Italy greenlights plan to build world’s longest suspension bridge
Italy has approved a $15.5bn suspension bridge which will connect the mainland to the island of Sicily. Italy has given final approval to a long-delayed plan to construct the world’s…
Religious schools fill gaps amid Afghanistan’s fractured education system
In Kabul’s narrow alleys and quiet courtyards, boys dressed in white caps and tunics diligently recite Quranic verses across an expanding network of madrassas – religious schools that increasingly bridge…
Bank of England cuts interest rates by a quarter point to 4% as balancing act continues
Bank of England, the Royal Exchange and the statue of the Duke of Wellington in the City of London on 19th February 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp |…
Boy, 6, fighting for life after liver ruptured by woman on water park slide
A six-year-old boy has been left in intensive care after he was hit in the chest by a woman as his father ignored warnings and carried him across the front…
Family of This Morning star killed in Air India crash received the wrong body
Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek were on board the Air India flight bound for London that crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad, killing 242 of the 243 people on board…
Vladimir Putin ‘plans nuclear missile tests’ for weapon with ‘unlimited range’
Russia President Vladimir Putin unveiled the Burevestnik nuclear missile in 2018 and increased activity at the Pankovo test site has fuelled suspicions of an imminent test 11:07, 07 Aug 2025…
US-made bombs used in deadly Israeli strikes on Gaza schools, HRW says
Human Rights Watch says US arms were used in ‘unlawful indiscriminate’ Israeli attacks that killed Palestinian civilians. Israel has used US-made bombs in “unlawful attacks” on schools sheltering displaced civilians…
Can Donald Trump take federal control of Washington, DC?
After a group of teenagers severely beat a prominent employee of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency in an attempted carjacking in Washington, DC, Trump threatened a federal takeover…
Aspiring influencer breaks her spine while attempting a viral challenge
New mum and wannabe influencer Mariana Barutkina, 32, had to go back to hospital just weeks after she gave birth when an online trend gone wrong left her with a…
How Many Oxygen Atoms Are Present in a Dimer of Nitrous Dioxide?
You wanted more quizzes, and we’ve delivered! Now you can test your wits every day of the week. Each weekday, your host, Ray Hamel, concocts a challenging set of unique…