State of emergency declared amid Los Angeles wildfires
A state of emergency has been declared after a wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity homes. The fire forced the evacuation of tens of ...
Fresh injury worry puts Nick Kyrgios’s Australian Open return in doubt
Nick Kyrgios threw fresh doubt on whether he will play in the Australian Open after withdrawing from an exhibition match. The Australian, who reached the Wimbledon final in 2022, returned to action in ...
Police hunt killer after 14-year-old stabbed to death on London bus
Police are on the hunt for a killer after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a London bus in what police have described as a “horrendous” crime. The teenager was treated at the scene in ...
X boss Linda Yaccarino praises Meta’s decision to scrap fact checkers
The social media executive said it was ‘validating’ to see Mark Zuckerberg and Meta follow X in introducing user-based checks on content.
What the papers say – January 8
Fact-checking changes at social media company Meta lead the nation’s Wednesday papers. The Financial Times and The Guardian splash on Mark Zuckerberg’s company moving away from third-party ...
Bookings being taken for seafront hospice charity walk
Register for The Oakhaven Walk at oakhavenhospice.co.uk/oakhaven-walk. For any enquiries about The Oakhaven Walk, please get in touch with the Oakhaven fundraising team at ...
Bournemouth Pier: Pleasure boats won't operate for summer
PLEASURE boats will not be operating from Bournemouth Pier once again this summer following the deaths of two children in 2023.
Drink coffee in the morning to reap health benefits – study
Drinking coffee in the morning could bring more health benefits than drinking a few cups throughout the day, according to a new study. Researchers wanted to assess whether the time of day people drink ...
Two out of five young passengers killed in car crashes not wearing seat belt
The AA Charitable Trust, which conducted the research, said it highlights the ‘simple importance of wearing a seat belt’.
Vapes four times more profitable than tobacco to convenience stores – study
Vapes are four times more profitable to convenience stores than tobacco amid a nine-fold increase in sales of the devices in three years, according to a study. Convenience stores make an average ...
Starmer vows to address north-south education divide ahead of debate on Bill
In his first interview of the year, the Prime Minister said he was very concerned about the ‘disparity’ between schools in the north and south.
Tory push for grooming inquiry vote ‘a shocking tactic’, Starmer warns
The PM warned supporting the Tory’s calls for symbolic vote on an inquiry will ‘kill’ his Government’s plans to bolster safeguards ...