![Iceland's Blue Lagoon closed as 1,000 earthquakes hit in 24 hours](/i/c/d405dfa3-8e19-bcb6-476f-ae82cd00de02.webp)
Iceland's Blue Lagoon closed as 1,000 earthquakes hit in 24 hours
The Blue Lagoon thermal baths -- one of Iceland's main tourist draws -- has closed temporarily after increasing seismic activity in the surrounding Reykjanes Peninsula, including thousands of earthquakes.
2023-11-10 23:25
![‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ - how LGBT life is changing in Italy](/i/c/60fe221f-0e4d-ac10-2f3d-125ba9b075cb.webp)
‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ - how LGBT life is changing in Italy
Italy is removing children from registers and stopping surrogacy abroad in new rules affecting same-sex couples.
2023-09-23 08:17
![Brazil's Supreme Court to vote on decriminalising abortion](/i/c/026b1ab5-e1c1-7149-38ba-e077c19b2414.webp)
Brazil's Supreme Court to vote on decriminalising abortion
Brazil's Supreme Court is to vote on decriminalising abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
2023-09-22 10:25
![Despite risks fish farms are booming in Africa](/i/c/b6a5b0ea-d8e2-ed09-0c8d-4dcc68752383.webp)
Despite risks fish farms are booming in Africa
Farming fish has seen rapid growth in Africa but it can be an expensive, high-risk operation.
2023-09-22 07:45
![Common Travel Area: Calls for rule changes for non-EEA citizens](/i/c/b51853b9-99d3-ca4d-5688-d940214f78a6.webp)
Common Travel Area: Calls for rule changes for non-EEA citizens
A Derry-based charity leads a delegation in Dublin to challenge border legislation for migrants.
2023-09-21 13:58
![Schumer relaxes US Senate dress code to allow hoodies](/i/c/f3313fd6-c7bb-daff-de2c-e3cc2d82b098.webp)
Schumer relaxes US Senate dress code to allow hoodies
US lawmakers can now wear hoodies and whatever else they choose in the Senate gallery.
2023-09-19 04:57
![Australian man fined for taking pet snake surfing](/i/c/ad51412c-a5e7-6456-4381-c5fe41320c75.webp)
Australian man fined for taking pet snake surfing
Wildlife officers say the man endangered Shiva the snake and breached his permit to keep her.
2023-09-18 14:24
![First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route](/i/c/b5d03f41-01bd-192b-1681-6bc1abf608b2.webp)
First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route
Officials say the vessels will deliver 200,000 tonnes of wheat to Africa and Asia.
2023-09-17 08:16
![Binge-drinking: 'I was stuck in a cycle of self-destruction'](/i/c/ed3f2ccd-1caa-87d2-3bbd-77f92828211e.webp)
Binge-drinking: 'I was stuck in a cycle of self-destruction'
Three women with experiences of binge-drinking share their stories of completely quitting alcohol.
2023-09-16 14:22
![France's Carrefour puts up 'shrinkflation' warning signs](/i/c/eb1ad156-14b7-eb44-d2ff-9ad4bcf77faa.webp)
France's Carrefour puts up 'shrinkflation' warning signs
Carrefour is telling its customers which products are smaller than they used to be.
2023-09-14 21:53
![Contaminated sardines leave Irish man in hospital](/i/c/87b210e1-0259-d5a2-78b0-094f56797ffc.webp)
Contaminated sardines leave Irish man in hospital
A 32-year-old woman dies and another 12 in hospital after eating sardines in a Bordeaux restaurant.
2023-09-14 01:24
![Twinkies maker Hostess bought by food giant Smucker for $5.6bn](/i/c/26136689-9594-6616-41f0-6246419d6184.webp)
Twinkies maker Hostess bought by food giant Smucker for $5.6bn
Fruit preserves and peanut butter giant JM Smucker is buying the producer of Donettes and Ho Hos.
2023-09-12 08:58