Reuters By Sean Seddon BBC News UK scouts are set to leave an international event in South Korea which has been hit by extreme heat. Hundreds have fallen ill at the outdoor World Scout Jamboree, which is attended by more than 40,000 young people from around the world. The British group of more than 4,000,…

Getty Images Employment in the US held steady last month, raising hopes that the economy will avoid a painful downturn. Employers added 187,000 jobs, similar to June, while the jobless rate dipped to 3.5%, from 3.6% in the prior month, the Labor Department said. The report was the latest sign of economic resilience in the…

EPA Climate activist Greta Thunberg has pulled out of an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival over its links to the fossil fuel industry. She had been due to attend an event at the annual festival on 13 August. But she said she would now not do so because the festival receives sponsorship from…

The RAF has released footage and photographs of fighter jets from RAF Lossiemouth intercepting Russian aircraft. Air force crews were deployed to Estonia to help patrol Nato airspace over the course of four months, during which they intercepted 50 Russian aircraft. The RAF personnel used “zombie” as their codeword for a Russian plane acting suspiciously.…

EPA Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been freed from house arrest in Romania pending his trial on rape and human trafficking charges. Andrew and his brother Tristan were arrested in March and charged in June. They deny the charges. The pair can move freely around the capital, Bucharest, and the surrounding Ilfov district where they…

This is the moment a sea drone heads directly towards a Russian ship near the port of Novorossiysk, where explosions have been heard overnight. Footage shared by a source at Ukraine’s security service shows the drone moving across the Black Sea, as it approaches the Russian vessel. Russia’s defence ministry said it had repelled a…

Getty Images India’s Supreme Court has suspended opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a criminal defamation case. The Congress leader was sentenced to two years in jail in March for his 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname at an election rally. He was disqualified as an MP following his sentencing. Friday’s court ruling…

Claudio Lavenia/Getty By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Las Vegas Police have dropped their criminal battery investigation into an incident which saw rapper Cardi B throw a microphone at someone in the crowd. The incident occurred last weekend after a member of the audience appeared to throw water at the performer. A video of the WAP…