London (AFP) – Phil Foden admitted Manchester City’s bid to win a fifth successive Premier League title is over after the troubled champions drew 2-2 at Brentford.
Man City's Premier League title defence is over: Foden
Society centred around women in UK during Iron Age: scientists
Paris (AFP) – Scientists analysing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern UK during the Iron Age was centred around women, backing up accounts from Roman historians, a study said Wednesday.
UK government bans 'zombie drug' xylazine
London (AFP) – The UK government on Wednesday banned the flesh-rotting so-called zombie drug xylazine as it tries to tackle deaths from narcotics and crack down on criminal gangs.
Social media star Maher says rugby union must do more to grow game
London (AFP) – Social media sensation Ilona Maher has said rugby union needs to undergo a culture shift if the sport is to attract new fans.
UK pizzeria reignites pineapple debate with $120 charge
London (AFP) – A UK restaurant has launched a new offensive in the age-old battle about whether pineapple belongs on pizza, charging £100 ($122) to any “monsters” who want it as a topping.
Kosovo raids Serbia
Pristina (AFP) – Kosovo police on Wednesday raided 10 Belgrade-linked government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said, the latest move by Pristina to dismantle a Serbian system of social services and political offices in the country ahead of parliamentary elections.
Japan's tourism boom prices out business travellers
Tokyo (AFP) – After travelling to Tokyo for meetings, Yoshiki Kojima’s IT company employees crash out in a capsule hotel, as a tourism boom makes regular rooms too pricey for business trips.
South Korea's six weeks of political chaos
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea has endured six weeks of political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament.
What is the pink stuff coating fire
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red and Barbie-pink slurry over forest, homes, cars, and anything else that might lie in the blazes’ path.