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At least six people killed in shooting in Poland’s Krakow

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says police are investigating after 'tragic shooting' in second-largest city.

🔴 At least five people killed in shooting in Krakow, Polish police say ⤵️

Montenegrin activists chart illegal dumps to push for better rubbish collection

EkoGard, a Montenegrin community group, built a digital map called EkoMapa to record illegal dumpsites and link them to missing waste services, while the country's recycling rate stays under 2 percent.

Houston mayor curbs cooperation of US city’s police with ICE

People stopped for minor traffic violations will no longer be referred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

For people in Iran, a constant threat of war and dearth of information

Most people in Iran have little idea of the course of the US-led war and peace talks on the global stage. With few sources of information, the population must navigate conflicting rumors and fears of a nuclear attack.

'I've taken an extra job to pay for heating oil'

People in Sussex say they are taking on extra work and not heating their homes due to oil prices.

Three-quarters of world's displaced people face severe climate risks, UN says

Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people, or three-quarters of the global total, live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the UN Refugee Agency said on Friday, urging action ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey. It said droughts, floods and extreme heat were making lasting solutions harder to find.

France: More than 600,000 people protest as cost-of-living anger grows

More than 600,000 people hit the streets in France to call for government action on the high cost of living. Protests were largely peaceful, but there were some reports of escalation, including in Paris.

France needs 'more public services', 'salaries are too low', 'schools are in very, very bad shape'

As France confronts another wave of strikes and protests, Gaëlle Martinez, National Secretary of the trade union Solidaires, presents the general strike as more than a confrontation over wages, public spending or the cost of living. Her account reveals a deeper struggle over economic dignity, the future of public services and the democratic right to collective protest. “People just want to live, not survive.” For Martinez, deteriorating schools, insufficient salaries and the dismantling of public services are not isolated policy failures. They are interconnected symptoms of political and econo

'Taking people for fools' - Gloucestershire to rebrand as Bristol for T20 Blast

Gloucestershire will compete under the name of Bristol in the T20 Blast from next season in a big to attract new audiences and address falling revenue.

Four people, including a child, killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Gaza officials say more than 1,600 Palestinians have been killed since the so-called 'ceasefire' took effect.

Meet the people set for key role in deciding Man City fate

The five individuals at the Premier League set to play a key role in the fate of Manchester City.

How India pulled 500 million people out of poverty as inequality deepens

India's extreme poverty declined from 27.1 percent to 2.6 percent between 2011 and 2023, according to the World Bank.

Major study into 'forever chemicals' in people's bodies launched in UK

The government is launching the first study to measure PFAS in the UK population to understand the risks.

From scooters to shampoo - the people saving hundreds from dumpster diving

The men and women who rummage through commercial bins to take clothes and other items.

Russian bombing kills 29 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says

Officials say at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a southern Ukrainian village in what the president called an "utterly horrific" attack.

Russell Brand Is Not ‘Some Kind of Psychopath Who Rapes People and Thinks It’s Normal,’ Defense Lawyer Says in Closing Argument

Russell Brand’s lawyer has told the jury there is “no evidence” that the comedian is “some kind of psychopath who rapes people and thinks it’s normal” in his closing argument. “The fact he behaved normally during and after all of those ‘rapes’ tells you what you need to know. He believed they were all consenting,” […]

Midterms 2026: Georgians on the front lines of the people’s war against data centres

Artificial intelligence emerged as a major issue on the 2026 US midterm campaign trail, with opposition to data centres drawing supporters across partisan divides united over ecological worries, increased utility bills and business interests outweighing citizen concerns. Georgia, the top US market for data centre construction, has been on the front line of the struggle.

Nine people dead after Learjet crashes in Florida

A private jet travelling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed in Greenacres, near West Palm Beach, Florida.

North Carolina voters weigh up Trump's track record on cost of living

The BBC's Clive Myrie found voters in the state were asking themselves whether they were better off than two years ago.