A leading French philosopher who advocated risk-taking has drowned after attempting to save two children at a beach on the French Riviera. Anne Dufourmantelle entered the water after the children got into difficulty in strong winds at Pampelonne beach, near St Tropez, on Friday. The two children were later rescued…
Chinese authorities say they are investigating a top politician once seen as a candidate for the highest ranks of the leadership. Sun Zhengcai was the Communist Party chief of a major metropolis, Chongqing. Before his abrupt removal from office earlier this month, he was a strong contender to rise to…
Actress and writer Michelle Terry has been named as the incoming director of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. She said she was “so proud and excited” about her new role, describing it as “a dream come true”. Terry, who has performed at the Globe in As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s…
Scotland’s Jennifer McIntosh has won gold in 50m rifle prone at the European Shooting Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 26-year-old Edinburgh shooter accumulated a score of 619.1 in Monday’s final. Ukraine’s Dariya Sharipova took silver and Sweden’s Marie Enqvist bronze. McIntosh’s sister, Seonaid, was also competing in the event and…
Five people have been injured, two seriously, in an attack by an unidentified man in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, police say. Parts of the town on the German border have been sealed off after the assault. Police provided no further details. This breaking news story is being updated and…
A Buddhist temple in central Myanmar has been swallowed by rising floodwaters after heavy rainfall. The pagoda was built in 2009 in Magway region. At least two people have died and more than 90,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Myanmar this month,