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Fawlty Towers legend leaves huge fortune following tragic death

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The comedy legend leaves behind more than an impressive legacy.

Inside huge 'vertical city' tower block with room for up to 20,000 residents

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Regent International Center in Hangzhou, China, is the world's most populous apartment block - and it is easy to see given its hulking size

Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects

Getty ImagesRorey Bosotti7 August 2026German energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout deal with President Donald...

Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects

Getty ImagesRorey Bosotti7 August 2026, 10:50 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoGerman energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout...

British tourists issued warning as major travel chaos expected

Brits heading to popular European hotspots this summer have been warned to brace for unprecedented border chaos as EU interior ministers vow to crack down on third-country arrivals. Following...

In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strikes

BBC/Kristina VolkPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent in Odesa2 hours ago"My crane operator, my partner, died five metres from me… The driver remained in the cabin. He also died."Svitlana Halchenko...

Fury at plans for 'dominant' 13-storey Albanian 'mega mosque' in quiet leafy suburb

Plans for a 13-storey Albanian mosque and community centre in north-west London have sparked opposition from residents, with critics arguing there are already 15 mosques within a three-mile radius of...

Pisa earthquake: Panic in city filled with Brits as Italy rocked by another tremor

Italy has been rocked by another earthquake today, just a few days after Naples and the surrounding towns were hit by a 4.7-magnitude tremor. The latest, 4.3-magnitude quake was recorded at 10.15am...

Met Office names UK area facing hail and thunder on Wednesday

Heavy rain and hail could hit parts of the UK on Wednesday following the final day of the latest heatwave. Amber and yellow heat health alerts are in effect across much of England until 9am...

Brooklyn Bridge: Bridge closed in New York as police swarm scene

A police helicopter was deployed to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City after reports of a second person high up on the landmark crossing.Emergency services swarmed the bridge, with police and other...

Migrants smuggled from UK to EU country with ‘taxi service’ - £1,000 per journey

Migrants are being smuggled from the UK to Europe, an investigation has found. People-smugglers are taking £1,000 per person to take migrants across the English Channel and into Europe.The...

Justin Hardy dead: Beloved director dies suddenly just weeks before major film release

Director Justin Hardy, who had just completed a follow-up to his father Robin’s cult classic film The Wicker Man, has died aged 61. The filmmaker’s family said Hardy died on Friday night after...

Terry Slater dead: A-ha legend dies as 1980s chart toppers pay heartbreaking tribute

Music legend Terry Slater, who began his career as a bass player and songwriter touring with The Everly Brothers before moving into executive roles at EMI as a board member, publisher, A&R...

Pilot with 10,000 flight hours on the one place he refuses to go

Not all flights are made equal (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images)Richard Wells has seen it all. In more than two decades as a long-haul commercial pilot, the 54-year-old from Kent logged over 10,000...

The time of day you are most likely to be hit by a vehicle running a red light

People are increasingly running red lights (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)British drivers are running a red light once every four-and-a-half minutes – putting pedestrians and fellow...