Mexico’s navy has said it arrested 23 people in its largest-ever drugs bust, seizing over eight tonnes of illicit cargo in an operation off the country’s south-western Pacific coast. “Navy personnel seized 8,361 kilograms of illicit cargo, which represents the largest amount of drugs seized in a maritime operation, unprecedented in history,” a statement from […]
‘The case became a witch hunt’: how ‘killer nurse’ Daniela Poggiali fought to clear her name | Italy
‘It was a terrible sensation when I heard the sentence: life.” It was 11 March 2016 and Daniela Poggiali had just been confirmed as Italy’s “angel of death”. Less than 18 months after she had first been arrested, in October 2014, the nurse was now the country’s most infamous killer, convicted of killing one elderly […]
Yankees one win from World Series after taking Game 4 from Cleveland in ALCS | MLB
Cleveland All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase gave up two runs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees moved closer to another World Series, beating the Guardians 8-6 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. Gleyber Torres hit an RBI single and New York scored its go-ahead run […]
Kamala Harris questions Trump’s stamina: ‘Is he fit to do the job?’ | Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris used a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday to seize on reports that Donald Trump had been canceling media interviews to question whether he has the stamina for a second presidency if voters choose him over her in November’s election. “If he can’t handle the rigors of the campaign trail, is he […]
Ask Ottolenghi: how can I use up nigella seeds or dried shiitake mushrooms? | Food
How can I use up nigella seeds or whole dried shiitake? I bought both recently to make specific recipes (the nigella for an Indian-inspired dish and the mushrooms for a Chinese one), but I don’t know what to pair them with in my simpler everyday cooking. Audrey, Montreal, CanadaOne thing I love to do with […]
Reader stumbles on Dracula’s ancestors in a Dublin library | Bram Stoker
In a Dublin library once frequented by James Joyce and WB Yeats, beneath a turquoise and white domed ceiling and surrounded by oak shelving, Brian Cleary stumbled across something by Dracula author Bram Stoker he believed no living person had ever read. Cleary, who had taken time off from his job at a maternity hospital […]
‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs | Japan
Mari was just two months into her new job when she decided she had had enough. The position at an online bank in Tokyo, found through a staffing agency, had looked like a perfect fit for the 25-year-old, a member of Japan’s legions of temporary workers. But she quickly became despondent. “On my first day […]
‘Best-in-class’ seats and no bog-standard loos: first look at HS2 train interiors | HS2
For now, it remains unclear quite how far any passenger will travel on future HS2 services – whether reaching Euston or on high-speed tracks all the way to Crewe. But however short the journey, an exclusive peek at HS2’s embryonic carriages reveals travellers will be enthroned in “the best seats of any UK trains” – […]
Storm Ashley to bring 80mph winds to parts of UK this weekend | UK weather
Parts of the UK are expected to be hit by ferocious winds of up to 80mph this weekend as the first named storm of the season closes in. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning ahead of Storm Ashley for the north-west of Scotland on Sunday, as well as a yellow warning for […]
Struijk leads Leeds to victory to end Sheffield United’s unbeaten start | Championship
When Leeds were looking for a hero, their captain Pascal Struijk showed leadership to set his side on the way to inflicting a first defeat of the Championship season on Sheffield United. After many of his attack-minded colleagues had failed to produce a finish Struijk ignited a tense affair, thrashing home a corner before Mateo […]