British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer react as they greet Labour campaigners and activists at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Toby Melville | Reuters It’s been one year since Labour returned to power in a landslide victory that appeared to show … Read more
In her late 20s, Aleese Lightyear worked in reality TV production and lived in New York City, which she thought was her dream. “At the height of my career in New York, I was probably making $100,000 a year [and] working eight months out of the year, which on paper sounds great, but New York … Read more
Sales of Tesla vehicles fell sharply in the last three months, plunging 13 per cent in the second quarter over a year earlier. The electric automaker now needs to deliver more than one million vehicles in the typically strong second half to avoid another annual sales decline. Analysts say it’s a difficult task given tariff-driven economic uncertainty … Read more
QUITO, Ecuador — A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday. José Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” who led a gang called “Los Choneros” in Ecuador and has been indicted … Read more
As It Happens7:03Kenyan protesters ‘willing to do whatever it takes,’ says activist When Sophie Mugure Njehia took to the streets of Nairobi on Wednesday, she didn’t expect anyone to die. Njehia was among the thousands of people who demonstrated across Kenya on Wednesday to mourn the more than 60 people killed during a massive anti-government … Read more
Isaac Craig was involved in a serious collision while riding his daughter’s e-scooter. He was hit by a driver who ran a stop sign while testing out a new tyre on his daughter’s e-scooter Isaac Craig has sadly died(Image: eyJpdiI6Ino3QWx1RG14Y1ZrY1NpbDFNN3cwUXc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiYjhCZ0tHTm5mUWx3Mm04dVJzWW5EMHVLaG1zdjFoYk1LMTZIbXZyTStFWWxJWTBQNktDb0V6SWlGbEYwbGQ4ciIsIm1hYyI6IjBiOTZhMTZiODNlYjRhOWJlY2NjNTlmNTg3MzM4NmVhZjA0) A dad has tragically died one year after a freak accident involving his daughter’s e-scooter. … Read more
Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches … Read more
DENVER — A Colorado funeral homeowner who pleaded guilty to leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 people has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced. Miles Harford, 34, pleaded guilty in … Read more
A Brit is on his way home on the last leg of an extraordinary journey around the world which has taken him 27 years so far 17:58, 11 Jun 2025Updated 19:17, 11 Jun 2025 An adventurous Brit could soon become the first person to complete an unbroken round-the-world walk after starting the last leg of … Read more
As It Happens6:11Every year, folks travel from far and wide watch this giant pencil get sharpened John Higgins likes to think of the six-metre-tall pencil on his front lawn as a piece of pop art. “When you think of pop art, you think Andy Warhol or Claes Odenberg. I mean, these are these iconic artists. … Read more