Investigators are looking into what made a Delta plane crash land and flip over at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Monday, an incident all 80 people on board survived. Airport CEO…
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UK: Inflation jumps on food, air fares and school fees
UK inflation jumped sharply in the year to January, driven by rising food prices, air fares and an increase in private school fees. The higher-than-expected jump to 3% from 2.5%…
Japan: Man jailed for attempted murder of former PM
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of Japan’s former prime minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. Ryuji Kimura, 25, hurled a pipe bomb at…
USA: Woman sues after carrying wrong baby in IVF error
A US woman who unknowingly carried and delivered a baby boy who was not biologically hers is launching legal proceedings against an IVF clinic over the mix-up, after being forced…
Egypt: First pharaoh’s tomb found since Tutankhamun’s
Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun’s was uncovered over a century ago. Until recently, King Thutmose II’s tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of…
Mexico: Army seizes tonnes of crystal meth
The Mexican army says it has seized more than four tonnes of methamphetamine in raids conducted in the violence-wracked state of Sinaloa over the weekend. Soldiers raided warehouses and drug…
UK: E-bikes seized as police tackle illegal use
Police have seized seven e-bikes in the first of a series of operations tackling people using them illegally. Operation Forerunner is a response to “significant concerns” from residents about the…
Bolivia: Bus crash kills at least 30 people
More than 30 people have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia, police say. The vehicle plunged almost 800m (2625 ft) into a ravine in…
Vatican: Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs
Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs and his condition remains “complex”, the Vatican says. The 88-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a…
UK: Men charged over £100,000 cryptocurrency fraud
Two have been charged after a 75-year-old man from Aberdeenshire lost more than £100,000 in a cryptocurrency fraud. The matter was reported to police in July and officers from the…