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Bristol may become first English council to collect black bins every four weeks
Bristol city council could become the first local authority in England to collect black rubbish bins only once every four weeks.
The Green-led council says that switching from a two to four-weekly collection would save it more than £2m a year and help reverse a dip in recycling rates.
The …
Secret police tricked Carlos the Jackal into fleeing Prague, archives reveal
In June 1986, a pair of operatives from communist Czechoslovakia’s StB intelligence service made contact with a mysterious couple staying at a Prague hotel. The man’s passport identified him as a Syrian diplomat called Walid Wattar; his pregnant wife also had a Syrian diplomatic passport.
In fact, the man was …
Rwandan-backed rebels M23 claim capture of eastern DRC city Goma
Fighters from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group claim to have taken the eastern city of Goma after a lightning advance in recent weeks that has forced thousands from their homes and risked reigniting a broader regional war.
“We urge all residents of Goma to remain …
Tech shares in Asia and Europe fall as China AI move spooks investors
Tech shares in Asia and Europe have taken a hit as the emergence of a Chinese chatbot competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek, raised doubts about the sustainability of the US artificial intelligence boom.
Shares in companies listed in Asia and Europe fell on Monday morning and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index …
Good Energy agrees near-£100m takeover by UAE-linked firm
A British green electricity supplier, Good Energy, has agreed a near-£100m takeover by a company controlled by a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family.
The retail energy company said on Monday it had agreed a deal with the Dubai-headquartered Esyasoft for a cash offer of £4.90 a share, valuing it …
Stories woven in cloth in Pakistan’s first textile museum
As a young medical student in 1970s Pakistan, Nasreen Askari had an encounter that would shape her for ever.
After asking the mother of a sick boy routine questions about his family history, the woman looked outraged. Marching Askari outside, she took off her colourful shawl and laid it on …
Stockport station renamed Scottport to mark Scott Mills’ new radio show
What gift do you get Scott Mills as a welcome to the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show?, asked
the travel presenter Ellie Brennan
. You rename Stockport train station Scottport, obviously.Mills followed in the footsteps of Terry Wogan, Chris Evans and Zoe Ball by taking the reins …
Belarus opposition and western leaders denounce stage-managed Lukashenko victory
UK weather: storms threaten floods and disrupt travel in wake of Storm Éowyn
Stormy weather is bringing the threat of flooding to homes and businesses and disrupting travel across large parts of England and Wales, while Scotland and Northern Ireland are steadily recovering from the impact of Storm Éowyn.
On Monday morning, there were 48 flood warnings and 172 alerts in place for …
Israel insists it is going ahead with Unrwa ban – what it may mean for Palestinians
Israel has insisted it will not back down over its plan to close down the Gaza operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), the UN relief agency for Palestinians, even though critics say the move will jeopardise urgent humanitarian aid efforts.
Israel has ordered …