Local media report that Orla Wates, 19, was travelling the Ha Giang Loop in northern Vietnam when she fell from the back of a motorcycle. According to Viet Nam News, she was transported to Hanoi's Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, where she died on 2 April, with her parents at her …

This summer's Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK. The government refused permission for West, now known as Ye, to travel to the UK after backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer. For the last several years, …

Global oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets have jumped after the US and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that includes the reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. The price of benchmark Brent crude fell by about 13% to $94. 73) a barrel, while …

In the hours before the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US was announced, there were some small signs of hope from Pakistan. Speaking anonymously, a Pakistan source told the BBC that the talks continued "at pace", with Pakistan operating as an intermediary between Iran and the US. Those conducting …

What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. This comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched co-ordinated attacks on …

At 18:32 Washington time, President Donald Trump posted on his social media website that the US and Iran were "very far along" with a "definitive" peace agreement and that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to allow negotiations to proceed. It wasn't exactly the last minute, but with Trump's …

Up to 250 schools in knife crime hotspots will receive specialist training in a bid to divert children from serious violence, the government has announced. The government said £1. 2m investment will help fund the measures which could include mentoring for high-risk students and chaperones on school routes. It comes …

Is Manchester considered England's second city? It is the age-old debate – where is England's second city? This hotely-contested question over the unofficial title has fiercely divided the Brummies and Mancunians for decades. After being named as the most entrepreneurial city outside of London according to data drawn from Companies …

Coventry may not have been at their free-flowing best during Monday's goalless draw at Hull City - but it does leave them tantalisingly close to promotion to the Premier League. Four points from their remaining five games is all they need to secure a top-two spot and end their 25-year …

A woman who was abducted and raped by a man pretending to be a taxi driver has spoken about her terrifying ordeal. On 7 August 2022, the woman - who is anonymous but we are calling Sophie - thought she was in a taxi taking her to her home in …