Month: January 2026

A boat carrying 25 French tourists has capsized off the coast of Oman, killing three, local police have said. Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Meta, YouTube and TikTok accused of making products intentionally addictive and harmful to young peopleFor the first time, a massive group of parents, teens and school districts is taking on the world’s most powerful social media companies in open court, accusing the tech giants of intentionally designing their products to be addictive. The blockbuster legal proceedings may see multiple CEOs, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, face harsh questioning.A long-awaited series of […]

Paul Allen’s comments came when people were demonstrating against ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole GoodA veteran Minneapolis sports radio broadcaster has apologized and says he is “taking a few days off” after invoking a conservative conspiracy theory that people demonstrating against the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown were being paid to protest.Paul Allen’s comments about the protesters on Friday came a little more than two weeks after a US Immigration […]

More than 100 flood warnings issued in England, with red warning in Ottery St Mary on the River OtterStorm Chandra – live updatesA red flood warning – meaning danger to life – has been issued for a river in south-west England as Storm Chandra brought heavy rain and strong winds to many areas of the UK.The Environment Agency (EA) said severe flooding was expected on Tuesday morning in Ottery St […]

Decision to cap leaseholders’ ground rent also seen as a win for former deputy PM Angela RaynerSome Labour MPs have not given up trying to get the part to rethink its decision to ban Andy Burnham from being a candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection.As Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker report in our overnight story, the executive of the soft-left Tribune group of MPs – which includes […]

Weather warnings, incluiding ‘danger to life’ flood threat in Devon, are in place across much of the UK with major travel disruption expectedSome of the rainfall totals in the south-west of England for the last 24 hours has almost totalled the average for the entire month, BBC News reports.Here is a list of some notable rainfalls:100mm (3.9in) White Barrow (South Dartmoor)75mm (3in) Marden Down (Dartmoor)73mm (2.8in) Ottery St Mary’s60mm (2.4in) […]

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier's arrival is 'not going to affect Iran's determination to defend the nation', Tehran warns. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article