Step aboard the Samba Train, where music, history, and resistance roll together through the streets of Rio. MILES PARKS, HOST: When you hear this… (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “COISINHA DO PAI”) BETH CARVALHO: (Singing in non-English language). PARKS: …Your mind might jump to Brazil. Today, samba is woven into the country’s cultural identity. For the past…
Specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams will be introduced to every police force in England and Wales by 2029, the government has pledged. It is part of a long-delayed plan aimed at halving violence against women and girls within a decade. The strategy – which will include funding for undercover units operating online, and…
MONROE, Wash. — A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede. The catastrophic flooding forced thousands of people to evacuate, including Eddie Wicks…
No easy games? Surely this one would be for Arsenal. Never before in English football history had a team endured a worse league record after 15 matches than Wolves. In any of the professional divisions. Their haul of a meagre two points gave an outline of the grimness, although by no means all of the…
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Biju Janata Dal on Saturday (December 13, 2025) took potshot at the Bharatiya Janata Party government saying Mohan Majhi has become the first Chief Minister, since the formation of a separate Odisha State, to take a luxurious VIP bungalow in Delhi. Moreover, the…
It might be traditional to write to Father Christmas with a gift list, but when Kirsten Shaw wanted a new postbox for staff at the UK’s Rothera Research Station in Antarctica, she wrote to the king. The request has resulted in a special delivery for Shaw – a station support assistant who, among myriad other…
Glasgow Warriors mounted an epic comeback from 21-0 down to beat French giants Toulouse in the Champions Cup on one of the club’s greatest nights. In torrential rain and gale-force winds, the six-time champions were still able to display all their signature power and precision in the first half as they threatened to comprehensively outclass…
Comedian and actress Amy Schumer has announced that she and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, are getting a divorce after seven years of marriage. The Trainwreck star said in a social media post on Friday, alongside a photo of the two of them on the subway, that they had made the “difficult decision” to split…
Two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter have been killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman, the US Central Command has said. Officials said three other service members were injured in the attack, during which the gunman was “engaged and killed”. US President Donald Trump wrote on social media…
NEW DELHI: After a massive nationwide operation, Central Board of Direct Taxes acted against several intermediaries involved in filing income tax returns with bogus claims of deductions and exemptions under the Income Tax Act.The move followed actions in July 2025, covering 150 premises, during which more than 102 suspicious RUPPs were identified for their role…