Homes destroyed as Washington state wildfire forces evacuation of town
A small town in Washington state was evacuated due to a fast-moving fire that burned a half-dozen homes, as crews in California made progress against...
Paraplegic shooting suspect can avoid trial and end his life, Spanish court says
A Spanish court has ruled that a paraplegic man, who was accused of firing on colleagues in a rage before being shot in the spine...
Dick Cheney attacks Donald Trump as ‘greatest threat to our republic’
Dick Cheney has branded Donald Trump the greatest “threat to our republic”, in a new campaign ad for his daughter, Liz Cheney, who is running...
Musk accuses Twitter of deliberately miscounting spam users in countersuit
Elon Musk has accused Twitter of deliberately miscounting the number of spam accounts on its platform as part of a “scheme” to mislead investors. The...
Alex Jones worth up to $240m, expert says, as family seeks punitive damages
A financial expert testifying for the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting has estimated that Alex Jones and his...
Contemplation can help problem-solving and boost creativity, study claims
Losing oneself in one’s thoughts or letting the mind wander is an underrated activity that is more rewarding the more it is practised, an academic...
London mayor urged to halt Silvertown tunnel scheme at 11th hour
The mayor of London is being urged to make an 11th hour intervention and halt plans for a new four-lane road tunnel under the River...
Scottish rewilding project hits £2.2m buyout target
A rewilding project on a former grouse moor at Langholm in southern Scotland has doubled in size after a “rollercoaster” fundraising campaign by local activists....
Teenage boy dies after stabbing in north London park
A 15-year-old boy has died in a stabbing in north London. Officers were called to Highbury Fields, Islington, just before 9pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan...
UK house prices fall for first time since June 2021, says Halifax
UK house prices fell in July for the first time in more than a year, as the country’s largest lender warned of the impact of...