London is bracing for major traffic disruption later today as thousands of taxis are expected to block the streets in protest of app-based cab service Uber.
Thousands of families have been forced to flee from Iraq’s second city of Mosul after al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists gained control of the northern city.
A woman was killed and an elderly man seriously injured after a tree branch fell on top of them in west London.
A Seattle-based anaesthetist has been suspended for allegedly “sexting” during surgeries when he should have been more closely monitoring his patients’ condition.
As Brazil faces riots and strikes at home in the days leading up to the World Cup, authorities in the country are also bracing themselves for an influx of football hooligans from neighbouring Argentina.