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  • Full Celebrity Bear Hunt line-up with Holly Willoughby confirmed

    The Netflix series hosted by Holly Willoughby and Bear Grylls is set to feature stars including Mel B, Shirley Ballas and Boris Becker.

  • Who is Gladiators star Nitro and why is he not in series 2?

    Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is one of the BBC reboot's biggest stars, but is not competing in the second series of the show.

  • Inflation falls slightly after two months of rises

    There's been a surprise fall in inflation to 2.5% after two months of rises, official figures show. It means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than before, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data for December. Inflation is still above the Bank of England's 2% target but is in line with the forecast it made in November.

  • Wars top global risk as Davos elite gathers in shadow of fragmented world

    Armed conflict is the top risk in 2025, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released on Wednesday showed, a reminder of the deepening global fragmentation as government and business leaders attend an annual gathering in Davos next week. "In a world marked by deepening divides and cascading risks, global leaders have a choice: to foster collaboration and resilience, or face compounding instability," WEF Managing Director Mirek Dusek said in a statement accompanying the report. "The stakes have never been higher."The WEF gets underway on Jan. 20 and Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States the same day and has promised to end the war in Ukraine, will address the meeting virtually on Jan. 23.

  • Why do civilians often die in Nigerian military strikes that target rebels?

    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian military has mistakenly killed hundreds of civilians in airstrikes targeting armed groups in the nation's conflict-battered north over the years, many of them locals bombed in their villages.

  • S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls

    They cut through barbed wires and braved freezing temperatures to reach Yoon, ending a weeks-long standoff.

  • FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks rise as UK inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.5% in December

    A deep dive into what's moving markets across the global economy.

  • Who is Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu? Meet Love Island: All Stars' first bombshell

    The reality star has returned to Love Island but has also starred in Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing On Ice.

  • Iran's president says his country 'never' tried to assassinate President-elect Trump

    Iran's leader made the claim less than a week before the president-elect returns to the White House. In his first term, Trump took a tough line on Iran.

  • TV chef: Child poverty strategy must include healthy start scheme improvements

    The scheme helps some families to buy healthy foods like milk or fruit and get free vitamins.

  • Iraq and BP to sign Kirkuk oil and gas deal by first week of Feb, oil minister says

    Iraq and British oil major BP will sign a mammoth deal covering four Kirkuk oil and gas fields by the first week of February, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani told Reuters during a visit to Britain. Iraq's state news agency said on Wednesday that Baghdad and BP had signed a preliminary agreement to evaluate the possibility of redeveloping the Kirkuk oil and gas field and other neighboring fields without providing further detail. Abdel-Ghani said that oil production would be raised by up to 150,00 barrels per day (bpd) under the deal, which also had a gas component.

  • Yen rises on BOJ talk, sterling calmer on CPI, but U.S. data still to come

    SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Japan's yen firmed on Wednesday on growing bets on a rate hike at the Bank of Japan's next meeting and cooling British inflation offered relief to the pound, but traders were reluctant to buy too much into either ahead of U.S. price data. Those U.S. CPI numbers for December are the main scheduled global economic release of the week, and a figure that comes in above the 0.2% monthly increase in core consumer prices which markets expect could further limit the scope for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. There was sufficient information to keep FX traders busy before then however, particularly in Japan, where the yen strengthened on the back of comments from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda, who said the central bank will raise interest rates and adjust the degree of monetary support if improvements in the economy and price conditions continue.

  • AP Top Stories January 15 A

    Here's the latest for Wednesday January 15th: Dangerous fire weather forecast in Southern California; South Korea's impeached president detained; Israel and Hamas said to be at closest point yet to a ceasefire; Two lunar landers on their way to the moon.

  • Escalating armed conflict is most urgent threat for world in 2025, say global leaders

    World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis

  • Let’s get — and stay — excited for new QMJHL team, say fans, St. John’s businesses

    The first puck drop is a long ways away yet, but the buzz is already building for the return of the QMJHL to St. John’s. Radio-Canada’s Kyle Mooney spoke with a few people who said how a hockey team is good for business, while a fan says it’s time to commit to making this team stick around.

  • Couple Celebrate 82nd Wedding Anniversary Dressed as Cinderella and Prince Charming (Exclusive)

    Macey Montgomery's great-grandpa Elton Denner surprised his 100-year-old wife, Betty, with a Disney-themed dance

  • Move over, flu. Other ailments are working hard to take out our immune systems

    One of the province’s medical officers of health, Dr. Emil Prikryl, says there are a lot of viruses circulating right now. As the CBC’s Leila Beaudoin reports, people are looking for relief from their symptoms, and wondering when coughing won’t be an all-too-common sound.

  • Xi Jinping, in first talk with new European Council president, seeks more EU-China cooperation

    Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Europe to pursue closer cooperation in the face of a "turbulent international situation", during his first discussion with Antonio Costa since the former Portuguese prime minister became president of the European Council. During a telephone call on Tuesday, the sides discussed hot-button issues, according to their respective readouts, from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's provision of dual-use goods to Moscow's industrial-military complex to a dispute o

  • Trump security pick Waltz pledges China strategy that reinforces Indo-Pacific ties

    Incoming US national security adviser Mike Waltz has said the new administration will reinforce Washington's Indo-Pacific strategy - including arms sales to Taiwan - to deter Beijing's ambitions in the region. Speaking one week before Donald Trump's inauguration, Waltz pledged to leverage Indo-Pacific partnerships, including the trilateral security alliance with Australia and Britain on technology supply chains, to counter Chinese influence. His remarks offered the clearest signals yet since Tru

  • Chinese fishing crew safe after hijack but is piracy returning to Gulf of Aden?

    The hijacking of a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with up to 18 people on board in the waters off Somalia in November raised concerns about the return of piracy to the Gulf of Aden, where China has vast maritime interests. Those concerns were once again at the fore on Monday, when China announced through its embassy in Mogadishu that the boat and its crew had finally been released after the unremitting efforts of the Chinese government. According to the embassy, the vessel was placed under the ill