Improve your mountain skills by day and party by night at the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy in Chamonix After a day spent hiking across the Col d’Entrèves glacier, a sugar hit is required. I descend on the cable car and join the queue at the ice-cream counter. Above me, surrounded by ...
Day: May 13, 2026
Passengers held on cruise ship in France after gastroenteritis outbreakPassengers held on cruise ship in France after gastroenteritis outbreak
The ship set sail from Belfast on Friday and is currently at a port in Bordeaux. ...
Climbers clear path to Everest summit past giant chunk of iceClimbers clear path to Everest summit past giant chunk of ice
Nearly 1,000 climbers will attempt to scale the peak in coming weeks and this has raised safety concerns. ...
Shrinking Milka chocolate bar tricked consumers, says German courtShrinking Milka chocolate bar tricked consumers, says German court
A court in Bremen has found the manufacturer of the classic Alpine Milk chocolate bar guilty of “shrinkflation”. ...
Gaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricksGaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks
Displaced teenagers Farah and Tala wanted to ‘turn destruction into something useful’. ...
Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creekThousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek
The voluntary recall follows an incident on 20 April where an empty Waymo car entered a flooded road in San Antonio, Texas. ...
The King’s Speech at a glanceThe King’s Speech at a glance
The monarch has outlined the government’s plans for new laws in the next session of Parliament. ...
Watch: Wes Streeting leaves No 10 – minutes after arrivalWatch: Wes Streeting leaves No 10 – minutes after arrival
Health Secretary Wes Streeting leaves No 10 less than 20 minutes after arriving for a meeting with the prime minister. ...
Chris Mason: Why a quick meeting is overshadowing the King’s SpeechChris Mason: Why a quick meeting is overshadowing the King’s Speech
The King will set out the government’s agenda in Parliament, but the political plotting continues. ...
Nvidia CEO joins Trump in China despite ‘awkward’ politicsNvidia CEO joins Trump in China despite ‘awkward’ politics
The News President Donald Trump restored Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to the list of CEOs accompanying him to China at the 11th hour Tuesday, in spite of worries that the chipmaker’s presence could be a political liability. The president “called Jensen this morning after seeing reports that he wasn’t joining trip. ...