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Brits rescued at top of volcano survived by using 'Bear Grylls videos'

Matthew Forster, 22, and his sibling Andrew, 18, from London , had attempted to climb 10,000ft to the summit of Mount Agung to see the sunrise when their phones died near the top.

2024-07-07T07:23:58Z

Event sees young people discuss future of policing

Attendees will speak about crime, and their experiences with police and the criminal justice system

2024-07-07T06:30:11Z

Vatican expels ex-ambassador to US, declares him guilty of schism

ROME — The Vatican on Friday excommunicated its former ambassador to Washington after finding him guilty of schism, an inevitable outcome for Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. The conservative had become one of Pope Francis ‘ most ardent critics and a symbol of the polarized Catholic Church in the United States and beyond. While once enjoying support in the Vatican and United States church hierarchies, the Italian archbishop alienated many as he...

2024-07-05T23:57:56Z

Police hunt cat killer as four pets fatally poisoned

Each feline has died in similar circumstances in or around Ramsons Close in Malvern, Worcestershire, in recent weeks.

2024-07-06T11:05:32Z

Reform would have won 94 seats if first-past-the-post was ditched

Under a 'proportional representation' (PR) voting system, Labour would still have come top but would have been denied a majority, while the Tories would have had 157 seats instead of 121.

2024-07-07T01:22:54Z

Warnings scrapping Rwanda plan to cause Channel crossing 'open season'

Kevin Saunders, who was the Chief Immigration Officer covering Calais and Dunkirk, claims that up to 60,000 people could try to make the journey from France to England without the Rwanda plan in place.

2024-07-06T22:37:35Z

Former MP quits Tory party saying 'it's dead'

The former minister said the party was not electable in its current make-up in parliament.

2024-07-06T20:29:02Z

Cops rescue teens from 'growling Bigfoot with glowing eyes' in forest

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Deputies said the recent high school graduates from Houma called in distress while deep within Kisatchie National Forest last week.

2024-07-06T20:22:14Z

A donner kebab pie, sweets and a nervous wait - an MP's election diary

Graeme Downie, newly-elected MP for Dunfermline and Dollar, recounts his hectic last 24 hours in a months-long campaign.

2024-07-06T20:07:04Z

Sir Keir Starmer to renegotiate Britain's post-Brexit deal in weeks

Sir Keir Starmer wants more relaxed freedom of movement rules and lower trade barriers, EU sources believe, and is willing to sign the UK back up to some Brussels rules in exchange.

2024-07-06T22:07:24Z

Amorsolo painting stolen from museum

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — A 12×18-inch painting by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo was reported stolen from a popular private museum, the Hofileña Museum, in Silay City. The museum’s CCTV records showed that the painting, called “Mango Harvesters,” was taken by at least two thieves from the museum’s second floor where it was on display along with other paintings and sketches. The stolen painting is different from, but...

2024-07-06T21:37:14Z

'We'll put pressure on councils over SEND'

The politicians say they will look to improve special educational needs provision in the county.

2024-07-07T05:45:49Z

China ‘monster’ ship drops anchor in West Philippine Sea

MANILA, Philippines — China’s largest coast guard ship dropped anchor in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal several hundred yards from a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel which sent out a radio challenge but was ignored, PCG Commodore and spokesman Jay Tarriela said yesterday. “It’s an intimidation on the part of the China Coast Guard,” Tarriela said at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City. “We’re not going to pull out and we’re not going...

2024-07-06T16:31:57Z

Business improvement district votes to continue

More than 180 businesses on Brackmills in Northampton voted in favour of retaining the status.

2024-07-07T06:00:09Z

‘Guo as state witness? Only if she tags someone higher’

MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac might be considered a state witness if she would spill the beans on those higher than her in the heirarchy of the illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in her hometown. Winston John Casio, spokesman for the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), made the statement yesterday as he stressed that any state witness should be the least guilty in the...

2024-07-06T16:31:57Z

Real-life dolphin rescue not like in the movies

SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION, Philippines — Constancio Baptista, 40, had cradled “Neri,” a pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata), above seawater for 18 nights, from midnight to morning of the following day. He would talk to Neri, telling her that if she made it, she must forgive those who hurt her at sea and to help distressed fishermen when needed. Baptista has been a marine mammal responder for 12 years now and always did the...

2024-07-06T21:22:21Z

Always by Rishi Sunak's side: Akshata Murthy in the public eye

Here are all the iconic moments former Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy has been at the forefront of politics. Whether it be on polling station visits ahead of the general election, or at the G20 Summit in New Delhi.

2024-07-07T01:19:20Z

BI vows to deport suspected Chinese ‘spy’

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) vowed to deport a Chinese man previously found with firearms and suspected hacking equipment after finding out he has been overstaying in the Philippines. Personnel of the agency’s intelligence division arrested 32-year-old Liu Yuhang while at the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) office in Camp Crame, Quezon City last July 4. Liu has become an...

