Simon Atkinson and Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Before and after footage shows impact of the toxic algae bloom An algal bloom catastrophe which has turned usually pristine South Australian waters toxic green and suffocated masses of marine life is a “natural disaster”, the state premier has declared. The algal bloom – a rapid increase […]

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Queen Elizabeth II’s final years were reportedly marked by sorrow after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their exit – and for the royals, this has been “unforgivable.” The claim was made by British royals expert Hilary Fordwich, who alleged that the monarch had already been disheartened

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly displayed 1,300-year-old doodles suggest that medieval monastic life wasn’t all about solemn chants and holy scripture. Now on view at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, the scribbles are part of the “Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe” exhibit

Mariam Issimdar BBC News, Suffolk Sizewell C The government has said it will invest £14.2bn into the Sizewell C nuclear power plant The cost of building the Sizewell C nuclear power plant has jumped to £38bn, adding £1 a month to household energy bills for about a decade. The previous official figure for the project

How can teams have a ‘feel’ for who is ahead in developing the new engines for 2026 when the manufacturers presumably keep everything as secret as possible? – Alex It’s a good question because, on the face of it, no one should know anything about the relative performance of next year’s engines, because the manufacturers

Anadolu via Getty Images Smoke rises over western Deir al-Balah during an Israeli offensive on Monday The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel’s ground offensive in central Gaza has compromised its efforts to continue working, after its facilities came under attack. The UN agency accused Israeli forces of attacking a building housing its staff and

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch is set to reshuffle her shadow cabinet on Tuesday. Sir James Cleverly, who previously served in government as the foreign secretary and home secretary, is expected to return to the front bench as part of the changes. The leader of the opposition had been expected to make small changes to

Watch: BBC report from last checkpoint before Suweida city The BBC has been trying to reach the southern Syrian city of Suweida where sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribal militia have killed hundreds of people. A fragile ceasefire is holding, but the area remains extremely tense. On Monday, we got within six miles

Italy, who have not beaten England since 2012, appointed Soncin in September 2023 despite having only ever worked in men’s football, yet he has gradually won over his critics. “There was a fair bit of scepticism about Soncin because he came in as someone who only had experience in the men’s game and who mostly

BBC The government has been unable to find a buyer for troubled Lindsey Oil Refinery in North East Lincolnshire An oil refinery is to shut after the government said it was unable to find a buyer for it. The Official Receiver took over the Lindsey Oil Refinery in North East Lincolnshire last month after its