2024 - Key Global Update

Jimmy Carter: From peanut farmer to US president and Nobel peace prize winner

3 weeks ago01 mins

The US president struggled in the White House and served just one term, but later won a Nobel Peace prize.

Vive la différence: a long weekend in Strasbourg and Paris

3 weeks ago02 mins

Two cities just a few hours distant, yet miles apart in terms of culture, crowds, and metropolitan swagger Would you like to meet Arthur?” asked the well-groomed American tourist in the scalloped booth next to ours. We felt perplexed as the man seemed to be sitting on his own, but then we realised that perched…

Billionaire HBO creator Charles Dolan dies aged 98

3 weeks ago01 mins

The mogul who created Cablevision also owned Madison Square Garden, and the Knicks and Rangers sports teams.

Toddler nearly runs off cliff at Hawaii volcano

3 weeks ago01 mins

The little boy wandered off from his family and “ran straight toward the 400ft cliff edge” of the Kilauea volcano.

Model Dayle Haddon dies in carbon monoxide leak

3 weeks ago01 mins

The 76-year-old appeared on the front of magazines including Sports Illustrated and Vogue Paris.

US homelessness hit record high in 2024

3 weeks ago01 mins

High housing costs, natural disasters and a spike in migration helped fuel the rise, officials said.

Blue Origin Is Ready to Launch New Glenn Rocket After Critical Test

4 weeks ago01 mins

The company, owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, also received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch the vehicle to orbit.

The gentle magic of walking in Somerset’s Mendip Hills

4 weeks ago03 mins

John Harris and family revisit the first serious hill-walk they made in a landscape that’s more comforting than challenging – just what they’re looking for at this time of year I moved to Somerset in 2009, from a home in Wales between Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) and the Black Mountains. The change took me…