Chilean workers are becoming desperate as a record drought, driven by warmer temperatures, has sapped almost all the water from an enormous reservoir.
An unarmed suspect shot dead by police as he waited to help two prisoners escape was lawfully killed, a public inquiry has concluded. Jermaine Baker, 28, was part of a group waiting to spring two men from a prison van on their way to court to be sentenced in December 2015. Police learned of the plot and followed the gang as they waited in a stolen Audi car behind Wood Green Crown Court in north London.
North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust was caring for 56 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
At least six people were killed and dozens injured in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday, July 4, local officials said.This footage, captured by Nathan DeBruin, shows armed officers walking through Highland Park on Monday afternoon.Police identified Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, as a person of interest in the shooting, according to city officials, who said numerous federal, state and local law enforcement agencies were working on apprehending him. Credit: Nathan DeBruin via Storyful
A Florida teenager who survived a shark attack has recalled her harrowing ordeal, describing how she punched the shark in the face as it attacked. Addison Bethea, 17, was looking for scallops on Keaton Beach in northern Florida when she was bitten by a shark last Thursday (30 June). The teen will have her right leg amputated above the knee.
COMPLAINTS about parking services more than doubled last year and made up more than a fifth of the total number of grievances.
The Tour de France takes to the hills and a series of dangerous cobblestones on a brutal day likely to claim some victims
A partial rainbow stretched into the clouds over a north Texas highway on July 3.This footage, recorded by Chad Casey, shows a rainbow gracing a cloudy sky over Interstate 20 following a storm in Weatherford, Texas.“It was cool because it was just one side of the rainbow coming straight down toward the ground,” Casey told Storyful. Credit: Chad Casey via Storyful
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked his 87th birthday on Wednesday by inaugurating a library and museum in his hillside Indian headquarters. He was cheered by a large number of followers, including American actor Richard Gere, a longtime disciple.
The NHS is to trial the use of drones to courier chemotherapy drugs in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines.It is hoped that using drone technology will one day enable doctors to make “same-day delivery” orders for drugs and medical equipment from anywhere in the country.A pilot scheme is to be launched to assess using drone technology in the health service, which will see chemotherapy drugs delivered from the pharmacy at a Portsmouth hospital to St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight.
Some of government’s content removal orders reportedly ‘fell short of requirement’
Biden briefly touches upon the July 4 shooting at Highland Park in Chicago as he delivers his Independence Day speech.
William Wragg - the chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - asks Boris Johnson tough questions on the tenability of his government and his decision to appoint Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip.
The level of expectation is something new for England to manage but their captain believes they can handle the pressure. England's Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman confirmed she had a fully fit squad available to her. "You can feel that everybody is ready so we're excited to go," said Wiegman, who took over the team in September and has led them on a 14-match unbeaten run, with victories in each of their last six games.
Allies of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid insist that their resignations are all about a question of integrity.
Cumbrian Ben Stokes' England completed a record run-chase this morning to beat India as his fairytale start as Test captain continued.
A shooting at a Fourth of July parade near Chicago is the latest incidence involving gun violence to stun the United States
Chris Pincher's conduct in 2019 didn't require 'formal disciplinary action', despite it being referred to the Cabinet office for review, according to Dominic Raab.
Authorities in the Mediterranean country have banned all domestic LGBTQ+ events, citing "security reasons".
The British auto industry, already reeling from a severe shortage of semiconductors, is now bracing for a cost of living crisis in the country as people limit their spending to necessities and stay away from big ticket items. New car registrations in Britain fell to 140,958 units, according to final figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In May, SMMT cut 2022 outlook for new cars registered to 1.72 million from 1.89 million forecast earlier.
A suspected gunman said his anti-psychotic drugs weren’t working in social media posts before a shooting spree in a Danish shopping centre that left 3 dead and 27 injured.
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