Society & Culture
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India: Why have 'cockroach' protesters been detained in Delhi
Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.
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Left-wing primary: more than half of registered voters have already voted, say organisers
Some 140,000 voters are choosing between five rivals for the Socialist nomination, hoping to influence France's 2027 presidential election; after a cyberattack, voting now runs until Sunday 6pm. #EuropeNews
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Meet the new landlady at popular pub who has 30 years of experience
The new landlady and tenant is Julie Southward who has 30 years’ experience.
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Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'
Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".
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Families pay heartbreaking tributes to two teenagers killed in crash
The families of two 19-year-old men who died in a crash in Rotherham have paid emotional tributes to their loved ones, describing the devastating impact of their deaths.
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Trump team sued over plan to blast Utah’s famed cliffs for oil truck highway
The Trump administration approved local officials’ request to pave Gate Canyon, despite the move violating environmental and cultural preservation laws, according to the lawsuit
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Palestinian President Abbas postpones legislative elections until 2027
On Friday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accused Abbas of "fooling the international community by canceling once again promised elections" as rumours of the postponement circulated.
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Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt
Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical care
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Thousands detained in India during 'cockroach' movemement protest
Police detained “cockroach movement” leader Abhijeet Dipke and two others as hundreds of protesters defied a heavy security clampdown in New Delhi.
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Nine people, including children, dead after mass shooting in Pennsylvania
Authorities say suspect among dead in house after standoff with police in Erie and there is no ongoing threat
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Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital, attorney says
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison
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Republican sexual assault survivor blames Jane Doe in ‘Cornell 7’ case: ‘Not a rape’
Nancy Mace suggested the Cornell University Jane Doe participated in a ‘consensual gangbang’
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Unnerved Panamanians sleep in streets as aftershocks rattle quake-hit towns
Residents in rural Panama are dealing with aftershocks following two powerful earthquakes that hit the country on Friday
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Police step up patrols at Consett bus station as residents say they feel 'frightened'
Police have stepped up patrols in a County Durham town centre after residents said they felt frightened and were avoiding the bus station.
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Greens must avoid ‘capture by extremists and racists’, says party MP
Ellie Chowns says vote for ‘Zionism is racism’ policy by 0.4% of members shows party processes are not working
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'Don't bother visiting York – it is a muck hole with fag ends, litter and weeds'
A York resident has branded the city a "muck hole", claiming litter, weeds and cigarette ends are blighting streets
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‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state
Students say they are desperate to get back to class but conditions are so bad that the protests must continue
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'Frustration' over York river safety prompts call for action to 'save lives'
There is an urgent need to make York’s River Ouse safer following incidents on one of its bridges which has repeatedly closed due to emergencies, a leading local politician has said.
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Spain's slow response to the crisis in Ceuta leaves teen migrants on the streets
Hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October, hoping for good news from Spain's youth minister
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Alison Hammond’s panic attack experience hits close to home: Christa Ackroyd
Alison Hammond is to the outside world the most confident of confident women. At the top of her game, she has never looked better or been more successful. And in a world that churns out what is so often expected of women on TV, and in life, in terms of looks, personality and character, she is quite simply a breath of fresh air.
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UK accused of giving people of Gaza false hope over new refugee safe route
Only ‘very small number’ of people already in Lebanon or Jordan will be referred, says organisation running scheme
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How many of these Yorkshire sayings do you understand?
Yorkshire folk have long been known for their distinctive way of speaking. From the mills of Bradford and Halifax to the dales and market towns of the county, many traditional words and phrases have survived for generations.
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Taiwan's Lai calls on Indo-Pacific democracies to help maintain peace in National Day speech
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says the island welcomes dialogue between China and the U.S. to manage competition but emphasized the need for Indo-Pacific democracies to help preserve regional peace
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‘We must build unity, not division’ - York MP in warning over ‘remigration activist'
Rachael Maskell MP has called for people to “build unity, not division” after so-called “remigration activist” Young Bob visited York.
