All news for 2025-02-18

A train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers was attributable to a beaver dam, state officials said.

A British conductor has apologised for likening singers at one of Italy’s leading opera houses to warring Mafia families.

Civil servant Josie Stewart was found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she informed the BBC about failures.

An investigation has been launched after a child was killed after being struck by a train while crossing a railway last month.

Meghan Markle’s shambolic rebrand of American Riviera Orchard seemingly hit a fresh stumbling block today after it triggered a plagiarism row in Spain.

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia as his respiratory infection ’continues to present a complex picture’, The Vatican have said.

Members of a migrant trafficking group who were arrested confess to killing migrants and burying them in the desert.

Albanian man imprisoned in the UK for migrant smuggling after being extradited from Spain.

A proposal to implement a ban in Wales was among the most popular petitions on the Senedd’s website, garnering over 35,000 signatures.

The UK is confronting "a new era of threat" from Russia, Defense Secretary John Healey has warned as he pledged the "biggest shake-up" to Britain’s military in 50 years to ensure the country is prepared for war.

Reports claim that the father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif is being protected by a “Muslim gang” in prison after his throat was slashed.

Four purported victims of sexual violence by the self-proclaimed ’misogynist influencer’ respond following reports that a US envoy requested the lifting of travel restrictions on Tate.

Tourists obstructing streets and engaging in ’dangerous’ behavior, say Sicilian officials.

Behind a traveling photo exhibit in Germany, which highlights the suffering of children in the Russia-Ukraine war, is a network connected to Moscow.

The most senior judge in England and Wales has said she was "deeply troubled" by comments made by Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch over a judge’s ruling in an immigration case.

Teenager Davi Nunes Moreira was taken to a hospital in Planalto in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after he began vomiting and limping, informing doctors he had injected a butterfly.

Clubs in Brazil have honored XV de Jau midfielder Gabriel Popo after he sadly passed away at the age of 26, just minutes before he was scheduled to play in a match.

Gary Neville, celebrating his 50th birthday today, was thrilled with his £8 million eco-property, featuring a 130ft wind turbine. However, the people of Bolton were less impressed, labeling the uniq.

The superyacht Ulysses, owned by New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart, arrived at Plymouth’s Barbican on Monday, astonishing onlookers with its grandeur. The 103-meter vessel features its own pool, winter garden, and four hot tubs.

A British couple has been arrested in Iran on accusations of spying.

The man suspected of fatally shooting his wife, Lisa Smith, outside a pub in Kent called friends after it happened and revealed what he had done, the BBC has been told.