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Mystery of 1950s wedding photo album found dumped in Wakefield solved

Online appeal and detective work by local historian help to return keepsake to couple’s sone after it had been stolenWhen Andrew Bedford discovered an old wedding album dumped outside his city centre cafe in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he considered chucking it into a nearby wheelie bin.But when he opened the album, the vintage photographs of the happy couple on their wedding day in 1957 seemed too...

UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show

Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill could hit £1,965, up from £1,294Millions of British van drivers face a combined £2.5bn cost to cover the rising price of diesel this year, according to figures, fuelling calls for the government to scrap its planned fuel duty rise.The owners of diesel vans and pickups can expect to collectively spend almost £8.5bn ...

Drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more

Council car parks have switched away from ticket machines to cut costs, leading to extra fees for usersDrivers are unwittingly paying up to 40% more to park as more councils switch to app-only payments and force customers to pick up the tab.Many councils across England have removed pay and display machines and replaced them with app payments, including a number in London. Most local authorities en...

George Clooney’s French estate has vineyards as he plans an Italian restaurant

Countries warn against travel to Saudi Arabia following Houthi attacks

US, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand among countries urging citizens to avoid travel to the kingdom.

Delhi police shut metro stations ahead of election protest march

India’s opposition parties and supporters of the ‘cockroach’ youth movement have been demonstrating against a ⁠controversial revision of election voter ⁠listsAuthorities in India’s capital closed six metro stations and warned of traffic disruptions on Monday, as opposition parties planned to march to the supreme court in protest against a ⁠controversial revision of voter ⁠lists that has sparked da...

Lawyers who helped detained Australian Robert Pether leave Iraq criticise Wong for announcing news

Penny Wong welcomes Iraqi government’s decision to allow engineer to leave Baghdad but Pether’s team criticise timing of media statementFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAdvisers to Australian Robert Pether have expressed concern about the timing of a statement from the foreign minister announcing his depature from ...

IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK’s £35bn spending pressures

Thinktank’s influential pre-budget report urges key decisions to be made now and not put off until next yearJohn Healey has been warned by Britain’s leading tax and spending experts that his budget risks being a “work of fiction” unless he sets out plans to cover £35bn in spending pressures.As the war in the Middle East rattles the public finances, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the d...

US can choose to deport Hongkongers under Deferred Enforced Departure scheme

United States authorities could deport Hong Kong residents granted extended stay under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) programme and have not ruled out the option of doing so after a dozen were reportedly detained at local airports. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not precluded from placing aliens with such temporary administrative designation into removal proceedings, nor is i...

Rescue helicopters race to flood-hit Nepal villages as 5 reported missing

Rescue helicopters and ground troops are reaching villagers along the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal

Tyler Perry donated $750K to clear property tax debt for 300+ Atlanta seniors

Tyler Perry has made a significant donation of $750,000 to assist low-income senior citizens in Atlanta. This contribution will help more than 300 seniors pay overdue property taxes and remain in their homes. Additionally, it will support a pilot program for another 100 seniors facing property tax increases. Mayor Dickens emphasized the importance of preserving the homes of longstanding residents ...

Live: Top NATO military commander says a Russian attack would be 'utterly futile'

NATO’s top commander US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich on Monday said that the military alliance would “block, blunt and break” any Russian attack on its members’ territory, making such an assault “utterly futile”. But he stressed that he did not judge that such a conflict was “imminent or inevitable”. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Live: NATO's top military commander speaks at Warsaw Security Forum

NATO's top military commander US General Alexus Grynkewich is speaking at a Warsaw security conference Monday, where he is expected to outline his "theory of victory" in the face of what the military alliance alleges is a Russian campaign of sabotage and interference against Ukraine’s wartime backers. Watch his speech live on FRANCE 24.

Live: Moscow refuses to say if Trump’s touted ‘energy ceasefire’ between Ukraine, Russia is in place

Russia declined to say on Monday whether an agreement had been reached with Ukraine to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, a day after US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced an "energy ceasefire" that seemed to catch both Kyiv and Moscow off guard. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Live: EU’s top diplomat says she will welcome Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire ‘when it holds’

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday that the bloc would welcome a truce on striking energy infrastructure between Ukraine and Russia "when it holds", after US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced a ceasefire that seemed to catch both Kyiv and Moscow off guard. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

Live: Oil prices fall after Trump unilaterally announces Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire'

Most stock markets rose Monday as oil prices tumbled after US President Donald Trump announced an alleged "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, sparking astonishment from Kyiv and silence from Moscow. Trump's Ukrainian counterpart President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was seeking further details of the announcement. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.

University of Glasgow develops £20 ultrasound device to produce fertiliser from air and water

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed an affordable ultrasound device to produce nitrate for agriculture. This device uses sound waves, air, and water to create nitrate without industrial production reliance. While current experiments show potential, energy consumption remains high compared to the Haber-Bosch process. The team plans to refine the design over the next year for pra...

Clashes reported in Yemen as Houthis advance towards Taiz

Heavy clashes have been reported between Houthi fighters and Yemeni- forces near the strategic southern city of Taiz.

North Korea fires 'several ballistic missiles' into Sea of Japan, Seoul's military says

South Korea's National Security Office convened an emergency security meeting following the launch to review the country's military readiness.

New rule, no change - has cricket missed a trick again with bad light?

More than 60 overs have been lost from the first Test between South Africa and Australia despite a change by the ICC. Has cricket missed a trick?

Why did Pakistan declare Emergency in Imran Khan's bastion Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

IKEA has just launched another second-hand marketplace. But will it stop producing ‘fast furniture’?

Sustainability is noticeably absent in IKEA’s latest press statement about its second-hand marketplace.

Rockies, Route 66 and railway hotels: Why 2027 is the year to explore the US by train

The United States is marking 200 years of passenger rail travel with scenic long-distance routes, vintage steam trains, historic stations and unusual railway stays. Here’s how to explore the country by train in 2027.

Documents falsified to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth, BBC finds

Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.

Documents falsified to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth

Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, BBC finds.