A suspected gas blast has left widespread damage in Johannesburg. Emergency crews in the South African city evacuated buildings after the explosion, which ripped a road apart and turned cars over.
Defence secretary apologises to LGBT+ community for historic abuse in armed forces
Defence secretary Ben Wallace issued an apology to the LGBTQ+ community for their treatment and historic abuses experienced while serving in the armed forces.
Pompeii: New discoveries as archaeologists begin biggest excavation in a generation – BBC News
Archaeologists have begun the biggest excavation of the ancient city of Pompeii in a generation. Several new discoveries have already been uncovered, including a bakery, human skeletons and a painting resembling a pizza...
Banks face Treasury clampdown following Nigel Farage account closure row
Banks will be forced to give customers three months’ notice of account closures and to provide a full explanation of the reasons under reforms that could be unveiled in the coming days. Sky News has learnt that...
Can ‘memory wells’ improve the lives of elderly patients? – BBC News
Many clinicians don’t get the chance to learn about their patients lives. But a start-up in the US called MemoryWell is hiring professional writers to create short biographies, or ‘memory wells’, for...
Just Stop Oil: Protesters spray orange paint over Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Just Stop Oil protesters have targeted the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in central London. They sprayed the building with their trademark orange paint as a sign of protest against the government’s...
US soldier intentionally crossed North Korean border – BBC News
North Korea has detained a serving US army soldier who crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea without permission. Travis King, 23, was on an organised tour of the UN-run zone dividing the two countries...