A power outage at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant has sparked fears of a “nuclear catastrophe”. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine has been under Russian occupation since March 2022, shortly after the invasion. Although the plant is no longer generating power it still needs a supply of electricity to cool one of its four reactors which is in a […]

It’s absolutely freezing in the UK right now, so what better way to distract ourselves than looking for a break for some much-needed winter-warmth? This island in the Mediterranean sea is a prime winter holiday destination, and with average temperatures of 20C in winter months you can enjoy the beach year round. The small Maltese isle of Gozo has a […]

The Philippines has been hit by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake sparking an urgent tsunami warning.  According to UNESCO, the earthquake struck at 14:37 and “hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 1,000km of the earthquake epicentre”. They added: “Government agencies responsible for threatened coastal areas should take action to inform and instruct any coastal populations at risk […]

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Train strikes to wreck weekend: Travel chaos set for thousands TODAY as East Midlands Railway cancels ALL services and LNER runs reduced timetable… before walkouts at six rail firms tomorrow Passengers advised to check ahead before travelling as strikes cripple network READ MORE: Full list of train strikes in December 2023  The first action in a week of crippling rail […]

A terrifying prison built to be the “biggest in the Americas” is large enough to hold 40,000 people and is already nearly half full less than a year after it opened. The Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) opened in El Salvador in early 2023, and it welcomed its first 2,000 inmates in February. Nayib Bukele hailed the “single […]

Childcare shortage is laid bare as no constituencies in England have enough spaces for all under-fives Seats such as Stoke-on-Trent North have just 16 places per 100 children  The shortage of childcare provision is laid bare today by figures showing no constituencies in England have enough spaces for all under-fives. Despite a Government promise to expand free childcare, research shared […]

Headteacher Ruth Perry’s GP tells inquest she took her own life because she feared her family would be in financial ruin if she lost her job as she was ‘main breadwinner’ and felt ‘completely devastated’ by Ofsted result but couldn’t tell anyone about it For help, call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit samaritans.org  Ruth Perry took her […]

Rapist tech tycoon Lawrence Jones is jailed for 15 years: £700m mogul once dubbed ‘Britain’s nicest boss’ is locked up for drugging and attacking two women 30 years ago while working as a hotel bar pianist A disgraced multi-millionaire tech tycoon was today slammed as ‘arrogant’ and ‘misogynistic’ by a judge as she jailed him for 15 years for sex […]