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New footage shows the moment a section of glacier broke away in the Himalayas, sending ice, rock and debris crashing into a valley before a destructive torrent swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet. The video, filmed by a Chinese tour guide in Tibet and verified by The New York Times, captures huge slabs breaking from a ridge on Langtang Lirung, a 7,200-metre peak near the Nepal-China border. Hikers can be heard reacting to a loud crack before the mountainside gives way. A vast cloud of dust rises as the collapsing ice and rock plunge towards the valley below. A…

For buyers priced out of Britain’s best-known beauty spots, a quieter alternative may offer much more space and character for the money. Property experts have highlighted five locations where buyers can enjoy canalside villages, coastal living, market-town life or easy access to the countryside without paying the premium associated with better-known neighbours. The suggestions include Slaithwaite in West Yorkshire instead of Saddleworth, Weymouth rather than Lyme Regis, Lincolnshire’s Louth and Market Rasen as alternatives to Beverley and Bawtry, St Columb Major in place of Newquay, and Newbury for those struggling with prices in Oxford or Reading. Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Slaithwaite,…

Kate Cassidy has remembered Liam Payne on what would have been the former One Direction star’s 33rd birthday, sharing a series of private photographs from their relationship. Cassidy posted the tribute on Instagram on Saturday, August 29, alongside images of Payne with their rescue dog Nala, enjoying nights out and spending time at home. “Your birthday will always be your day. Loving you, remembering you, missing you always. Happy birthday Liam,” she wrote. The couple had been together for around two years before Payne died aged 31 on October 16, 2024, after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur…

Sandra Yarwood was abroad when a second Volkswagen Golf bearing her registration began triggering traffic penalties across London. By the time she returned from a two-week holiday in Canada, 32 penalty charge notices totalling about £2,800 had arrived at her home in Earl’s Court. The alleged offences included driving in bus lanes, parking illegally and entering restricted traffic areas. The black Golf parked outside her home had not moved. Instead, criminals had copied its registration number and fixed it to a similar vehicle in south London. What followed was a lengthy effort to persuade seven separate authorities that she was…

David and Victoria Beckham were among the proud family members watching from the side of the stage as their son Cruz made his Reading Festival debut with his band, The Breakers. The 21-year-old musician performed at The Canopy at 3.25pm on Saturday, August 29, during a landmark year that has seen him tour in the UK, Europe and North America. Despite heavy rain at Richfield Avenue, David and Victoria remained at the performance, with Victoria keeping her sunglasses on as she watched her youngest son. Cruz’s brother Romeo, sister Harper and his girlfriend Jackie Apostel were also present. A festivalgoer…

Motorists preparing to buy a new car could save thousands when the latest registration plate arrives on Tuesday, September 1, with manufacturers expected to launch a fresh round of incentives to attract buyers. The new “76” identifier will replace the “26” plate used on cars registered between March 1 and August 31. The twice-yearly change is one of the busiest periods for the motor trade, as dealers compete for sales and manufacturers seek to meet monthly and quarterly targets. Research by independent pricing service Insider Car Deals suggests that discounts of more than 10 per cent are available across a…

More than 30 British nationals are among thousands of people missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal, as rescue teams continue searching areas buried by mud and debris along the border with Tibet. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is sending a Rapid Deployment Team to Kathmandu to reinforce the British embassy’s response. The specially trained staff are due to arrive on Saturday and will help British nationals travelling through the airport, support families seeking information and liaise with Nepali officials and emergency responders. The team will also work with relatives in the UK who are waiting for news of loved…

Dutch authorities have issued a national warning over ecstasy tablets moulded in the shape of Donald Trump’s head after tests found they contained a potentially lethal concentration of PMMA. The Trimbos Institute, which monitors drug use and addiction in the Netherlands, said several of the tablets had been submitted to testing centres in recent days. A separate tablet was also analysed by the Netherlands Forensic Institute. The pills are made in different colour combinations. They feature an image of the US president on one side, while the reverse is marked “NL” and “Trump” on either side of a break line.…

A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration cannot use immigration law to revoke the visas or pursue the deportation of non-US citizens because of protected political speech, including criticism of Israel and support for Palestinians. Judge Noël Wise of the US District Court for the Northern District of California issued the 90-page decision in San Jose on Friday, August 28, in a case brought by The Stanford Daily and an international student identified as Jane Doe. The ruling found that provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relied upon by the administration violated the First Amendment’s…

William Jewell College football player MicahJo Barnett died on Saturday after suffering a medical emergency during the Missouri college’s season opener against Fort Lewis College. The game in Liberty was suspended during the first quarter after the incident on the William Jewell sideline and was later called off. Barnett was a junior running back studying business administration. William Jewell College Athletics confirmed his death in a statement, saying the college and the Liberty community were mourning the loss of a member of the Cardinals football programme. “Our thoughts and prayers are with MicahJo’s family, our students, the Cardinal Football family,…