Electric scooter riders in Paris face being fined if they fail to comply with new safety rules, as police try to curb the number of accidents in the French capital. Some 79 people were killed in e-scooter accidents last year, a sharp rise from the 45 who died the year prior, police said on Saturday, […]
Continue ReadingThere is also a belief that greater regulation alone will achieve little. Too much conservation work currently relies on philanthropists’ cash and devoted volunteers, those in the sector say, and much more languishes on the to-do list due to a lack of money. The federal government directly spends about A$700m on nature protection, a fraction […]
Continue ReadingThe Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia, still considered “out of control”, has spread to more than 36 sq miles (95 sq km).
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general – the nation’s top law enforcement official. Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him. Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after announcing he believed Blanche was the best option […]
Continue ReadingAt least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. In the early hours of Saturday missiles hit east of the capital and witnesses reported hearing powerful explosions just days after strikes across Ukraine killed 21 people. Falling debris damaged apartment buildings and cars, while a […]
Continue ReadingOne Spokane resident tells the BBC she realised the immense danger when she heard the fire had jumped over the river.
Continue ReadingThe Chinese side of the peak – where Green Boots’ body is – is steeper and doesn’t have the same support structures as the southern slope, which is another complicating factor, Sherpa sources have told BBC News Nepali. “It’s really tough to get that body down even in popular spring season, let alone the autumn […]
Continue ReadingAccording to the WHO, strikes on ambulances make up 20% of all attacks on Ukraine’s healthcare system, which suggests these are part of a calculated strategy. The result of such sustained attacks is that the civilian population close to the frontline are getting increasingly cut off from health services. The majority of people left in […]
Continue ReadingFor months we drew a blank in our hunt for Luka. And then we had our first breakthrough. One of those listed in the book, who we tried calling again, finally answered the phone. He had been the guard for Luka’s apartment block, he told us, and eventually agreed to give us the number for […]
Continue ReadingHunter Biden has told the BBC he is “the most privileged person there is” after receiving a presidential pardon from his father, former US President Joe Biden, acknowledging it was not a good choice for America or his father’s legacy. In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC’s Newsnight, Hunter Biden defended the controversial pardon, reflected […]
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