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Myanmar Ruby
Massive 11,000-carat ruby unearthed in Myanmar’s war-scarred gemstone heartland
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered south-east Asian nation, state media reported.The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats (2.2kg, or 4.8lbs), was ...

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Easter Mattins service at St George's Chapel, Windsor
Man denies using threatening behaviour towards Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
The former British royal was out walking his dogs when the incident in Wolferton occurred

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Trump UFOs
Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs
The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena”.

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Local elections 2026
Reform UK hails ‘historic change’ but pollster warns of peak in support
The party has so far gained 423 councillors

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals loom
Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals loom
The hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Italy US
Italy’s top diplomat tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa
Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani said he told US secretary of state Marco Rubio that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America’s top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks ...

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Local elections 2026
Keir Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour
Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Australia Syria IS Familes
Australian women face slavery and terror charges over alleged IS links
Three Australian women were refused bail after they appeared in court charged with slavery and terrorism offences after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 others whom police allege are linked to the so-called Islamic State group (IS).

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Scottish Parliament elections
Counting under way in Holyrood election as SNP eyes fifth consecutive win
The results of those contests will determine if SNP leader John Swinney retains his job as Scotland’s First Minister

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Local elections 2026
Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains
Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch and Tamworth

Fri, 08 May, 2026

China Detained Journalist
Imprisoned Chinese journalist’s family pleads for his release over health fears
Dong Yuyu was taken away in 2022 while meeting a Japanese diplomat for lunch

Fri, 08 May, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz
UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged
The Iran war’s shaky ceasefire has come under further strain as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the US said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliated against Iranian ...

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Trump
US-Iran ceasefire under threat after exchange of strikes in strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump says the ceasefire remains in place despite the strikes, with Iranian TV saying the situation is ‘back to normal’

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Third British national diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship
Third British national diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship
The cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak is still days away from docking

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Local elections 2026
UK local elections: Keir Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy losses
Meanwhile, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has gained its first council of this year’s local elections

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on three navy ships in strait
The US military has said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces”.

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Easter Mattins service at St George's Chapel, Windsor
Man charged after allegedly threatening Andrew near home on Sandringham Estate
The former British royal was out walking his dogs when the incident in Wolferton occurred shortly after 7.30pm on Wednesday, the Telegraph reported previously

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Cape Verde Hantavirus Ship
Hantavirus: Global race underway to trace passengers who left ship before outbreak confirmed
The outbreak has killed three people and caused global alarm.

Thu, 07 May, 2026

James Holder court case
Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eight years for raping woman
James Holder denied rape, claiming the sexual activity was consensual, but was convicted by a unanimous jury at Cirencester Courthouse last week

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Cape Verde Hantavirus Ship
WHO says hantavirus outbreak unlikely to become epidemic after three deaths
Health officials say public risk remains low as countries coordinate safe return plans for passengers and crew

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Cape Verde Hantavirus Ship
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after first fatality
Health authorities were monitoring people or trying to trace others who may have come into contact with cruise passengers on at least four continents

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Epstein Note
Note ex-cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide bid is released
A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender’s first suspected jail suicide attempt has been made public, years after being sealed and locked in a court vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute.

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Iran reviewing US proposal as Trump pressures Tehran on deal to end war
Iran has said it is reviewing the latest American proposals on ending the war, as US President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to ...

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Netherlands Hantavirus Ship
What is hantavirus, the infection that has killed three people on a cruise ship?
Rodent-carried disease is not usually contagious between humans and outbreaks are rare. ‘New world’ variants are the most deadly. What are the symptoms and treatment?

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Nepal Everest
Mount Everest season opens late with climbers undeterred by huge ice block
An unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail on Mount Everest, high travel costs and increased permit fees have not deterred hundreds of climbers from attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain.

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US
Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US
The Argentine health ministry on Tuesday reported 101 hantavirus infections since June 2025, roughly double to the year prior

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Liam Payne death
Coroner to hold second pre-inquest review into Liam Payne’s death
Liam Payne died in October 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Ghislaine Maxwell court case
Alleged suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein unsealed by federal judge
Epstein’s cellmate in New York City says he found note after convicted sexual offender attempted suicide in July 2019

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire
It was reported a commander was killed in the strike

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Cape Verde Hantavirus Ship
Two passengers of hantavirus cruise ship self-isolating in UK
The outbreak has been connected to a birdwatching expedition in Argentina

Thu, 07 May, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Iranian-flagged oil tanker fired on by US fighter as Trump gives Tehran new ultimatum
The US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Tehran, telling it to accept a deal to end the war or face a new wave of US bombing “at a much higher level and intensity ...

Wed, 06 May, 2026

TURNER
CNN founder Ted Turner, brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies aged 87
CNN reported that he died on Wednesday, citing a Turner Enterprises news release.

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US and Iran closing in on deal to end war and open Strait of Hormuz
Iran says strait of Hormuz could reopen after US pauses operation

Wed, 06 May, 2026

evening traffic at airport
Two million airline seats cut amid soaring jet fuel prices
Rescheduling in May could be followed by summer cancellations as Middle East war continues to disrupt fuel supplies

Wed, 06 May, 2026

South Africa Hantavirus
Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise ship's plans to dock as three people evacuated
Spain says MV Hondius will be received in Canary Islands and passengers and crew treated before repatriation

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russia snubs unilateral ceasefire, sending dozens of drones into Ukraine
Russia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in night-time attacks, Ukrainian officials said, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight.

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Trump puts ‘Project Freedom’ on hold, saying he hopes to finalise a deal with Iran
US president says he is pausing US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the strait of Hormuz but blockade remains

Wed, 06 May, 2026

French President state visit to UK
Macron sings for his supper as he croons ballads at state dinner in Armenia
French President Emmanuel Macron stole some of the spotlight from other world leaders in Armenia’s capital this week when he crooned classic ballads, including La Boheme, at a glitzy state dinner.

Tue, 05 May, 2026

Cameroon Africa Pope
Pope Leo ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance, Trump claims
The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican

Tue, 05 May, 2026

Germany Car Incident
Leipzig car-ramming suspect’s motive remains unclear, German investigators say
The suspect in a car-ramming in the German city of Leipzig that left two people dead does not appear to have had any political or religious motive, but had spent time recently at a psychiatric hospital, investigators said.

Tue, 05 May, 2026

Pentagon
Hegseth says US ceasefire with Iran ‘not over’ despite Strait of Hormuz attacks
US forces are pressing ahead with an effort to guide commercial ships through the strait, but so far only two vessels are known to have passed through

Tue, 05 May, 2026

South Africa Hantavirus
Human to human hantavirus transmission suspected on cruise but risk to public low, WHO says
Author Ann Lane is one of two Irish women on board the MV Hondius, which is anchored off the coast of Cape Verde

Tue, 05 May, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire
The Iran war risked reigniting after the US tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding on Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it.

Tue, 05 May, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Zelenskyy condemns Russia as strikes kill five in Ukraine ahead of brief truce
Russian drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine’s power grid during the night killed at least five people and wounded 39 others, Ukrainian authorities have said.

Tue, 05 May, 2026

US and Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters
US and Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters
Mr Trump told Congress the war was "terminated" and the deadline was moot, a ​claim disputed by some lawmakers.

Tue, 05 May, 2026

Blake Lively - Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni end dispute with settlement
In a joint statement, the sides said: “Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors — and all survivors — is a goal that we stand behind"

Mon, 04 May, 2026

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