‘For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life’
Sam Jones says she was trying to get the wombat safely off the road, and the video was not staged for social media. Read More
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‘Terrifying and exhausting’ – passengers describe escape from burning plane
Witnesses share their exhausting and terrifying escape after a plane forced to make an emergency landing caught fire. Read More
Germany is back, says Merz after historic spending deal
Germany’s conservative leader clinches an major financial agreement ahead of a crunch vote in parliament. Read More
Greenland’s politicians unite against Trump
In an unusual show of unity, party leaders say they “cannot accept the repeated statements about the annexation of Greenland.” Read More
Car sharing switches to electric to boost appeal
Car sharing has not taken off, but will electric cars boost its appeal? Read More
Saudi Investment Fund pays $3.5bn to capture Pokémon Go
It is amongst the highest-grossing mobile games in the world, with 30 million monthly players. Read More
Iran using drones and apps to enforce women’s dress code
Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic’s dress code, according to a UN report. Read More
Taxpayers will suffer if Thames Water collapses, warns regulator
Ofwat says placing Thames under government control could end up costing taxpayers billions of pounds. Read More
US had ‘productive’ talks with Putin over Ukraine war, Trump says
US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday where they discussed the peace process. Read More
Trump threatens EU wine and spirit tariff as trade war escalates
Wine and spirits will be taxed, Trump says, if the EU does not remove tariffs on US whiskey. Read More