The homeowners selling up for a life on the water

Growing numbers of people are swapping mortgages for moorings amid the cost of living crisis.

Railway can transform Persian Gulf politics and global security

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, wider tensions in the Red Sea and the oil price spikes these circumstances occassion have made one thing abundantly clear: Gulf countries and global markets are dependent on vulnerable maritime routes. But while national leaders and diplomats

Cashing in on SpaceX: 'Every chance I get, I'll sell a little more'

Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX in 2009 as an engineer, now he's looking to cash in his shares in the company.

Nigeria 2027: Olubadan’s backing for Tinubu collides with Makinde’s presidential bid

By publicly rooting for President Bola Tinubu’s second term, the Olubadan of Ibadan has placed himself at odds with Governor Seyi Makinde, the home-state leader who helped pave his path to the throne and elevated him to chair the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs.

EU-funded project The Gaming Police strengthens child safety online

Children and young people spend a lot of time online, and many of them play online games every day. These online environments can also expose them to risks such as cyberbullying, exploitation, recruitment, radicalization or grooming. The EU-funded project The Gaming Police

Moment first rare tiger in 70 years released in Kazakhstan

Umit, a female Amur tiger, has been released as part of a programme to restore the animal's population, which was wiped out in central Asia a century ago.

South Korea's president orders all-out response to heatwave

SEOUL, Aug 6 - South Korea's heatwave is expected to peak over Seoul on Thursday, with the capital forecast to hit 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) in a spell of extreme weather already blamed for more than 20 deaths.

Uniform bank now helping working families

The Community Cupboard offers used school uniform in West Kingsdown and Swanley, Kent.

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib's home attacked after Hasina media event

DHAKA, Aug 6 - Windows were smashed and petrol bombs hurled at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan's residence after he joined ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s first public media interaction since her 2024 removal from power, in which she vowed to return in

Exclusive-Sinopec steps up Russian oil imports to offset Mideast supply cuts, traders and tracker say

By Chen Aizhu, Siyi Liu and Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - China's state-owned Sinopec Corp, the world's biggest refiner, has ramped up purchases of Far East Russian oil to compensate for Middle East supplies diminished by the Iran war, according to multiple trade

Rihanna is 'in the studio', says partner A$AP Rocky

The singer, who last released a full album in 2016, is in the studio and "cooking", her partner said.

Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees

Nigeria's government says the rescue is the country's largest single-day operation by joint security forces.

Hungry for cash: where will the EU find the money?

The EU's next long-term budget needs to be organised ahead of critical elections in several member states next year – and at the centre of the debate is the question of where the bloc should get fresh money. Euronews provides an overview of which proposals might fly.

Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US

Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalising arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednesday, even as fresh security incidents highlighted continued risks for regional shipping. The agreement

US microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1B

Valar Atomics, a three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in its Series B funding round as investors increasingly bet that the White House’s overhaul of nuclear regulations will clear the

Bid to extend holiday food and activities programme

The authority will consider who should deliver the holiday activity and meal scheme going forward.

In Taiwan drill, armoured carrier takes president to command centre

The drills were intended to review the command structure, inter-agency coordination and emergency-response mechanisms.

Grab shopkeeper-dungeoncrawler Moonlighter free on Steam for a limited time

Two jobs for the price of none.

Powerhouses for fake meat: Muscle protein can now be grown in chloroplasts of lettuce and tobacco plants

Livestock farming requires valuable land to grow fodder, uses vast amounts of freshwater and contributes to global warming through methane and nitrous oxide emissions. And, for many consumers it is important to prevent animal suffering. For these reasons, the global market for

ZZ Top Cancel Hollywood Bowl Concert Due to ‘Insurmountable Obstacles’

Cheap Trick, who have been sharing select tour dates with the band, announced that they would hold an "intimate" show at the Troubadour instead

Starlite: the 'Disney' of music makes Marbella one of Europe's top experiential destinations

Thousands of travellers no longer come to the Costa del Sol just for sun and sea. They now seek an experience mixing gigs, food, nature and nightlife in a unique format that could be exported abroad.

