The military in Nigeria has launched a rescue mission after gunmen raided a boarding school. Hundreds of children were abducted. Authorities say the attackers stormed a government secondary school in the northwest. As...
Businesses warn of ‘significant job losses’ without Brexit trade deal
There “could be significant job losses” if the UK does not strike a trade with the EU, the British Chambers of Commerce has said. Its president, Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, also said businesses need more...
Labour: PM needs to deliver ‘oven-ready’ Brexit deal today
Shadow Communities Secretary Steve Reed has said the Prime Minister needs to “get Brexit done” today and deliver the “oven-ready” deal he promised in the last election. Speaking to Sophy Ridge...
Scores arrested at new Paris protest against security law
Paris police took nearly 150 people into custody at what quickly became a tense and sometimes ill-tempered protest Saturday against proposed security laws, with officers wading into the crowds of several thousand to...
Can mapping the Great Barrier Reef help it survive? – BBC News
After three recent mass bleaching events, the future of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in the balance. Now divers and tourists are being asked to take thousands of photos of the reef, allowing conservationists...
Life possible on Pluto – NASA’s mission head | SophieCo. Visionaries
More than five years ago, humanity managed to glimpse into the farthest corner of our solar system, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. We asked Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, astronaut and head of NASA’s Pluto...
Russian nuclear submarine salvo-launches 4 ballistic missiles for the first time
Russian nuclear submarine ‘Vladimir Monomakh’ performs a salvo launch of four ballistic ‘Bulava’ missiles during Russian Navy Pacific Fleet drills in the Sea of Okhotsk.