Lucy Powell elected Labour's deputy leader

Lucy Powell has been elected as Labour's new deputy leader after a race triggered by Angela Rayner's resignation last month.
The Economist

How sumo wrestling became a hit in Britain

Yet when it does, Britain holds a peculiar appeal. This was only the second five-day sumo tournament ever held abroad; the ...

Rylan Clark says 'that's a wrap' as he announces emotional farewell

Rylan Clark has announced that he and his pal Robert Rinder have wrapped up shooting for the latest series of their travel show. The duo teamed up for their BBC Two programme, Rob and Rylan's Grand ...
British GQ

Sumo wrestling has taken over London. Could it be about to spread across the UK?

It’s bout three on night two of the The Grand Sumo Wrestling Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall, and Kotoeiho Hiroki is playing mind games. Looking directly into the eyes of opponent Tobizaru Masaya, ...

Rylan Clark shares emotional 'farewell' message as he gives show update

TV presenter Rylan Clark has revealed that he and pal Robert Rinder have finished shooting the latest series of their travel show in Greece. The duo teamed up for their BBC Two travel programme, Rob ...
People

Hunter Rescued by Police After Sinking into ‘Quicksand’-Like Mud: ‘The More He Struggled, the Deeper He Became’

The man was able to call 911 after he became trapped while hunting ducks off Wharton’s Point in Maine's Maquoit Bay Brunswick, Maine Police Department/Facebook Matthew Alexander of Topsham, Maine, ...
ABC News

Maine hunter rescued after getting stuck in 'quicksand'-like mud up to his waist

"The more he struggled, the deeper he became," local police said. A man who was duck hunting in coastal Maine had to be rescued by police after getting stuck in quicksand-like mud that reached up to ...
Reuters

Taiwan rescuers battle thick mud to look for missing from Super Typhoon Ragasa

Death toll rises to 15, with 7 still missing in eastern Taiwan Barrier lake burst in mountains, flooding town during typhoon Disaster hit largely rural part of island HUALIEN, Taiwan, Sept 26 (Reuters ...
CNN

Elton John and the best of British culture turn out for Burberry’s London Fashion Week show

What could be more British than standing in a muddy tent as the sun sets on a cool end-of-summer evening? This was the scene at Burberry’s show in London on Monday — a headline event that always ...
Newsweek

British Police Explain Video of Officers Investigating Social Media Use

A widely shared video on X, formerly Twitter, claims that British police demanded a teenage girl hand over her phone after she viewed a social media post. According to the West Midlands police, the ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Residents dig out from the mud and debris that upended Forest Falls

The mud clung to decimated houses like a memory, thick and unyielding, refusing to let the Forest Falls resident Olin Richey and several of his neighbors forget the afternoon that the sky opened and ...