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The world is set to use more coal than ever before, this year, because of high demand in Asia and despite the warnings over the harm that burning fossil fuels does to the planet, a report has said.Global demand for the fossil fuel is expected to hit a record 8.77 billion tonnes in 2024, and stay near that level for the next three years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said […]

A citizen from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of Russian nuclear forces general Igor Kirillov, Russia's investigative committee has said.The committee says the suspect was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services and was paid $100,000 (£79,000). The senior general was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter outside an apartment block in Moscow, a day after Ukraine's security service brought criminal charges against him. Image: […]

A British student was stabbed to death during a trip to Amsterdam before he was dragged and left at the bottom of steps, an inquest has heard.Danny Castledine, 22, sustained 44 wounds near the Singel canal in the Dutch capital in June 2022, when he was with a friend on the way to a music festival in Belgium. At Nottingham Coroner's Court on Tuesday, assistant coroner Nathanael Hartley concluded he […]

A man arrested last week over the suspected murder of a missing Irish schoolboy has been found dead.Irish police believe Kyran Durnin, who was reported missing in August, may have died in 2022 when he was six years old.The man, who was in his 30s, was found dead in a house in Drogheda, County Louth today after he was released without charge last Friday.Officers said the local coroner has been […]

A new island has emerged in Venice - thanks to recently installed city flood barriers.Bacan is a small stretch of land near the Sant'Erasmo island on the Northern Venetian Lagoon. It can only be reached by private boat. The island is popular with local residents during the summer months as an escape from a city bustling with tourists.But now a new flood defence system means it can be enjoyed all […]

A senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces has been killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russia's investigative committee says.Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is in charge of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, died in the street outside a block of flats about four miles (7km) southeast of the Kremlin. His assistant also died in the explosion."The head of the radiation, chemical and […]

Defending champions England are to face Wales, France and the Netherlands in a "tough" but "exciting" Women's Euro 2025 group stage.The Lionesses go into next summer's tournament in Switzerland among the favourites after winning on home soil in 2022. But they face a tough start to the competition, with an opening group game on 5 July against France, who beat the Lionesses 2-1 in May to top the qualifying group.Then […]

Drone sightings forced officials to close the airspace at one of the largest US Air Force bases in the world over the weekend.Drones flying around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, led base officials to shut down the airspace for around four hours late on Friday and into early Saturday morning, a base spokesperson has said. It is the first time drones have been spotted at the base, Robert […]

Former Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has issued his first statement since the fall of his regime.In a social media post, he said he had planned to keep fighting rebel forces before Russia evacuated him. The comments, the first in public since his regime was toppled more than a week ago, were made on the Syrian presidency's Telegram channel.From eye doctor to dictator - the rise and fall of Assad […]