Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan
The train collided with the four men at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.
Israel opens up bids for highly sensitive West Bank settlement project
The UK’s foreign secretary condemned the move as “an unacceptable and destructive act”.
Former Liberian vice-president charged in drug-trafficking probe
Jewel Howard-Taylor was arrested at Liberia’s international airport and has not commented on the allegations.
Why are women going to London for abortions?
Kate Morgan explains why some Welsh women are travelling to London for abortions.
What supplements do athletes consume every day?
Team GB rower Heidi Long takes BBC Sport through her vitamin and supplement routine.
‘I can’t do the things my friends do’: Life as a teenage carer
Young carers face huge disadvantages growing up – one teenager explains what life is like.
NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced Wednesday they are giving up on a robotic mission to rescue the Swift gamma-ray telescope before it falls out
Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
Last Friday, Google won an auction to acquire a huge amount of Spirit Airlines data. The data doesn’t include personal information or customer data, but
Pilot killed, 2 state troopers hurt after small plane and helicopter collide in Pennsylvania
A state police helicopter and a small plane collided over Carlisle Airport in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Wednesday night, resulting in the death of the plane’s pilot
Two students killed, driver charged after crash into Tennessee college cycling team
Milligan University sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers were killed and seven other college cyclists were injured in the crash on Highway 19 in Carter
A record-breaking star could reveal how the Milky Way’s giant black hole spins
The star passes very close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and could reveal the black hole’s spin by tracking how it warps the
Unitree’s founder says robots are nearing a ‘ChatGPT moment’
Wang Xingxing spent Thursday morning at the World Robot Conference in Beijing telling the room that humanoid robots are approaching their “ChatGPT moment”. He spent
Velatir raises €5m to sell European companies control over their own AI
Velatir, an Odense startup that sells companies a way to see and control the AI their employees are already using, has raised €5m in seed
Top seeds Sabalenka, Zverev knocked out of Cincinnati Open
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka stunned by Sara Bejlek, while French Open champion Alexander Zverev exits after fourth round.