Elon Musk has revealed that he has raised $7.14bn of funding for his $44bn buyout of Twitter, from investors including Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, crypto exchange Binance and asset management fi… [+1079 chars]
Counting has started in council areas across Scotland after voters went to the polls on Thursday. A total of 1227 councillors are being elected in 32 local authorities. The leaders of the country’s… [+2223 chars]
Meteor showers create stunning celestial displays, with Britons getting their turn to gaze on them today. Astronomers have predicted the Eta Aquarids will pass through the atmosphere above the UK ton… [+1657 chars]
On most Sunday mornings, the searing voice of Osinachi Nwachukwu, one of Nigerias best-known gospel singers, filled the vast 100,000-seat auditorium of her church in Abuja. Footage from one of the l… [+4496 chars]
The mother of Peter Connelly, the child known as Baby P who died after months of abuse, will be freed from prison after the Parole Board rejected a government challenge against its ruling to release … [+1480 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter Image source, Kerry Key/Columbia University Image caption, The team collected their measurements during a multi-week expedition Vast quantities… [+4295 chars]
Bookmakers have tipped Carol Vorderman and Rachel Riley as favourites to replace Anne Robinson as the main presenter after number one favourite Richard Osman ruled himself out of the running. Carol … [+18302 chars]
Rescuers in central China have pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a building that partially collapsed almost six days earlier, state media reported Thursday. The unidentified woman is the 10th … [+1624 chars]
How are votes counted? Assembly elections use a system called Single Transferrable Vote (STV), allowing voters to rank candidates in other of their preference. It is a system to ensure we have a ran… [+920 chars]
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday reported a record first-quarter profit of $9.13 billion, boosted by higher oil and gas prices, stellar refining profits and the strong performance… [+3617 chars]
Meteor showers create stunning celestial displays, with Britons getting their turn to gaze on them today. Astronomers have predicted the Eta Aquarids will pass through the atmosphere above the UK ton… [+1657 chars]
Two West Ham United fans were beaten unconscious and detained in hospital overnight after being attacked by a rampaging mob of German supporters, Mail Online can reveal. The two men were ambushed by… [+2398 chars]
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