Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyongyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries. The first flight operated by Russian carrier Nordwind took off from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday, carrying over 400 passengers, and landed in North Korea’s capital around eight hours later. Tickets for the …
Screens have become an inescapable part of our daily lives. From replying to work emails on a laptop to doomscrolling through brain rot on TikTok, the average adult now racks up more than six hours of screen time every day – nearly a third of our waking lives. The shift to remote and hybrid working …
The trade deal between the European Union and the United States is off to a rocky start. The preliminary agreement, announced at the end of a face-to-face meeting of Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump in Scotland, has prompted a massive wave of criticism over its heavily lopsided nature in favour of American interests. …
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, described the attack on late Monday evening as “another war crime” committed by Russian troops. At least 17 inmates were killed and more than 80 were wounded after a Russian airstrike hit a Ukrainian prison in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The attack, …
Professional wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, died on Thursday at the age of 71, according to World Wrestling Entertainment. Bollea is widely recognized as the biggest wrestling star of all time and helped WWE become the behemoth that it is today. In the 1980s and 1990s, Bollea’s larger-than-life personality – in and …
Wrestler Hulk Hogan (R) and son Nick Hogan arrive at the Comedy Central Roast Of David Hasselhoff held at Sony Pictures Studios on August 1, 2010 in Culver City, California. Nick Hogan, the son of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, posted an emotional tribute to his father over the weekend. The elder Hogan died last week …
On On the day I visit Octopus Energy’s heat pump factory in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, temperatures in London reached 29C. Some of the staff meeting me, who are usually based in the south of England, are beaming. It’s wonderful to escape the heat, they say. And who can blame them. Climate change is making the …
Keir Starmer has presented a European-led peace plan for Gaza to Donald Trump, during a meeting in Scotland with the US president. It follows a call with leaders of France and Germany over the weekend after US-led peace talks broke down last week, Downing Street said. An emergency UK cabinet meeting will be held on Tuesday …
England defender Lucy Bronze’s middle name is Tough, which perfectly encapsulates her Euro 2025 performances. After the Lionesses beat Spain in a penalty shootout to defend their European title, the Chelsea full-back told BBC Sport she had played the entire tournament with a fractured leg. “I actually played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia, …
The second phase of Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland is underway, with the focus of the huge security operation shifting from Turnberry on the west coast to Menie in the north east. The political focus has moved, and intensified, too. Having struck a deal on tariffs with the European Union, the US president has been …