A plane carrying 15 people, including a congressman, has gone missing in Colombia – emergency services have launched a search for the plane. Colombia’s transport ministry said authorities had lost all contact with Satana Airlines flight HK4709, which was carrying two crew members and 13 passengers. A Satana Airlines plane has gone missing in Colombia…
Dakar, Senegal — The sun hasn’t yet risen in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, but about 100 people in swimsuits and life jackets have already gathered on a section of the beach, ready for an aquagym class. Across the chilly Atlantic, 63-year-old Aminata Saal Soon is harmonising with others, foam noodles tucked under her arms. At the…
A devastating 4 km long landslide forced more than 1,000 people to evacuate an idyllic Sicilian town. A shocking aerial view shows the southern mountain town of Nissemi standing precariously on the edge of a cliff with many buildings dangerously close to collapsing. The buildings appear to be about to collapse into the ravine below….
getty images Pay growth in the UK slowed to 4.5% between September and November following a sharp slowdown in private sector pay growth, official data showed. Average wages, excluding bonuses, slowed from the 4.6% increase recorded between August and October. The pace of wage growth for people working in private businesses has fallen to the…
Wildfires erupted in central and southern regions of Chile. Panco, Chile — Wildfires that broke out in central and southern Chile on Sunday killed at least 18 people, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, officials said, as the South American country grapples with a heatwave. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared…
Scattered pieces of debris have been found after an Indonesian plane carrying 11 people crashed. Rescue workers confirmed on Sunday that pieces of plane debris had been found in South Sulawesi, a day after it disappeared mid-flight. Wreckage of an aircraft found during search and rescue operations in Maros, South Sulawesi. Credit: EPA. Debris was…
getty images West Sussex is one of the councils requesting an election delay More than a third of eligible councils in England have asked to postpone their elections due in May, affecting more than 2.5 million voters. The government is making large-scale changes to local government structures. Twenty-four councils want to postpone their ballots to…
