Italy landslide: Rescuers search for missing people on Ischia island
Like nearby Capri, Ischia, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, is a popular holiday destination for tourists and Italians alike. It featured in the popular book series Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante…
World Cup 2022: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica – Keysher Fuller earns shock win
Japan failed to take another step towards the World Cup knockout rounds as Keysher Fuller’s late goal earned Costa Rica a smash-and-grab Group E victory. Following their shock win over…
At the scene of deadly Ischia mudslide
The BBC’s Mark Lowen shows the damage to homes and cars after a mudslide hit the Italian island of Ischia on Saturday morning. A torrent of mud and debris dislodged…
China Covid: Protesters openly urge Xi to resign over China Covid curbs
It has become the latest tipping point in mounting frustration. Millions are weary of three years of movement restrictions and daily Covid tests. The anger has spread to all corners…
Zero-Covid anger grows after deadly China fire
Protests against Covid restrictions in China have intensified in the wake of a fire which killed 10 people in an apartment block in Urumqi. Thousands of people took to the…
Venezuela takes first step out of political stalemate
But now, the government and the opposition – with the help of Norway as mediator – have drawn up an agreement that aims to ensure that billions of dollars frozen…
Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter
Little by little she and her team began to make progress. There were, she found, two types of symbol: simple and complex. Vowels were in the main not written as…
Queen Camilla to scrap tradition of ladies-in-waiting
The first companions include some longstanding personal friends – the Marchioness of Lansdowne, Jane von Westenholz, Lady Katharine Brooke, Sarah Troughton, Lady Sarah Keswick and Baroness Chisholm, a former Conservative…
Daughter cannot watch execution of Kevin Johnson, judge rules
“I’m heartbroken that I won’t be able to be with my dad in his last moments,” Ms Ramey said in a statement, adding that her father had worked hard to…
Mudslide sweeps across Italian island of Ischia
A number of people are thought to have died after a mudslide on the island of Ischia, near Naples. Heavy rains triggered a torrent of mud and debris that covered…