UK asylum granted to Taliban commander’s nephew and 7 family members
The man first came to the UK claiming to be 15 years old, but was later assessed to be 18.
Day: September 29, 2025
Delta flight with 66 passengers forced to return to Atlanta after it failed to pressurize in the cabin
Oxygen masks deployed as ‘oil smell’ permeates aircraft
Crisis in Canary Islands as tourists in Tenerife cause new problem
The 70,000-hectare protected area was declared a conservation zone in 2011 and is home to more than 300 pilot whales.
Overseas Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law denied entry to Singapore
An activist wanted by the Hong Kong government said he was denied entry to Singapore over the weekend for what he presumes were political reasons.
Namibia sends hundreds of soldiers to help battle huge wildfire in Etosha National Park
Namibia has sent more than 500 soldiers to help battle a huge wildfire that has burned across 30% of the country’s best-known national park.
CEO of drugmaker GSK to step down by year’s end
GSK Chief Executive Emma Walmsley, the first woman to lead a major pharmaceutical company, will step down Dec. 31 after more than eight years at the head of the London-based drugmaker.
Lufthansa airline group to shed 4,000 jobs by 2030 with help of AI, sees stronger profits ahead
Lufthansa Group has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030, focusing on administrative roles.
Octopuses Invade the English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’ – The New York Times
Octopuses Invade the English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’ The New York Times
Octopuses Invade English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’
The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs and lobsters in Devon and Cornwall this summer.
Dress the part: London exhibition celebrates 60 years of film and TV period costumes
From Colin Firth’s wet shirt in Pride and Prejudice to Meryl Streep’s safari gear in Out of Africa, Cosprop’s outfits achieved cinematic realismWhen the costume designer John Bright founded the period costume house Cosprop in 1965, it was out of a desi…