‘Beautiful board’: How chess saved an Indian village from alcohol, gambling
‘Beautiful board’: How chess saved an Indian village from alcohol, gambling The game helped a south Indian community escape alcoholism and gambling. Now, it’s known as the Chess Village of…
Grammys 2025: Who will win and how to watch
Grammys 2025: Who will win and how to watch 2 hours agoMark SavageMusic Correspondent Getty ImagesBeyoncé and Taylor Swift are two of the most recognised artists in the history of…
Four years after coup, Myanmar regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ polls
LONG READ Four years after coup, Myanmar regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ polls Pressure is building on Myanmar’s military regime to hold national elections that opposition forces have promised to…
Top supermarkets running ‘prohibited’ tobacco ads
Top supermarkets running ‘prohibited’ tobacco ads 9 minutes agoBen KingBusiness reporter BBCAdvert for heated tobacco product on display in a Sainsbury’s store in London Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are displaying adverts…
Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, causing explosion and fire
Local police say the plane was carrying two people and crashed into several houses.
Secretive US church coerced women into giving up babies for adoption
Secretive US church coerced women into giving up babies for adoption 45 minutes agoGeorge WrightBBC News BBC(l-r) Melanie Williams, Dr Wally Baldwin and Deb Adadjo – pictured here several decades…
Helicopter black box recovered from Washington DC plane crash site
Helicopter black box recovered from Washington DC plane crash site 16 minutes agoMadeline HalpertBBC News Reuters Officials have recovered the cockpit voice recorder – also known as the black box…
Trump at odds with US military veterans over snarled Afghan relocations
Trump at odds with US military veterans over snarled Afghan relocations Advocates say broad executive orders have hurt Afghans seeking to flee to the US after aiding its military and…
A rush to normalcy? New Orleans truck attack survivors struggle with trauma
New Orleans, Louisiana – It was 3am on New Year’s Day, and Tyler Burt, a pedicab driver working in New Orleans’s historic French Quarter, decided to take one last fare.…
Canada, Mexico and China face tariffs on Saturday, White House says
Canada, Mexico and China face tariffs on Saturday, White House says 39 minutes agoPeter HoskinsBusiness reporter Getty Images US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Saturday of 25% on…