Trump reiterates his positive portrayal of Iran talks

LAS VEGAS/WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran seemed "to be working out quite well," reiterating his positive portrayal of the negotiations on the Iran war without elaborating on the specifics of the discussions. DETAILS: • "I hear they

Australia politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’ during meeting

Mark Parton faced a complaint this week alleging that he sent the message to a sex worker.

Can you play Big Walk alone or with randoms?

The most widely adored co-op game of 2026 is a bit tough on loners.

Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Thailand on first trip as civilian leader

The military leader has been barred from western countries and accused of crimes against humanity.

Dirty air may trigger painful rheumatoid arthritis flares

Tiny pollution particles from smoke, soot, and dust may worsen rheumatoid arthritis and raise the risk of painful flares, particularly after prolonged exposure. The findings suggest that avoiding poor air quality could become an important part of managing the disease.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit From Paramount Streaming Subscribers Seeking to Block Warner Bros. Merger

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from a group of consumers looking to challenge the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín wrote that the plaintiffs — three current Paramount+ subscribers and two prospective

Binance says RedotPay diverted users in $605 million lawsuit

RedotPay rejected the allegations, saying the company would “respond through the appropriate legal process”.

THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients

A prescription form of THC helped many people with PTSD escape recurring trauma-related nightmares, with more than one-third reporting that the nightmares disappeared completely after ten weeks. The results could point toward a long-awaited treatment for one of PTSD’s most

Clash of Clans knockoff popular in North Korea with more than 40,000 players online

Footage of the bootleg smartphone game, called “Fortress Defense,” leaked on Chinese social media.

‘The Shards’ Star Igby Rigney on Wooing Ryan Murphy, Never Meeting Bret Easton Ellis and Not Worrying About Sex Scenes: ‘It’s Like Doing a Dance Under a Microscope’

Igby Rigney is exhausted. It’s a day before “The Shards” launches, and he’s just gotten back from Berlin, the final stop of a global press tour that also took him to New York and London. When the series debuts on FX on Aug. 5, he’ll be celebrating at the official launch party

CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños

A Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 345 people across 27 states has been linked to jalapeño peppers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Wednesday. Traceback information found that the affected jalapeños came from Sinaloa, Mexico, and were

AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright registration in South Korea

Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible.

Indonesia’s salt fields bloom under drought from El Nino’s baking heat

Salt farmers wished El Nino would return every year because of the output boost.

Multistate cyclospora outbreak expands to 15 states

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday expanded its investigation into a Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce, after the first two deaths associated with the outbreak were confirmed. The outbreak, which was first identified in July among people who ate

Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm

Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns.

India youth protests highlight mistrust in ‘lapdog’ media

The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets.

Veteran Malaysian actor Kamarool Yusoff, better known as Cik Man, dies at age 68

The late Kamarool Yusoff died on Wednesday (Aug 5) at Tanah Merah Hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjecture

A mathematician working at Anthropic says he used the AI model Claude Fable 5 to uncover a remarkably simple counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a famous problem that has resisted mathematicians for more than a century. The result shows that the conjecture is false in

Prudential shares tumble on report China will tax offshore insurance returns

Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.

Kumamoto quake evacuees face inadequate conditions at some shelters

There is also concern that people may have no choice but to take shelter for a long time.

Hong Kong insurers' shares slump on report China to tax offshore insurance income

Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.

Vance says El-Sayed has no 'constituency among the working class'

Vice President Vance on Wednesday said progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic primary victory in Michigan was driven by affluent liberals rather than by working class voters. In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham a day after El-Sayed defeated Rep.

Former Bethesda lead artist is looking forward to Fallout 3's remaster because the game they released was '100% not what we intended, and it was very, very constrained'

"And you could only place so many lights."

Environmental disaster looms as tanker leaks off Oman

Oman is facing an impending environmental catastrophe as an alleged Russian shadow fleet tanker leaks oil across hundreds of square kilometres near a nature reserve, NGOs warn. The ship was rocked by explosions, a maritime security firm told AFP, but the cause of the blasts is

Asian stocks mostly down with tech firms back under pressure