A lorry transporting fish crashed in northern Germany on Saturday, scattering hundreds of trout across the road. Four people were injured in the accident, one of them seriously, and hundreds of trout died, a police spokeswoman said. According to initial findings, the 56-year-old driver of the lorry skidded on the icy road and came to […]

At least five civilians have been killed in the latest attacks carried out by the Israeli military in the northern and central Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday. Several more people were injured in the bombing of Jabalia in the north and Deir al-Balah in the centre of the sealed-off Palestinian […]

Parts of the UK have been met with wintry scenes heading into the weekend, as frosty weather and snow make an appearance early in the new year. Bitter conditions are expected to continue into next week thanks to an Arctic wind. Several weather warnings are in place for parts of England and Wales as heavy […]

The world’s oldest person has died at the age of 116, Guinness World Records has said. Tomiko Itooka died on 29 December at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japanaccording to staff. A funeral service was held with family and friends. Ms Itooka, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavoured Japanese drink called Calpis, […]

Under the slogan “Slovakia is Europe! – We’ve had enough of Russia!” Slovakian supporters of Ukraine demonstrated in Bratislava on Friday against Prime Minister Robert Fico. The protest rally in front of the government office was called by the citizens’ initiative “Mier Ukrajine” (Peace for Ukraine), which