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Iran raises petrol prices for heaviest users as economy struggles

'We are tired': Gambians struggle after months of power outages

Kenya helicopter crash kills seven in Samburu, including six tourists

Sep 15, 2026

Seven people, including six tourists and the pilot, have died after a helicopter came down near Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya, according to air accident officials.

WHO coordinates expansion of Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as death toll climbs

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the fight against Ebola, WHO is coordinating and funding the expansion of the Lita treatment centre in Ituri province.

Arab League urges restraint as regional tensions escalate

The Arab League gathers in Cairo as tensions escalate across the region. Maritime security in the Gulf is under growing strain after renewed Iran-U.S. exchanges, including attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.

chatgpt wants your medical records - these are the risks

Jan 12, 2026

'It could lead to some people being over-diagnosed,' one health expert said.

i've spent every new year's eve for five years running a homeless shelter

‘I keep coming back because I feel like I'm apart of something bigger.’

family had someone else's loved one cremated after mortuary released wrong body

Health bosses have launched a full investigation and apologised for the ‘terrible’ error.

third of gen zers think it's socially acceptable to drink and drive

Government data from 2023 showed 35% of drink-driving collisions involved a driver under the age 30.

expansion of contactless payments on rail network causes some fares to 'soar'

Contactless payments has been rolled out at dozens of stations in the southeast,meaning off-peak times have shifted. (Picture: Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire)

paramedic who lied about sister's illness to get day off exposed by facebook

Natalie Twomey lied to work that she had been forced to drive to Norfolk where her sister had 'deteriorated' in hospital.

every londoner needs to see this game-changing map showing which tube stations have toilets

Finding a loo in London can be a nightmare...

full list of christmas and new year travel disruptions – is your route hit?

It's a festive mix of planned works, strikes and closures.

mum had children taken away for six years over 'advice from an unregulated psychologist'

british skier falls to his death after slipping on off-piste track in french alps