Rhossi, a rare sea turtle, recovers after 5,000-mile trek from Wales to Texas

A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle native to the Gulf of Mexico is largely thriving after he was found nearly dead on a beach in Wales in late 2023, nursed back to health and then flown to Houston recently to continue recovering – though scans revealed signs that the creature has been grappling with lingering pneumonia, according to his caretakers.

Virgin Trains gets go ahead to run services to Europe in new blow to Eurostar monopoly

Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to run new services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030, moving forward its plans to break’s Eurostar’s passenger monopoly on the cross-Channel route.

Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some Australian conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?

The ABC is set to air the return of its Planet America program on Monday night as the US midterm elections gain steam, with a new episode featuring the leftwing commentator Hasan Piker.

Unauthorised traveller sites expanding as population grows

The number of unauthorised Gypsy and traveller sites is on the rise, with developments often carried out over Bank Holiday weekends.

Since April, sites in Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and elsewhere have been transformed, prompting legal battles and local dismay.

Men are turning to penis fillers, but are they safe?

What's driving men to get penis fillers, despite the risks?

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Inside Health presenter, BBC Radio 4

Jason didn't want a "Coke can" – that's the nickname for a penis that has been enlarged with so much filler it resembles a stubby drink can.

At least five reported dead amid flooding in US state of Indiana

Indiana’s state governor says that US government has promised assistance after a week of heavy rainfall.

Authorities in the Midwestern United States have reported at least five deaths in Indiana after the state was struck with fierce storms and flooding.

Qatar denies it is detaining three Iranian bomber pilots

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has denied Iran’s claims that three Iranian pilots are being held in secret detention following the downing of their aircraft during hostilities earlier this year.

A ministry spokesman expressed surprise on Saturday at “misleading statements” from Iranian officials and reaffirmed that Qatari forces are not holding any surviving aircrew.

Five wounded in shooting at Virginia State University, multiple suspects

Police found the gunshot victims near the university’s residence halls.

A shooting at a university campus in the US state of Virginia has wounded five people and led to an hours-long lockdown.

Tributes paid to Jason Arday after former Cambridge professor’s death

Andy Burnham has called the death of Jason Arday, whose body was found at his home in south London on Friday, a “tragedy on so many levels”.

Arday resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge last week after allegations of plagiarism, which he denied. He was pronounced dead just after 3pm on Friday.

Five dead after 7.7 magnitude Indonesia earthquake

The shallower an earthquake is, the more destructive its effects on the surface tend to be.

Strong aftershocks were felt in the same area, including one with a magnitude of 6.1.