Nine people were injured, with seven taken to the hospital, after a double-decker bus crashed into a bridge in Croydon. The latest collision happened on Park Street near George Street in Croydon at about 11.30am today. It is the second incident involving a bus in south London within 24 hours after another crash in Southwark yesterday involving two double-deckers. Several ...

British dual nationals may be able to use expired UK passports to prove to airlines they are British when controversial new immigration rules come into force, the Home Office has said. The new rules, coming into force next Wednesday, require anyone coming into the UK with British dual nationality to present a British passport when boarding a plane, ferry or ...

Iam 30ft below the surface of the Blue Grotto, a crystalline diving hole in central Florida. Between the water’s embrace and the restriction of my wetsuit, my blood pressure finally stabilizes. The long, deep breaths I pull from my respirator keep my heart rate nice and low. I feel lighter than I have since April 2022, when I first contracted ...

Copenhagen on the Thursday before Valentine’s Day is intoxicatingly romantic. That’s not hyperbole – you could breathe in and be drunk on it. The canals have frozen over, which only happens about once every 13 years, and couples are skating on them. You can see cosy bars from miles away because they’re strung with fairy lights – apparently not just ...

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Tarique Rahman on assuming office as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In a congratulatory letter, President Trump conveyed his best wishes to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and expressed his interest in working closely with the new government. He emphasised the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation based on mutual respect and shared interests. Trump said: ...

The government has planned to introduce ‘Family Card’ on a pilot basis before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo on Thursday. “As far as I know, the Prime Minister wants to begin it as a pilot project before Eid,” he told reporters responding to a question after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister ...

At least 57 children among 487 people were killed in 559 road accidents across Bangladesh in January this year, according to a report released by the Road Safety Foundation. The crashes also left 1,194 people injured during the month. Among the deceased were 68 women, the report said. Motorcycle crashes accounted for a significant share of the deaths, with 196 ...

The chiefs of three armed forces paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday morning. After reaching his office, the prime minister held a meeting with the chiefs of the three armed forces — Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Md Nazmul Hassan, and Air Force Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister ...

Club Brugge’s Christos Tzolis tucked away a late equaliser to secure a dramatic 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid in their Champions League playoff first leg on Wednesday as the Belgian side avoided defeat after an agonising own goal appeared to have cost them. Tzolis slammed home an angled shot in the 89th minute to level the tie although the goal ...

Teenager Tom Edozie scored a 94th-minute equaliser on debut as Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip at bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2-2 draw on Wednesday, wasting a big chance to move clear in the Premier League title race. Arsenal have 58 points from 27 matches, five ahead of second-placed Manchester City having played a game more. Wolves are ...