Once upon a time, a lady salamander lost a finger but it soon grew back. Sometime after, a snake ate her leg, but the salamander didn’t fear – a brand new one would grow back in a snap. Not long after, her spinal cord was broken – not to worry, it soon…
Locals reveal Queen spoke a rare Scots dialect: What other languages does the Royal Family know?
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, people in the village surrounding her Balmoral residence revealed she spoke to them in the local Doric dialect with ease. This distinctive form of the Scots language is spoken by people in the northeast of Scotlan…
This 1373km long undersea cable will bring ‘green energy’ from Egypt to Europe’s electricity grid
Greece is in embarking on one of Europe’s most ambitious energy projects by linking up its electricity grid with Egypt’s. An underwater cable will carry 3,000 MW of electricity – enough to power up to 450,000 households – and will run from northern Egy…
Meet the Mexican woman who flew 8,000km to mourn the death of the Queen
When Maricela Nuñez heard that Queen Elizabeth II had died, she burst into tears. Then, she booked a flight. The 34-year-old event planner from Mexico has flown more than 8,000km to pay her respects to the late monarch. The ambitious trip is about comm…
Lost luggage? These are the lengths travellers went to to get their bags back this summer
Losing things while abroad is, sadly, part and parcel of travel. I sometimes think of the items I’ve lost on holiday – a beautiful blue scarf in Dublin, a well-worn jacket on the walls of Antibes – and like to imagine them all reunited somewhere, off o…
Lebanon hit by string of bank robberies as citizens try to claim own savings
Several people across Lebanon desperately attempted to rob their country’s banks in order to get hold of their own savings — a sign of the country’s deteriorating financial situation. On Friday, there were at least five bank robberies. One person ente…
Turkey’s tourism industry struggles as Russian visitors face sanctions
Turkey’s tourism industry is feeling the impact of sanctions on Moscow, as Russian tourists are facing barriers when travelling to the country. The Mediterranean country’s economy relies heavily on foreign visitors, with 2.2 million Russian tourists en…
Four ways science has made our lives better recently: diamonds out of plastic bottles, and more
Here are four Good News stories about how science is making our lives better. Scientists have found a way to create nanodiamonds from PET plastics.A universal and future-proofed COVID-19 vaccine is about to be tested on humans.There are new findings on…
Football great Beckham pays tribute to the Queen
Football great David Beckham has joined the long queue of people waiting to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who is at rest. The queue across London for people to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II was briefly halted on…
Serbian interior ministry upholds ban on EuroPride march despite new route proposal
Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs upheld its earlier decision to bar the EuroPride march from taking place on Saturday despite attempts by organisers to find a solution by proposing an alternate route through the capital Belgrade. “Due to a number …