Mario Tama One of biggest US ports will start operating 24 hours a day to try to clear long queues of cargo ships stuck waiting outside. It comes as officials scramble to ease global supply issues that may lead to goods shortages this Christmas. The Port of Los Angeles in California will handle more goods
William Shatner has become the oldest person to go into space, as he blasted off aboard the Blue Origin capsule. After landing, the Star Trek actor said tearfully that the experience had been “unbelievable”. “Everybody in the world needs to do this,” he said. Three other individuals shared his journey on the rocket system, which
Getty Images One of the UK’s biggest toy retailers is warning delays at UK ports will result in shortages this Christmas. Gary Grant, boss of The Entertainer, said it would get harder to get stock to the right places at the right time. Barbie dolls and Paw Patrol toys are among the children’s favourites he
AFP Vulnerable children and elderly people in North Korea are at risk of starvation, a UN expert has said. The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the country blamed international sanctions and a Covid blockade for worsening food shortages. As a result, North Koreans are struggling daily to “live a life of dignity” Tomas
Getty Images The US has said it will reopen its land borders with Mexico and Canada to fully vaccinated travellers from November. It means those sealed out of the US because of the pandemic can enter – for any reason – using land and ferry crossing points. Unvaccinated travellers will still be banned from entering
EPA The European Commission has announced a package of measures to alleviate an energy price surge that has sent bills skyrocketing across Europe. The approval of tax cuts and the joint purchase of fuel by the EU members were among the proposals put forward. Energy prices have hit record highs for various reasons, including high
PA Media Ireland’s deputy PM has warned governments doing trade deals with the UK that it is a nation that “doesn’t necessarily keep its word”. Leo Varadkar made the comment after Dominic Cummings suggested the UK had always intended to tear up the Brexit deal it signed with the EU in 2019. Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser
North Korean state media has aired footage of soldiers putting on a display of their combat prowess and ability to smash various objects with their bare hands. The performance was staged at a defence exhibition in Pyongyang, and watched by leaders including Kim Jong-un. Besides destroying bricks and tiles, soldiers were seen lying on beds
Google Maps US officials are investigating possible cases of Havana syndrome illness in Colombia, days before a visit by the Secretary of State, US media say. US embassy staff in Bogota may have been injured by the mysterious illness, which causes a painful sound in the ears, fatigue and dizziness. First reported in Cuba in
Getty Images The European Union (EU) is to outline new proposals for the Northern Ireland Protocol later on Wednesday. They will cover customs, agri-food, medicines and the role of Northern Ireland politicians. The protocol avoids a hard border on the island of Ireland by keeping Northern Ireland in the EU’s single market for goods. But
EPA A 22-year-old “van life” blogger who went missing on a road trip with her fiancé was strangled to death, a Wyoming coroner has ruled. Gabby Petito had been dead for several weeks when her body was found last month near a national park the couple had visited, coroner Brent Blue said. Ms Petito’s fiancé
PA Media Hundreds of people could die in floods in the UK, the Environment Agency has warned in a hard-hitting report that says the country is not ready for the impact of climate change. Earlier this year in Germany, dozens of people died in floods. “That will happen in this country sooner or later” unless
Getty Images Members of the G20 group of major economies have pledged to avert an economic catastrophe in Afghanistan. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country should not be allowed to “descend into chaos”. The virtual summit came as the UN urged world leaders to put billions of dollars into the Afghan economy. US President
Myleene Klass has been in the public eye as a pop musician, broadcaster and classical pianist for two decades. But last October she broke her silence about a matter that had redefined her life. In an Instagram post she talked about her miscarriages – not one, but four – and the agony she had experienced
Getty Images Conservation groups have expressed outrage after the US Department of Agriculture revealed it killed eight young wolves in an Idaho forest. The pups were part of the Timberline pack, a group of wild wolves tracked and studied since 2003 by students at the local high school in Boise. Federal officials have defended their
The Buffalo Bills looked like a potential Super Bowl champion and Josh Allen looked like an MVP favorite on Sunday night. But that viewpoint changes, depending on who you ask. There’s no debating the Kansas City Chiefs‘ role in all those highlights. In the time you took to read the last three sentences, Chiefs safety