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A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, killing more than 150 people and destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise building was under construction collapsed. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake, with an epicentre near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest […]

A container ship which collided with a US tanker in the North Sea, leading to its captain being charged with gross negligence manslaughter, has arrived in Aberdeen. Portuguese vessel Solong was towed to the Scottish port city for “safe berthing” after it crashed into the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast on March 10. Rescuers saved 36 people from both ships, with one sailor from the Solong […]

A teenage girl who was “broken in half” after falling from her horse and told that she might never walk again has made an “amazing” recovery by walking out of hospital unaided. Aliza Rae AliKhan was rushed into emergency spinal surgery after her horse was spooked and fell on top of her in the accident in August last year. At the time, medics at Southampton Children’s Hospital (SCH) warned the […]

A former guide dog will celebrate Mother’s Day with three other generations of her family after becoming a great-grandmother. Connie, 13, produced four litters before retiring from the breeding programme at the charity Guide Dogs in 2017. Six of her children are still working as guide dogs, with her grandchildren either working, training or acting as breeding parents. In February she became a great grandmother when her granddaughter Coco gave […]

Tate Britain is set to return a 17th century painting to the family of a Jewish Belgian art collector after the work was taken from his home during the German occupation. The Spoliation Advisory Panel, who examine requests for objects taken during the Nazi era to be returned from the UK’s public collections, said the 1654 work Aeneas And His Family Fleeing Burning Troy by English painter Henry Gibbs was […]

Builders and construction workers are being urged to open up about mental health issues amid “alarming” suicide rates. St John Ambulance has raised concerns about the mental health of these workers after a new poll found that the majority of builders say it is “too difficult” to talk to a colleague about depression or other mental health conditions. The survey, conducted on 500 UK builders and construction workers by Censuswide […]

The King “required a short period of observation in hospital” after experiencing side effects from his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said. Charles has cancelled an away day to Birmingham on Friday to prioritise his recovery as a precautionary measure and is now back at Clarence House. The King, 76, was said to be on good form at his London home where he is working on state papers and making […]

At least five people have been wounded in a stabbing in Amsterdam, police in the Dutch city said. The stabbing happened on Thursday near Dam Square in central Amsterdam. One person has been arrested. Police have cordoned off the area and multiple ambulances have responded to the event. A trauma helicopter called to the scene has landed on the square. “A motive is currently still unclear, but part of our […]

Media company Sky has said around 2,000 jobs are at risk as part of an overhaul of its call centres. The company, which owned by US media giant Comcast, has said it plans to shut three of its 10 current UK call centres, in Stockport, Sheffield and central Leeds. Some roles will also be affected at Sky’s call centre sites in Dunfermline and Newcastle. It said around 7% of its […]