French vineyards suffering from severe drought in some regions
The driest July since 1959 is forcing vine growers in some regions of France to ask for special permission to irrigate their vineyards
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Former Pop Idol contestant and theatre star Darius Campbell Danesh has been found dead in his US apartment at the age of 41, his family announced.
After Indian standup comedian Raju Srivastava was admitted to hospital following a heart attack on August 10, 2022, messages of grief were shared in social media posts that claimed the star had died. The claims are false. Srivastava's business manager told AFP on August 18 that the comedian is alive and his condition is improving.The claim was shared on Facebook here on August 13, 2022."The one who made us all laugh left the world laughing. May his soul rest in peace. Om Shanti", reads the Hindi
New vaccine is a ‘sharpened tool in our armoury’ to fight against Covid, says Dr June Raine, chief for the UK medicines regulator
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Train services across Scotland will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday with only a handful of services running as rail staff take further strike action.ScotRail has warned passengers a very limited number of services will run on Thursday as a result of industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) which has been locked in an ongoing battle over pay, jobs and conditions with Network Rail.Services will operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm and ScotRail has urged passengers to check services ahead of travel and only travel if it is necessary.The operator has also warned passengers to expect disruption on Friday August 20 and Sunday August 21 following the strikes as services are restarted.RMT picket lines will be in place at Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley from 7am on Thursday, with a “picket at the fringe” at 10am on Waverley bridge.
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
‘Calls to defund the FBI are just as wrong as calls to defund the police’
The ex-Manchester United star has been giving evidence in his defence for the first time.
Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Sean Wilson updates the media at the scene near Cayton Road in Greenford, west London, where Thomas O'Halloran, 87, who had been riding a mobility scooter, was stabbed to death.
The ex-Manchester United star has been giving evidence in his defence for the first time.
North Korea and the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine will develop "equally beneficial bilateral cooperation", Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin said in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday. In July, North Korea recognised the Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republics (LPR) in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, as independent states. The move made North Korea only the third country after Russia and Syria to recognise the two breakaway entities.
More than half a million people in Northern Ireland tuned into watch the interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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Teenage twins from North Yorkshire have said they are “over the moon” after passing their driving tests at the same time, on the same date, and in the same place.
Video shows a fish gasping for air as Lake Windermere turns green with algae due to the heatwave.Source: Matt Staniek
A man is in a serious condition in hospital and two other people were injured after they were shot in north-west London. Police including armed officers were called to Dog Lane in Brent just after 7pm on Monday. A 17-year-old boy suffered non-life changing injuries, a 21-year-old man has a potentially life-changing injury and the third victim, thought to be in his early 20s, is in a serious but stable condition.