People in New York were left trapped in elevators across the city while some commuters were stuck on the subway after a power cut. The power cut came as a result of a power outage at a Con Edison plant in Brooklyn.
Mateusz Morawiecki’s outgoing Polish government has suffered an embarrassing parliamentary defeat, allowing pro-EU leader Donald Tusk to officially become prime minister today. Mr Morawiecki’s ministers lost a vote of no confidence today, with 266 lawmakers in the Sejm – the lower house
Increasing copyright fees have resulted in a lack of carols at Christmas markets in Germany. GEMA, Germany’s copyright organisation, has significantly raised the fees for playing Christmas carols over loudspeakers – as a result, some Christmas markets have chosen to do away
Two men died after the first fell into a freezing cold canal and his carer attempted to save him. A huge rescue operation was launched along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in the Abram area, near Crankwood Road, yesterday afternoon. Aaron Ritchie,
The All Blacks’ agonising 12-11 defeat to South Africa in this year’s Rugby World Cup final has been plunged into controversy. It has been claimed World Rugby have privately acknowledged to the All Blacks that the ruling out of Aaron Smith’s try
Fury has erupted over Keir Starmer’s decision not to punish a senior Labour MP over “deeply offensive” pro-Palestinian chants. Jeremy Corbyn ally Andy McDonald used the phrase “from the river to the sea” during a speech in central London on Saturday. But
The Orionid meteors pass the night sky in a flash of light every year, peaking this year on October 21. They pass through debris from Halley’s Comet, perhaps the most famous of them all. Halley’s has passed the Earth for at least
Kolbe appeared to begin his charge down after Ramos moved his upper body, but before making a run towards the ball as the official appeared to be content with the legitimacy of the block – though Kolbe admitted that he was hoping
French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany because of riots in France, German authorities say. Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night on Friday despite a huge police deployment and 1,311 arrests. Cars and buildings
Remainers have been mocked by an Irish economist for showing “confirmation bias”, as Germany is hit by a recession. Economist Philip Pilkington accused Remain voters, dubbed “Myopic Remoaners”, of choosing to believe that all of the UK’s economic woes are the result