2024-07-06T16:31:58Z

Sulu cops seize over P17 million in smuggled cigarettes

CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines – Police authorities in Sulu confiscated over P17 million in smuggled cigarettes in two separate operations this week. Brig. Gen. Prexy Tanggawohn, director of Police Regional Office in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), said that on Friday, some P5.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Patikul town after a resident alerted the police about the contrabands being unloaded...

2024-07-06T13:20:51Z

Popular restaurant is forced to shut as owner reveals shock reason

A popular seafood restaurant in Adelaide has been forced to close with its owner revealing the reason for the shock decision.

2024-07-07T06:23:42Z

NBI raids illegal clinic that caters to Chinese POGO workers

An illegal clinic in Makati City that caters to Chinese citizens, mostly workers at Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), was raided by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). According to Jonathan Andal’s report in “24 Oras Weekend” on Saturday, the clinic located in Barangay San Isidro is allegedly connected to an illegal POGO hub in the Calabarzon region that is also being monitored by the NBI. The raid caught four Chinese patients...

2024-07-06T13:00:44Z

Newspaper headlines: Big moments from the election

Newspapers across the west cover Labour's dramatic win against the Tories... and other stories.

2024-07-07T06:15:38Z

Starmer to make first visit to Scotland as prime minister

He says he wants to establish a "different and better" way of working across the United Kingdom.

2024-07-07T07:00:16Z

Canadian archdiocese to pay $104 million to sex abuse victims

MONTREAL — The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday. In 2020 the Archdiocese of St. John was found liable for one of Canada’s largest child sex abuse scandals, at Mount Cashel Orphanage, a now-defunct boy’s orphanage in Newfoundland and Labrador province. The court found sexual abuse was perpetrated by priests and...

2024-07-06T06:44:02Z

Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes for Trump return at right-wing rally

By Anderson Coelho BALNEARIO CAMBORIU, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro at a rally of conservative supporters on Saturday said the right was gaining ground internationally, in Italy and France, and said he hoped that former U.S. President Donald Trump will be returned to the White House this year. "God willing, it will be Trump in November," he told a

2024-07-06T23:12:53Z

Dire warning an unstoppable contagion is about to take off

Health authorities have warned an unstoppable contagion could spread in one Aussie state in a matter of days, and revealed how residents can remain safe.

2024-07-07T02:53:08Z

Alleged mass shooter's car removed after he was found dead inside

The car of alleged mass shooter Chase Garvey has been removed after he was found dead inside from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Chase allegedly shot and killed four people at a party in Florence, Kentucky before fleeing.

2024-07-07T04:04:42Z

Marcos voids granting career executive service rank to NDCP grads

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the revocation of the policy which grants career executive service (CES) eligibility to graduates of Master of National Security Administration (MNSA) program of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). The President issued the order following the recommendation of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) to withdraw the policy “to synchronize the standards and procedures for...

2024-07-07T06:08:36Z

Man is shot dead by police after allegedly threatening officers

Queensland Police allege the man confronted officers at Kirwan Police Station in Townsville, North Queensland, after 10pm on Saturday.

2024-07-06T23:22:32Z

Powerball winning numbers for July 6 drawing: Jackpot resets to $20 million

Powerball players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the July 6 drawing.

2024-07-07T01:14:45Z

Tens of thousands fill Madrid with colour for gay pride parade

By Elena Rodriguez and Guillermo Martinez MADRID (Reuters) - Tens of thousand of people marched and danced on Saturday along the main streets of Madrid, filling the Spanish capital city with coloured flags for the main LGBTI pride parade in the country. "This is wonderful, I think this is the only place where people are truly free," Maria Alvarez, 43, told Reuters. Through the slogan "Education

2024-07-07T04:53:48Z

Men charged after woman's body was found in bungalow

A woman's body was found in a property on Radiant Road, Thurncourt, on Thursday morning, according to Leicestershire Police.

2024-07-06T09:50:14Z

No Marcos order to revise history, says Angara

MANILA, Philippines — There was no order from President Marcos to revise history in the education curriculum, including the teaching of martial law in schools, according to incoming education secretary Sonny Angara. In a dwIZ radio interview yesterday, Angara said the President’s instruction to him was to make the teaching of history more fun and “conversational.” “The President did not single out any period in our history,” the senator said...

2024-07-06T16:31:58Z

Why Wes Streeting is set for war with the health service

The history of the NHS is littered with attempts by ministers to reform the institution for the benefit of patients. When Wes Streeting, the new Health Secretary, described the NHS as “broken”, and said it was now the policy of the Department of Health to treat it as such, he was laying down a marker for the scale of the challenge ahead of him. But...

