World news summaries — Page 7
Essential facts and source links for recent world stories.
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Castle Cornet breakwater repointing continues alongside bridge works
Specialist contractors will continue masonry repointing on Guernsey’s Castle Cornet breakwater in the coming weeks, after work on its exposed southern end last year. Guernsey Ports deferred the work until the castle bridge closed to avoid extra public inconvenience. -
French bakery keeps baguette prices steady despite soaring oven-fuel costs
Kevin and Sandrine Luce paid €2,230 for 2,000 liters of bakery oven fuel in March and nearly the same for just 1,200 liters last week. Kevin says higher energy costs cut earnings, but the shop is keeping basic and traditional baguettes at €1 and €1.10. -
Three-year, £907,000 plan targets recovery of threatened Moss carder bee
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust and University of Cambridge are leading a £907,000, three-year effort to help the threatened Moss carder bumblebee. They will test habitat changes with landowners in Cornwall, Kent and the North Pennines. -
Court dismisses final challenge to Drumcree parade on Garvaghy Road
The Drumcree Orange Order parade is set to proceed along Portadown’s Garvaghy Road Sunday after a High Court judge rejected residents’ challenge to its approval. Restrictions cap the procession at 35 people and require it to start by 08:00; about 1,000 people gathered. -
NHS trust probes Noah Woods’ records breach and apologises to his family
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust apologised to Noah Woods’s family for “extra anguish” caused by a breach of his medical records. It launched an urgent investigation and reported the matter to the Information Commissioner’s Office. -
Streeting says Russia threat prompted UK’s biggest sustained defence-spending rise since Cold War
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting called Russia and Vladimir Putin Britain’s top security threat and said the country faced its greatest risk of war in his lifetime. He said the threat prompted the biggest sustained defence-spending increase since the Cold War ended. -
737 Max software issue may leave pilots without automated flight guidance after an aborted landing
Boeing says a 737 Max software issue can leave pilots without automated flight guidance after an aborted landing in one scenario. The company says pilots are trained to handle it safely using existing procedures as engineers develop a permanent fix. -
Yusen says Northampton warehouse is Europe’s first to deploy China-used robotics
Yusen Logistics UK opened a 1.1m sq ft warehouse near Northampton with robots and a four-way conveyor system. Site general manager Brian Luck says the system is being deployed outside China for the first time. The site has 150 staff and could employ 500–900 as it expands. -
Norfolk residents prepare for emergencies, from food stocks to a self-sufficient farm
Three Norfolk residents are preparing for emergencies in different ways: former parish clerk Helen Frayer stores food and dog supplies, retired train driver Chris Campion keeps an evacuation bag ready, and entrepreneur Peter Dawe says his farm could support 500 people. -
Watton council pledges to restore 347-year-old clock silent for a decade
Watton Town Council has pledged to restore its 347-year-old High Street clock, silent for a decade, with work on the tower under way before the clock can be repaired. No completion date was given; the council said it would be working again as soon as possible. -
EU rail edged ahead of buses in 2024, while cars remained dominant
Eurostat data cited by Euronews put rail at 7.5% of EU passenger travel in 2024, just above buses, coaches and trolleybuses at 7.3%—the first time since 2014 rail's share topped bus travel. Cars still accounted for 69.2%, down 2.9 percentage points from 2014. -
Thousands march for answers on 43 missing Ayotzinapa trainees
Thousands marched in Mexico City Saturday, demanding answers 12 years after 43 Ayotzinapa teacher trainees disappeared. President Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to present a progress report Monday after an exhaustive review of evidence by the attorney general's office. -
Dead pigeon prompts calls to remove netting at High Wycombe church
Calls to remove or replace netting at All Saints’ Parish Church in High Wycombe came after a dead pigeon was found hanging from it. The church says it cannot be removed immediately because it protects pedestrians from falling masonry during repairs; the cause of death is unknown. -
Whipsnade’s 147-metre hillside lion begins weekly lighting for ZSL’s 200th anniversary
Whipsnade Zoo’s 147-metre chalk lion, carved into a hillside, will be illuminated every Wednesday until the end of the year for the Zoological Society of London’s 200th anniversary. Its outline was lit with 2,330 bulbs on Wednesday. -
As clashes spread in northern Ethiopia, army chief says troops show restraint
Fighting has spread from Tigray into Afar and Amhara, putting Ethiopia’s 2022 Pretoria Agreement under severe strain. Army chief Berhanu Jula says troops are responding with “wisdom and restraint”; the TPLF’s Tigray Army calls it a “full-scale” federal offensive. -
AfD’s 43.8% win highlights divisions among Europe’s far right
Germany’s AfD won 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, three seats short of an outright majority, but key European far-right peers keep their distance. France’s National Rally broke ties in 2024; Italy’s Brothers of Italy and Britain’s Reform UK cite differences over Russia and Ukraine. -
Pope Leo XIV plans talks with clergy abuse victims in Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV continues his France trip in Lourdes on Sunday, where a service is planned for several tens of thousands. He also intends to speak with people who suffered sexual abuse by clergy, amid abuse allegations that have shaken the French Church in recent years. -
Tunis court upholds four-month detention extension for flotilla activists
Wael Naouar, Ghassan Henchiri, Ghassan Boughdiri and Nabil Channoufi will remain in pretrial detention for four more months after Tunisia’s Court of Appeal rejected their challenge. Three remain on hunger strike; none has been convicted in the funds probe. -
UK brief urges clear disposable-cup fees; 92% unsure if price includes one
UK researchers report that 92% of takeaway-drink customers do not know whether a disposable-cup fee is included in the price. Their brief urges a clear national charge shown at purchase and itemized on receipts and digital orders. -
IDF widens security branch's remit for troops and officials at home and abroad
The IDF has widened its Personal Security Branch's remit to protect troops and senior officials in Israel and abroad from terrorism, espionage, cyberattacks and doxxing. The branch says its app lets soldiers check routes and get real-time threat guidance. -
Piedmont Barbera growers set lower harvest limit despite strong vintage
Piedmont's Barbera d'Asti growers set this year's harvest limit at 8.5 tonnes per hectare, down from nine, while consortium head Filippo Mobrici praised the harvest's quantity and quality; producers cite oversupply, trade disruption and changing drinking habits. -
Russian strikes disrupt Kyiv retailers’ supply chains
Russian strikes disrupted retailers’ supply chains, leaving supermarkets short of goods. AFP found three times as many strikes on Kyiv-region civilian warehouses over the past nine months as in the invasion’s first four years; two-thirds came since August. -
France’s Senate election tests National Rally’s bid for its first parliamentary group
France’s Senate election on Sunday puts 178 of the chamber’s 348 seats up for an indirect vote by about 93,500 elected officials. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, which holds three seats, needs seven more to reach the 10-seat threshold for its first parliamentary group. -
Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville helicopter crash kills four people
A helicopter crash killed four people in Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, about 50km from Montreal, on Saturday. Quebec provincial police said the occupants were declared dead at the scene; the victims have not been identified, and the aircraft appeared to be a private helicopter. -
Iran’s Hormuz authority warns ships of risks on routes it calls illegal
Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority warned ships using routes it calls “illegal” of possible financial losses, loss of life and limits on future passage through Hormuz. It said charterer violations could bring restrictions on all vessels owned by the companies involved.
