I’ve grown Britain’s biggest pumpkins – but there’s a surprising downside, says giant veg expert
IT’S Halloween on Thursday, and growers have spent the summer getting pumpkins in great shape.But spare a thought for twins Ian and Stuart Paten -…
US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration | US Election 2024 News
The trend extends beyond the US to European nations such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In July, for instance, the nativist Reform UK…
Inside world's second biggest Zara with kids play area, marble features and plush café
A stunning, luxurious Zara megastore has opened its doors and left fans wowed - it has its very own café, children's play area, a huge…
South African Indigenous people fight Big Oil to defend ancestors’ spirits | Environment News
Shell’s final lifeline Once an exploration permit is granted, the holder of the permit is able to apply for up to three renewals, after which…
From Catholic saints to Persian rulers: How are hurricanes named? | Weather News
Cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha state on India’s eastern coast on Thursday night with maximum sustained winds of about 110km/h (68mph), according to the…
European Championship darts 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Price and Smith features TONIGHT, Luke Littler waits – updates
What matches are tonight?Here is a look at the clashes that will be happening in Germany tonight.Gian van Veen vs Ritchie Edhouse - 6pmGerwyn Price…
Harris ad features Texas woman who nearly died amid strict abortion ban
WASHINGTON — A new series of Kamala Harris campaign ads seek to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe vs. Wade…
How Tigray war rape victims turned to Rwandan genocide survivors to heal | Mental Health
Tigray, Ethiopia – “I was angry all the time,” says Bezunesh, spinning wool in her small mud house in Bora, a remote district of deep…
In Turkey, Gulen’s death marks opportunity to move on from coup attempt | Fethullah Gulen News
Istanbul, Turkey – The news that Fethullah Gulen, widely believed in Turkey to be the mastermind behind the country’s 2016 coup attempt, had died had…
Charles always makes the same joke about one of my songs, says Lionel Ritchie as he opens up about friendship with King
MEETING King Charles is a nerve-racking time for most big stars, many of whom practise their bows and curtseys long before.But Lionel Richie, a close…
Mandela travelled on Trump’s plane in 1990: Who paid for it? | US Election 2024
In the last few weeks before Election Day, podcaster and Fox News contributor George “Tyrus” Murdoch tried to show voters a philanthropic side of former…
‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US | Features
Within minutes of arriving in the United States for the first time, on November 28, 1959, 27-year-old Zenzile “Miriam” Makeba was whisked to the Manhattan…
Starving since the day he was born: How famine stalks Gaza’s children | Gaza
‘Not seen as fully human’ But it's not just delivering aid that can be deadly. Many civilians have been killed while collecting it. In February,…
‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast | Poverty and Development News
Majia, Nigeria – Days after a fuel tanker explosion killed 170 mostly young people in Majia, a farming town in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa State, the…
In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News
Experts say it is not likely Trump’s shifting position will prompt abortion opponents to defect to Harris’s camp. But, they warn, there is a real…
Is Sudan’s army regaining ground lost in the civil war? | Sudan war News
The war in Sudan is entering a new phase as the Sudanese army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fight over the…
How Israel is trying to generate civil strife in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – On October 14, Israel killed 22 people in the northern Lebanese village of Aitou in an air attack. Israel claimed it struck…
Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? | US Election 2024 News
A cornerstone of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has been his promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in United States history. The…
Muslims join Buddhist, Christian fighters to topple Myanmar’s military | Conflict News
Myanmar – Scattered across the lush, rolling hills of southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region, rebel fighters stationed at checkpoints inspect cars and trucks traveling towards a…
Suspicion, resentment, trauma, destruction – Beirut on the edge | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – “No phones!” barks a burly man as he sails past us on his scooter. I’m out in the city working with Al…