Month: August 2021

The Independent says Italy has been hit by a heatwave this week as the south of the country battles wildfires.

New Zealand’s much-awaited, albeit cautious, roadmap for reopening its borders has given businesses and families a taste of hope for the future

The i says an Italian tourist holidaying in Greece has described how wildfires erupted “like a bomb”, with ash raining from the sky and leaving a taste of smoke in his mouth.

The i says Afghanistan faces a spiralling humanitarian crisis as western troops withdraw and the Taliban takes control of more of the country, leading political figures have warned.

A tourist helicopter with 16 people on board has crashed into a lake in Russia’s Far East, officials say.

Julian Assange, has lost a high court battle to prevent the US government expanding the grounds for its appeal against an earlier refusal to allow his extradition to face charges of espionage.

The Independent says at least five people have died and 30 people are feared trapped under debris after yet another landslide struck the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh

The Independent says now that Virginia Giuffre has sued the prince, the allegations against him, which are serious, are commanding headlines again.

The Guardian says two 14-year-old boys have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in Chingford, east London.

The i says the aunt of Virginia Giuffre has said Prince Andrew ‘messed with the wrong person’ as her niece begins a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Queen’s second-born son.