The US House of Representatives has approved a temporary funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown due to start at midnight (05:00 GMT). It includes disaster funds, but no US aid for Ukraine. The 45-day resolution was proposed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after a rebellion by hard-line fellow Republicans who control the chamber….
Comedian Sir Billy Connolly has had a “couple of serious falls” after his balance deteriorated due to Parkinson’s, his wife has said. Pamela Stephenson said her husband’s balance issue was the “most significant” symptom of the disease since his diagnosis 10 years ago. Sir Billy, 80, said it had “added to the list of things…
The Duchess of York has said she is “shocked and saddened” after her former personal assistant Jenean Chapman was killed in Dallas, Texas. Sarah Ferguson paid tribute to Ms Chapman, 46, describing her as “loyal, hardworking, beautiful and fun”. Ms Chapman’s body was found inside a central Dallas apartment on Monday afternoon. “My heart breaks…
The charge of a former gang leader with the murder of Tupac Shakur 1996 is a “pivotal moment”, the late rapper sister’s says. The New York-born hip-hop legend was shot four times aged 25 in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas. On Friday, Nevada’s grand jury indicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, on one count…
More than 100,000 people have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenia says. It means that that almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave has left since Azerbaijan seized the region last week. Azerbaijan has said it wants to reintegrate the area and treat its residents as equals, but an Armenian spokesman said this was…
A whale has struck a boat in Australia, killing one man and leaving another injured, police say. The men were on a fishing expedition when their boat was hit in waters off La Perouse, 14 km (nine miles) south-east of Sydney. The alarm was raised after the vessel was spotted unoccupied and circling. Deaths caused…
Female Israeli soldiers are to be banned from serving as high security prison guards after allegations of sex with a Palestinian inmate. Israeli media say a soldier admitted to physical intimacy with a Palestinian man said to have carried out a deadly attack on Israeli civilians. The woman is thought to have been on military…
Police in Slovakia have fined a car owner whose dog was behind the wheel. A speed camera photo, posted on Facebook, appears to show a smiling canine in the driving seat of a Skoda. The car owner insisted that his pet – a brown hunting dog – had suddenly leapt into his lap. But officers…
Men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer could be safely given far less radiotherapy, a major trial has found. Doses can be cut by three-quarters meaning five higher doses is enough, instead of the 20 or so given now. The international trial involved nearly 900 men with medium-risk prostate cancer that had not spread. Lead researcher…
The US government is on the brink of another shutdown with Congress poised to miss a Saturday midnight deadline to fund federal agencies. The fourth shutdown to occur over the past decade, it could significantly affect everything from air travel to national parks and marriage licenses. Most government employees will be furloughed without pay, and…