1 hour ago Truck drivers, doctors and bakers: ordinary Yemenis turn to veteran journalist when justice fails

Fatehi Bin Lazreq has used social media, newspapers and radio to expose corruption and everyday injustices since the country’s civil war started a decade agoWhen dozens of gas tankers near Yemen’s southern city of Aden were held up at a checkpoint by soldiers demanding heavy bribes, the frustrated drivers and traders turned to a man they trusted: Fatehi Bin Lazreq, a prominent Yemeni journalist.Known for using his media outlets and social media platforms to demand accountability, Bin Lazreq posted about the drivers’ ordeal on Facebook. It quickly went viral, generating thousands of likes and comments. Within hours, the post prompted a phone call from the prime minister and another senior official, both pledging to resolve the issue. Soon, the tankers were able to move on. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Miracle as boy, 13, who fell down 240ft ravine and survived days with no food or water WAKES UP from coma two weeks later

The teenager was missing for days before being discovered at the bottom of the ravine - completely exposed to the elements. He was airlifted to the hospital and placed in a medically-induced coma.

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13 h. ago Chaos on board Ryanair flight from Stansted as 'baby crying sparks brawl'

It is understood that tempers flared when once the plane touched down in Lisbon and headed towards the gate

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18 h. ago Footage shows chaos on board UK Ryanair flight as 'brawl sparked by crying baby sees police called and passengers held on the plane for an hour after landing'

Dramatic footage shows the chaos onboard a British Ryanair flight after a fight sparked by a crying baby broke out. 

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32 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews In Flight on Ch4: Spare a thought for the Bulgarian tourist board after this dark thriller

The opening three minutes of In Flight were crammed with so much backstory, I had to check this rush of events wasn't a recap of an earlier series.

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47 h. ago The loneliest continent: epidemic of social isolation hits Africans as western culture spreads

A World Health Organization study challenges traditional views of African society. Some blame technology, others urbanisation and living costs, but what is the solution?Loneliness has been a constant feature of Macyleen’s life since she was nine years old and her mother died in their home town in Zimbabwe. She was sent to live with her father, but he worked away from home a lot. His new wife resented his other children and was emotionally abusive.Macyleen lived with three half-siblings, but they were much older. “We were there to survive and just get to the next day. I knew I was alone,” she recalls. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Man boards Ryanair's longest flight and is left stunned when he arrives at seat

A traveller was left unimpressed with the legroom on offer when he boarded what is Ryanair's longest flight - but there is a way to get more space on board

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6 d. ago Man left 'stunned' moments after boarding Ryanair's longest flight

A traveller was left unimpressed with the legroom on offer when he boarded what is Ryanair's longest flight - but there is a way to get more space on board

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6 d. ago London journalist who vanished during solo hike in Norway found alive after five days in wilderness

London-based Alec Luhn, 38, survived in mountains with little food or drink

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7 d. ago Missing journalist Alec Luhn who vanished during hike in Norway is found ALIVE

Concern grew for Alec Luhn, a reporter based in London who has worked for titles including the New York Times and the Guardian, after the 38-year-old man went missing in Norway

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7 d. ago Journalist who failed to board flight home to Britain after solo hike in Norway is found ALIVE but seriously injured 'after surviving five days on very little food'

A UK-based climate reporter who vanished in bad weather during a solo hike in a remote national park in Norway has been found alive after spending nearly a week alone in the wilderness.  

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7 d. ago Journalist missing in Norway survived five days in wilderness with leg injury

Alec Luhn ‘very lucky’ to manage in bad weather and with little food or drink in Folgefonna national park, medic saysRescuers in Norway have found the award-winning environmental journalist Alec Luhn alive after he went missing in the remote Folgefonna national park and survived nearly a week alone in the wilderness with a serious leg injury..Luhn, a US-born reporter who has worked for the New York Times and the Atlantic and was a regular Russia correspondent for the Guardian from 2013 to 2017, was reported missing on Monday after he failed to catch a flight to the UK from Bergen. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Hunt for missing journalist, 38, who missed flight home to UK after solo hike

London-based journalist Alec Luhn was last seen setting off for a long hike in Norway. A major search operation is now underway after he failed to show up for a flight home

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8 d. ago Bear freed after getting its head stuck in a jar – unclear if it contained honey

A 2-year-old black bear in northern Wisconsin survived eight days with a plastic jar on its head

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8 d. ago Hunt for missing journalist, 38, who failed to board flight home to Britain after solo hike in Norway

Rescuers are hunting for a UK-based journalist who vanished in bad weather during a solo hike in a remote national park in Norway. 

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8 d. ago Flight attendant's important advice to people washing their hands on planes

As passengers board their flights for summer holidays, a flight attendant has shared the 'filthiest parts' of a plane that you should avoid touching - and it's more places than you might expect

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8 d. ago Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness

Bad weather hampers search for Alec Luhn after he set out for solo hike in remote Folgefonna national parkRescuers in Norway have resumed the search for an award-winning environmental journalist who has gone missing in bad weather during a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna national park, home to one of the country’s biggest glaciers.Alec Luhn, a US-born reporter who has worked for the New York Times and the Atlantic and was a regular Russia correspondent for the Guardian from 2013 to 2017, was reported missing on Monday after he failed to catch a flight from Bergen. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jet2 refuse mum and kids to board flight as they are left stranded at Palma Airport

"I thought they'll have to let us on. The plane was there and the door was open, I could see it."

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8 d. ago Reeves thrusts hospitality into 'survival mode' as venue closures surge

Rachel Reeves has been blamed for pushing restaurants and pubs into 'survival mode' as as two venues have shut per day for the first half of 2025.

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9 d. ago 'Traumatised' family stranded at Palma Airport after being told they can't board Jet2 flight

Megan Patrick says she won't go on holiday again after the chaos at 'cattle market' Palma Airport left her young family waiting 15 hours for a flight home from Majorca

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