Storm Bram’s Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Could Disrupt Travel Across Ireland and U.K.

Forecasters warned of wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour and more than half a month’s rainfall in less than a day
Published: December 8, 2025, 4:47 pm
Boeing Completes Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, a Major Supplier

The aerospace company is buying Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the bodies of the 737 Max jet, two years after a part of that plane blew away during a flight.
Published: December 8, 2025, 4:23 pm
Marooned off the English Coast: Lots of Bananas

Containers of bananas, avocados and plantains fell off a cargo ship off the Isle of Wight. A soggy fruit harvest ensued.
Published: December 8, 2025, 4:35 pm
Zelensky Met With European Leaders as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On

The destiny of Ukraine “is the destiny of Europe,” the German chancellor said on Monday, as he and other leaders met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in London.
Published: December 8, 2025, 5:01 pm
He Was a Russian Activist in Exile. His Own Wife Accused Him of Spying.

Poland has charged a little-known Russian opposition figure with espionage and participating in a bomb plot. His friends are perplexed.
Published: December 8, 2025, 5:01 am
Leak Highlights Poor State of Louvre Infrastructure

Up to 400 documents have been damaged by the leak, according to Francis Steinbock, the deputy administrator of the museum. But no works of art were affected.
Published: December 7, 2025, 7:18 pm
Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.
Published: December 7, 2025, 5:50 pm
Heathrow Airport Is Briefly Locked Down After Spray Is Used in Altercation

One man was arrested after a substance that appeared to be pepper spray was used during a fight in one of the airport’s parking garages, the police said.
Published: December 7, 2025, 12:47 pm
World's new longest flight has been completed - covering 12,400 miles

While the path isn't direct - there's a two-hour breather in Auckland, New Zealand - its introduction is another indicator that ultra-long flights are set to become increasingly common.
Published: December 8, 2025, 3:04 pm
World's longest flight officially completed after covering 12,400 miles in 29 hours

While the path isn't direct - there's a two-hour breather in Auckland, New Zealand - its introduction is another indicator that ultra-long flights are set to become increasingly common.
Published: December 8, 2025, 2:52 pm
ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar details 'agonising' trip to New Zealand to scatter her late husband Steve's ashes after losing him to kidney disease

ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar has detailed her recent 'agonising' trip to New Zealand to scatter her late husband Steve Ronson's ashes.
Published: December 8, 2025, 12:52 pm
Heads roll as doctors cop HUGE bans from footy over sickening hits that left NRL star needing emergency brain surgery

Two doctors and a trainer, who allowed Eliesa Katoa to continue playing despite suffering repeated head knocks, have been issued with hefty bans by the NRL.
Published: December 8, 2025, 10:08 am
PETER HITCHENS: When we wonder how the Christian religion was defeated in this country, we'll find it happened in our schools. And this is the price we'll all pay...

We are already paying a painful price for the defeat of Christianity, in a society in which surveillance cameras have replaced conscience and morals, and trust of all kinds is shrivelling away.
Published: December 7, 2025, 1:53 am
MPs probe Crown Estate after it rakes in £1.1billion profit from offshore wind farms

The estate, which owns the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland on behalf of the monarch, recorded profits of £1.1billion in each of the past two financial years
Published: December 7, 2025, 12:39 am