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Watch: BBC visits smouldering market in Ukraine after overnight strikesSix people were injured in the strike on the market selling second-hand records, posters, toys and tools.50 mins agoEurope
Getty ImagesGetty ImagesThe 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is nearly 18m taller than Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the RedeemerBishop Krzysztof Wętkowski, who consecrated the statue, said “many contemporary people look only to the earth”A statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe’s tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village.The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is roughly two double-decker buses longer than Rio de Janeiro’s smaller – if more prominently placed – Christ the Redeemer monument, though it still pales in comparison to a 98m Virgin Mary erected in the Philippines.The ecclesiastical sculpture in rural Konotopie was consecrated by…
World’s Ugliest Dog contest crowns 2026 winnerThe annual contest has been taking place in Santa Rosa, California.21 hrs ago
Bangladesh seal crushing win in Australia for one of Test cricket’s greatest upsetsBangladesh thrash Australia by nine wickets on the fourth day of the series-opener in Darwin to complete one of Test cricket’s greatest upsets.3 hrs agoCricket
Watch: Buildings partially collapse in Indonesia after 7.7 earthquakeAround 5,000 people have been displaced by a powerful earthquake in Indonesia that has caused at least 51 fatalities.Rescuers continue to search for survivors of the shallow magnitude 7.7 quake, which struck the island of Flores shortly before 05:00 local time on Saturday (22:00 GMT on Friday).Preliminary reports indicate more than 900 homes and hundreds of other buildings have been severely damaged by the tremor and 341 subsequent aftershocks, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said.The full scale of the disaster is still being uncovered, with news of a second magnitude 6.9…
EPAThe tourist bus came off the road in the early hours of Sunday morningTwelve people were killed and dozens more injured when a Polish tourist bus veered off a Hungarian motorway and into a ditch.Police said the bus overturned after coming off the M3 motorway, which connects Hungary’s capital Budapest with the north-eastern city of Nyíregyháza, at around 01:00 local time on Sunday (23:00 GMT on Saturday).Officers believe the driver fell asleep at the wheel. He has been taken into custody.Thirty-five out of the 57 passengers and two drivers onboard have been rescued by firefighters so far, state media reports.Hungary’s…
BBCThe group will be the first women’s team to try the greasy pole challenge since the 90s When Bex Campbell bumps into people she knows in the street these days, they all say the same thing.”People keep stopping me in the street and going ‘are you mad, are you actually doing the greasy pole this year?’,” the 37-year-old says with a laugh.Bex is one of a five-strong all female team tackling one of Irvine’s more unique challenges – scaling a 25ft (7.6m) wooden pole covered in grease, and trying to claim the prize at the top – a ham.The women…
Tayane DalazenA nurse shark bit Tayane Dalazen while she was diving off the Brazilian coast”I knew something was different because the sharks were on the surface,” says Tayane Dalazen, a 37-year old Brazilian lawyer and social media personality.”There were a lot of them,” she says. “Later, I discovered [the tour organisers] were feeding the sharks so that they would interact with the tourists.”Dalazen, from Sao Paulo, was on a shark-diving trip on the Brazilian coast in April when she suddenly felt “strong pressure” on her leg.”When the shark bit me, the pain was very strong,” she says. “I stayed calm…
Watch: Why Tupac Shakur’s murder trial is happening 30 years after he was killedThe rapper was fatally shot four times in a drive-by crime in September 1996, and only one person has ever been charged in connection to his death.6 hrs agoUS & Canada
Sleepy Boy GamesPlayers in the prime minister simulator No 10: Full Confidence must balance the moods of factions including their cabinet and the mediaA mobile game made by a developer in Manchester has recently beaten the global phenomenon Minecraft to top Apple’s paid games chart.Its success is perhaps even more surprising given its subject matter – UK politics.No 10: Full Confidence by Benjamin Brewis sees players take on the role of prime minister, making decisions through a wave of parliamentary scenarios and trying to remain in power for as long as possible.The success of Brewis’s app, and the creation of…