Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia's main airport
More than 20,000 passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.
Litter pick collects 50 bags of rubbish from river
A litter picking group gathers every month to remove rubbish from the River Wear in Durham.
Iran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates
Iran says it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries
City plan change sought to protect Tower of London
Historic England is seeking changes to the Corporation's draft City Plan on development locations.
Diana fountain shut all summer by technical fault
The Diana Memorial Fountain remains closed following a sequence of technical faults.
Apologies after Diana fountain shut all summer by technical fault
The Diana Memorial Fountain remains closed following a sequence of technical faults.
Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chief
Hong Kong labour authorities are open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease, the city’s labour chief has said, acknowledging the revamped heat warning system would have triggered stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days last month.
Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-shum said retrospective modelling showed the revised system would have issued a black warning on August 8 and a red alert on August 9, when the Observatory recorded 36.9 degrees Celsius (98.4 Fahrenheit) at its...
Explosions across Russia as Ukraine drone blitz hammers cities and refinery burns
News of the massive attack comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow
Iran attacks naval drone near Hormuz after US strikes 3 oil tankers
Iran said on Sunday that its forces attacked a US naval drone trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after targeting ships in retaliation for American strikes on three oil tankers.
The latest round of clashes, which began with US raids last week, comes amid a deadlock in their six-month war.
Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz while Washington continues a counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
Washington is also seeking to choke Iran’s economy, rolling out...
Rules for UK citizens going to Europe change again on Sunday with queue warning
The regulations are being updated again from September 6
'We feel abandoned by police': A community's despair after months of crime
A crimewave in part of Birmingham over several months leaves residents asking who is in control.
'We feel abandoned by police': A community's despair after months of crime
A crimewave in part of Birmingham over several months leaves residents asking who is in control.