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- BBC News
Watch: Rescue efforts as passenger jet and helicopter collide in DC
An American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a military helicopter in Washington DC.
- BBC News
Air traffic controllers appear to try to stop collision
Cut-down audio of air traffic controllers seemingly directing the helicopter to avoid the plane.
- Hello!
Call the Midwife's Helen George makes fresh comment about Trixie and Matthew's future
Call the Midwife star Helen George has made a fresh comment about Trixie and Matthew's future. Get the details…
- Yahoo Finance UK
LIVE: Wall Street follows FTSE higher as traders weigh up US economy slowdown and ECB rate decision
It is widely expected the ECB will deliver another 25bp cut, taking the deposit rate down to 2.75%.
- Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise, Dow steadies with Apple earnings in the wings
Investors are combing the first batch of Big Tech earnings as they wait for Apple to report.
- Yahoo Finance Canada
Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil are top picks as Trump risk looms over Canadian energy stocks
Canadian producers have responded to the U.S. president's increasingly harsh stance on trade by unveiling bigger production plans for 2025.
- The Canadian Press
Donald Trump talks so much that even his White House stenographers are struggling to keep up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House stenographers have a problem. Donald Trump is talking so much, the people responsible for transcribing his public remarks are struggling to keep up with all the words.
- The Canadian Press
Prosecutors are seeking to detain the woman charged in a Vermont border patrol officer's death
Prosecutors on Thursday will argue that a Washington state woman should remain jailed in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that has grown to encompass murders in multiple states.
- The Canadian Press
Twin threat: England rugby brothers Tom and Ben Curry to make history in Six Nations
They look the same, sound the same, are the same height, went to the same schools and play for the same club — in the same position, naturally.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Key findings: BBC review into conduct of Russell Brand
The actor and comedian denies the accusations, and previously said all his sexual relationships were ‘absolutely always consensual’.
- Yahoo Finance
No survivors expected after American Airlines plane collides with helicopter during approach to Reagan National
An American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter in midair as it approached DCA on Wednesday, the FAA said.
- PA Media: UK News
Rescuers work to free whale entangled in rope
The alarm was raised on Thursday morning.
- Yahoo Finance Video
American Airlines, helicopter crash recovery efforts continue
American Airlines (AAL) regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River. Recovery efforts are ongoing, and officials say they expect no survivors. The cause of the collision is currently unknown, but American Airlines CEO Robert Isom says the company is working with authorities on the investigation. Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, as well as US President Donald Trump, have commented on the crash amid the ongoing investigation. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.
- Reuters
US SEC case over massive Allen Stanford fraud ends, judge orders fines
A federal judge ordered an end to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 16-year-old lawsuit over Allen Stanford's $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme, directing the financier and two former colleagues to pay sums that will go largely uncollected. In a decision on Wednesday, Chief Judge David Godbey of the Dallas federal court imposed a $5.9 billion civil fine on Stanford, who is serving a 110-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2012 of defrauding about 18,000 investors. Godbey ordered Stanford Financial Group's former chief financial officer James Davis to pay $17.66 million, including a $5 million fine, and former chief accounting officer Gilberto Lopez to pay $3.42 million over their roles in the fraud.
- The Canadian Press
Serbia's striking students set off on 2-day march north as their protest movement widens
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off.
- Storyful
Recovery Effort Continues on Potomac as No Crash Survivors Expected
The response to an aerial collision over the Potomac River had turned to a recovery effort by Thursday morning, January 30, as officials said no survivors were expected from the crash involving a passenger plane and a military helicopter.Footage from Abadi Ismail shows response vessels along the river early on Thursday, as seen from Washington. Credit: Abadi Ismail via Storyful
- BBC
BBC apologises for culture of silence over Russell Brand
Staff felt they could not speak up with concerns about the star's behaviour, an internal review finds.
- Reuters
Rogers adds fewer-than-expected subscribers, reiterates focus on reducing debt
The company added 69,000 monthly bill-paying wireless phone subscribers during the quarter, compared with estimates of 72,380, according to analysts polled by Visible Alpha. The U.S.-listed shares of Rogers were down 1.3% in early trade. Amid intense competition in Canada's wireless industry, BCE and Telus lowered prices for wireless and wireline broadband to put pressure on Rogers and Quebecor, which has led to a price war.
- The Telegraph
Six Nations 2025 fantasy rugby: Cheat sheet with the best tips
Bragging rights make the Six Nations go round, and there are two types for supporters to savour.
- BBC
Liam Payne to feature as guest judge in Netflix show
The late singer died in October after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.