2024-07-06T19:47:48Z

Driver who disclosed Lopez burial site bothered by conscience

MANILA, Philippines — The driver of the vehicle used to ferry the bodies of beauty contestant Geneva Sarita Lopez and her Israeli partner to Tarlac where they were buried informed authorities of the burial site because he was bothered by his conscience, an official said Sunday. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Director Major General Leo Francisco said that the driver, identified as "Jess," was one of the persons of interest in the...

2024-07-07T06:00:05Z

France is voting in key elections that could see a historic far-right win or a hung parliament

PARIS (AP) — Voting has begun in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and years of political deadlock. French President Emmanuel Macron took a huge gamble in dissolving parliament and calling for the elections after his centrists were trounced in European elections on June 9....

2024-07-07T04:15:16Z

Renowned oceanographer visits PH to advocate Verde Island Passage protection

MANILA, Philippines — Renowned oceanographer and conservationist Dr. Sylvia Earle visited the Philippines last month to advocate the protection of the Verde Island Passage (VIP)—the world’s “center of the center” of marine shore fish biodiversity. In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that Earle personally dived into the VIP alongside other marine experts to observe the condition of the...

2024-07-06T13:00:06Z

Carpio: Education can help Philippines win fight for West Philippine Sea

MANILA, Philippines — Educating Filipinos about the history of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) could help the Philippines win the fight against China’s claims on the entire South China Sea, according to retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio. In a lecture hosted by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and the National Library of the Philippines last Friday, Carpio pointed out that the “total lack of knowledge of the Treaty...

2024-07-06T16:31:53Z

Artist hopes hospital post box draws 'a smile'

Lesley Sleight's design Sea to Summit – Colours of Mann features on the box at Noble's Hospital.

2024-07-07T06:30:14Z

Who are Northamptonshire's newly elected MPs?

Labour took five of the county's seven seats, while the Conservatives held on to two.

2024-07-07T05:31:05Z

Tories must embrace Farage, says ex-minister

Tory says party must go "centre right", while Labour MP says Starmer won't change things overnight.

2024-07-06T21:14:14Z

Alleged thief shot dead in Antipolo City

LUCENA CITY — A still unidentified gunman shot and killed an alleged notorious thief in Antipolo City, Rizal province on Friday night, police said. The Region 4A police in a report Saturday said “Ricardo Recto” was repeatedly shot by a male assailant using a caliber .45 pistol while playing games inside a computer shop in Barangay San Jose at around 8:45 p.m. The killer fled after the shooting and left his target dead on the spot. READ: Alleged...

2024-07-06T04:34:22Z

The far right is close to power in France. Will the rest of Europe follow?

Whatever the result of France's election, its impact will be seismic, says Europe editor Katya Adler.

2024-07-06T23:41:50Z

She accused Assange of sexual assault, but is glad he’s now free

Anna Ardin accused Julian Assange of sexual assault - but is pleased he has been freed from jail.

2024-07-06T23:14:04Z

SPD deploys 821 cops to secure SONA

MANILA, Philippines — The Southern Police District will deploy 821 police officers to ensure peace and order during the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos on July 22. In a statement on Friday, the SPD said police personnel underwent a two-day refresher course on civil-disturbance management (CDM) operations, aimed at enhancing their knowledge and skills in handling civil disturbances. Police officers have also been...

2024-07-06T16:32:03Z

562 BuCor inmates freed in June

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 562 inmates from all the prisons and penal farms in the country were released in June, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) reported. In a statement, BuCor said 121 of those released were acquitted, 321 had served their maximum sentence, 98 were granted parole, 21 were granted probation and one was granted executive clemency. BuCor director Gen. Gregorio Catapang Jr. said the bureau has already released a total of...

2024-07-06T16:32:01Z

Marcos tells troops to ensure peaceful BARMM polls

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has ordered military troops in Sulu to ensure that the first ever parliamentary elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) would be peaceful as he reminded them to remain vigilant despite the reduced threat posed by terrorist groups. During his visit to the Army’s 11th Infantry Division in Jolo, Marcos said the BARMM parliamentary polls should not be disrupted by political...

2024-07-06T16:31:53Z

Archaeologists to dig for medieval building on farm

One theory put forward is the potential timber structure was once a barn belonging to monks.

2024-07-07T06:00:31Z

Outrage as Service NSW prepares to slash more than 100 jobs

The government services agency will cut their workforce by 60 per cent across several divisions.

2024-07-07T07:23:54Z

Japan and the Philippines: Charting a path toward strategic synergy

Magandang umaga, my Filipino friends. It is my great pleasure to visit the Philippines as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. Japan and the Philippines have a long history of exchange dating back to the 16th century. Especially over the past few years, the Japan-Philippines relations have made remarkable progress in a wide range of areas, including security, economy and cultural and people-to-people exchanges. November in 2023, Prime Minister...

2024-07-06T22:07:11Z