Camden home. Earlier this year, the boy’s death sparked angry protests aimed at housing association […]
Leigh Boobyer & Jeremy Stern BBC News, Wiltshire BBC Faye Woodley says she has “no confidence” in planned NHS dentistry reforms A woman who says her teeth were destroyed by cancer treatment says dental care in the UK “feels like we’re going back to Victorian times”. Faye Woodley, who is unable to work because of […]
Residents accuse officials of not warning them to evacuate as torrential rain, cloudbursts trigger deadly flooding. Climate change-induced flash floods have killed at least 337 people in northwestern Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority, while dozens remain missing after the area was hit by flash floods in recent days. In Kishtwar district, emergency […]
Fatemeh Tajdin Ffion Phillips (right) and Ailsa Dixon (left) incorporate Celtic and Gaelic music into their performances The thousands of people attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival may well be expecting to see shows in German, French or Spanish. But for one performance duo, it is the Welsh language that takes centre stage as they bring […]
President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska – President Trump said he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday to talk about how to end Russia’s […]
Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of the Texas Democratic lawmakers for their walkout to block a vote on a congressional redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday Aug. 8, 2025. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP SACRAMENTO, […]
In a statement issued at full-time, the Football Association said: “We are very concerned about the allegation of discrimination from an area of the crowd, which was reported to the match officials during the Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Bournemouth. “Incidents of this nature have no place in our game, and we will work […]