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Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway
President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’
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Over 3,000 children waiting for ‘forever home’ amid shortfall in adoptive families
Charities and adoption organisations have seen a 25 per cent drop in the number of potential adopters being approved
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Russian attacks kill 7 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin
Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, killing seven people, including three children, and wounding at least 10, officials said Saturday
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Ethiopia tells UN it is acting in self-defense against Eritrea
Ethiopia has told the United Nations Security Council it is taking self-defense measures against Eritrea
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‘We must build unity, not division’ - York MP in warning over ‘remigration activist'
Rachael Maskell MP has called for people to “build unity, not division” after so-called “remigration activist” Young Bob visited York.
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'Frustration' over York river safety prompts call for action to 'save lives'
There is an urgent need to make York's River Ouse safer following incidents on one of its bridges which has repeatedly closed due to emergencies, a leading local politician has said.
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Angry Trump attacks Norway in new tantrum over Nobel Peace Prize: ‘It’s disgraceful’
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay was awarded the prize this year
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How the landmarks of everyday Gaza have disappeared under the rubble of war
After widespread damage to Gaza’s built environment displaced large swathes of the population, Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha reports on how three years of conflict have rewritten Gaza’s map and its memory
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Redcar charity that began in church hall now helping 8,000 people every year
Footprints in the Community café, which began in a church hall 15 years ago, has grown into a charity helping more than 8,000 people every year.
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One year on from the Gaza ‘ceasefire’, Trump’s promise of peace is a distant dream
The glimmer of hope when Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire one year ago has been buried under the rubble of ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza - and the humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly desperate. Alex Croft reports
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Powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Panama and triggers panic in capital
The quake caused buildings and roads to collapse but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths
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‘Life-threatening storm surge’ headed to US Gulf coast as residents brace for Isaias
Alabama, Florida and Mississippi declare emergencies, with preparations under way for ‘long-duration power outages’
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Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazonas state worsen air quality in Manaus
Smoke from fires in Brazil's Amazonas state is disrupting life in Manaus, the Amazon's largest city
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Sad day for Darlington as 151-year-old JJ Blair & Sons stall closes
It is so sad for the Blair family, who lost Robin, the public face of the market, only a couple of months ago, and it is sad for the devoted staff – like Dave Gaskin and Christine Hanlon, to name but two – who have given so many decades to the stall and the people of Darlington.
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The Darlington market family whose remarkable story has spanned 151 years
WHEN Darlington Covered Market opens this morning, for the first time in 151 years, there will not be a member of the Blair family selling fruit and veg.
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Trump says US to import Russian diesel to ease prices
The US has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022, when the Biden administration banned them because of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Judge convicts 3 Mexicans in the killings of 2 Australian brothers and American friend on surf trip
A local judge has found three Mexicans guilty of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend in Baja California
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France's school protests are about more than broken classrooms
Students taking to the streets in France have become a focal point in the country's increasingly polarised politics.
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Trump claims Democrats canceled mob movies in meandering Columbus Day rant
Rambling address marked the annual federal holiday to commemorate Italian-Americans’ contributions to the country
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A botched execution and plans for one in public show the US is conflicted about capital punishment
Americans have long been divided over executing the nation’s worst criminals
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Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ illegally stranded asylum seekers, judge says
Trump administration unlawfully blocked more than 70,000 people from entering US in his first term, advocates say
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Justice Department won't enforce registration rules on silencers and certain guns after court ruling
The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law
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ICE officers shot New York man because they believed they were in danger, official says
A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official says federal immigration officers opened fire on a Dominican man whom they were trying to arrest in New York because they believed their lives were in danger
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'Very intimidating' balaclavas should be banned in County Durham say residents
County Durham residents have said the council's plan to ban 'very intimidating' balaclavas would be a 'good' decision.
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Trump accused of trying to start a ‘race war’ with threats to Somali communities
Governor Tim Walz calls the president’s latest post ‘deranged’ as he lashes out in the face of declining polls
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US immigration officials defend ICE agents who shot man while his child was in the car
Oscar Belgal, the 28-year-old man, survived the shooting and is now being held at a detention facility outside of New York, officials said.
