When Edwards arrived at Gothenburg’s Ullevi Stadium, no-one had ever jumped beyond 18 metres in ‘legal’ wind conditions. Within the first two rounds of the competition, he had managed it twice. He landed beyond the measuring board with his opening-round jump of 18.16m and then added another 13cm to the record around 20 minutes later […]

Anna Meisel BBC File on 4 Investigates Getty Images The UK generates about 50 million waste tyres every year The Environment Agency said it is introducing enhanced checks on the export of tyres from the UK after the BBC revealed millions were being sent to furnaces instead of being recycled in India. A report by

Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown has repeated his call for higher taxes on gambling to lift half a million children out of poverty. He has backed a think tank report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), saying the move could raise £3.2bn to fund scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap. Brown,

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on countries around the world have come into effect in an escalation of his trade war. “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!” Trump said on social media minutes before the midnight deadline in Washington, DC. Earlier, the president

Jonathan Josephs Reporting fromLa Rochelle, western France BBC Solvay’s rare earths processing facility in western France is one of only two in Europe For almost 80 years rare earth metals have been pumped out of this industrial plant in La Rochelle on France’s west coast. But as the materials become more and more crucial to

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Fairfax County Public Schools system in Virginia has launched an investigation into accusations that school staff arranged abortions for students without notifying their parents, according to local reports. School officials at Centreville High School in Union Hill allegedly arranged and bankrolled abortions for girls in 2021,

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump doubled down on Wednesday that late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel would be “next” to be canceled during a press conference. During the presser, Real America’s Voice reporter Brian Glenn asked about reports that radio host Howard Stern may part ways with Sirius

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! France has reportedly stripped the residency permit of a man who lit a cigarette at a war memorial in Paris after he was caught on camera.  Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Tuesday called the actions of a 47-year-old Moroccan man “indecent and pathetic” following his arrest. Video

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following a shooting that wounded five soldiers at Fort Stewart on Wednesday, a former public safety director at the Georgia military installation outlined the post’s emergency response and weapons safety protocols, as officials praised fellow troops who tackled the suspect, likely preventing further casualties. Army Sgt. Quornelius

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ESPN will acquire the NFL Network and other media assets, including the popular RedZone channel, from the NFL.  In exchange, the league will receive a 10% equity stake in the sports network as part of a landmark agreement, the two sides announced Tuesday. The shift in control