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A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and snack, local media report.The seven-year-old was spotted sitting on a bench on Mount Fuji in foggy and rainy conditions, at a point situated at over 2,000m (6,500ft).His father, 48, reportedly told him to “wait here” after the boy complained he was tired – and continued the climb with his elder son.Staff at a mountain hut found the child near the sixth station of a hiking route towards the summit and alerted police. His father was tracked…

After taking a wicket with the first ball of the Test, England dominated Pakistan across two and a half rain-affected days.They appeared more measured in their approach than during the ultra-aggressive Stokes-McCullum regime, but still scored at 4.55 runs per over – albeit against a poor Pakistan side.”We played to the fashion that we wanted to,” Trescothick said.”We wanted to be able to be clever and smart. There’s moments within the game we’ve done that brilliantly.”We still have that mantra of applying pressure because that’s the best way of being dominant over teams, if you can put them under pressure.”I…

The latest meeting was called following a report by the council’s top legal officer, Alex Bougatef, who said it was his legal duty to declare the local authority is breaking the law.Presenting the report, Bougatef said the lack of anyone in charge raised serious concerns about decision-making, accountability, and effective governance.He said: “The appointment of a leader is not optional. It’s a statutory requirement.”On Thursday evening, seven proposals were put forward and all of them failed to pass, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.Labour and Reform put forward bids to form a minority administration, as well as an alliance made…

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One person has received medical treatment after a passenger’s laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight.The pilot had reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” to air traffic control, saying “the flight attendants are trying to put it out now”, according to audio obtained by the BBC’s US reporting partner CBS News. “I think we have about four to five passengers that were burned by the laptop. The laptop is contained about mid-aircraft.”One passenger received medical attention on site and was released after American Airlines Flight 2398 – coming from Atlanta, Georgia – landed at Dallas…

In a letter, Westminster City Council’s Paul Swaddle, Wandsworth Council’s Robert Morritt and Kensington and Chelsea Council’s Elizabeth Campbell said the government’s funding formula “punishes low tax councils”.They said: “If our councils do not impose council tax rises, our communities face considerable cuts in funding for local services.”This is not just devolving blame, it is devolving council tax rises and government cuts.”This is fiddled funding, cooked up in Whitehall but leaving town halls to carry the blame.”The three leaders added: “These tax rises are in addition to the new top-up council tax on many homes in our councils – and…

Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Australia scratched out a 101-run lead over Bangladesh in the second Test, with 18 wickets falling on Day One after Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam both took six in a fast-bowling masterclass.Home skipper Pat Cummins won the toss in Mackay, Queensland on Saturday, and his pacemen feasted, determined to bounce back from a shock nine-wicket loss in the first Test at Darwin, Northern Territory.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThey skittled Bangladesh for 64 with an irrepressible Starc the destroyer in an incredible spell of swing and seam, taking five wickets in 22…

Figures from government and other official sources can be revised between publications. This page shows data as presented in the latest available release.Immigration, emigration and net migration*The net migration figure for the UK will not exactly equal immigration minus emigration because the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes it as a rounded number.Immigration and emigration estimates, external from the ONS are updated twice a year.Net migration figures use the internationally recognised definition of a long-term migrant: “A person who moves to a country other than that of their usual residence for at least a year.”Visas for legal migrationThe total number…

A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.Announcing the suspension of negotiations shortly before the Friday night deadline, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would impose reciprocal tariffs on US goods “dollar for dollar”.Carney said “last-minute changes in the US proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal”.Trade negotiators had been engaged in intense talks since July, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% levy on nearly $20bn (C$28bn) of Canadian imports by 19…

Abuja, Nigeria – In December 2025, Burkina Faso detained 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel after their C-130 transport aircraft made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso while travelling to Portugal for scheduled maintenance.Burkina Faso said the aircraft had entered its airspace without the required authorisation, while Nigerian officials said the landing followed a technical problem. The Nigerian Air Force said the precautionary landing was made in accordance with safety procedures. The aircraft and its 11-member crew were released following diplomatic talks on December 17. They departed Burkina Faso two days later, continuing their journey to Portugal via Ghana.The incident underscored the widening political…