Targets of the new scam are told to authorise payments (Picture: Getty Images) A new warning has been issued to iPhone users over a scam that could potentially lose you thousands of pounds in minutes

Apr 12, 2026

Energy

Is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed? What to know about the ceasefire

Here's all we know.

Apr 10, 2026

Energy

Only two oil tankers made it through Strait of Hormuz before it was shut again

The Strait was shut again after Iranian Naval officials accused Israel of launching a strike against Lebanon.

Apr 9, 2026

Wildlife

Moment pupil returns to high school to shoot 16 people before killing himself

The attack left 10 students, four teachers, a canteen employee and a police officer wounded, Mr Sildak said.

Apr 15, 2026

Wildlife

Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is underway - but is it open or closed?

Here's all we know.

Apr 15, 2026

Wildlife

What impact will Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have on the world?

Most vessels have been stagnant since the war broke out (Picture: Marine Traffic) ‘I am not sure the Trump administration has really thought through how internationalised this waterway is and how ma

Apr 13, 2026

Wildlife

We could one day 'reanimate' your mind after scientists preserve pig brain

'Think about the wisdom of people who lived through World War Two.'

Apr 12, 2026

Sports

What did the world get out of NASA\u2019s \u00a32,900,000,000 Artemis II mission?

The historic mission revitalised a passion for space travel – what’s next? (Picture: Getty) The crew of the Artemis II mission has completed a 10-day trip around the moon, travelling farther from

Apr 13, 2026

Sports

Boy, 9, can no longer walk after being locked in dad's van for nearly 500 days

The suspects’ terrace at a residential building where a boy was discovered naked and malnourished on a pile of rubbish in a van in Hagenbach,eastern France (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Apr 12, 2026

Sports

Chimp 'civil war' breaks out between 200 great apes

'Nothing like this has ever been observed before'

Apr 12, 2026

Sports

KitKat truck flanked by security vans after 400,000 bars were stolen in Italy

A red and white KitKat truck was filmed surrounded by security vehicles as it travelled down a highway in Toronto, Canada.

Apr 12, 2026

Travel

Southeast Asia Division Contest of China International College Students' Innovation Competition 2026

Apr 16, 2026

Travel

Ancient work by 'lost' philosopher who inspired Plato and Aristotle is uncovered in Egypt

Thirty verses were found on a 2,000-year-old Papyrus in Cairo

Apr 14, 2026

Travel

Donald Trump says US doesn't need a backup plan while JD Vance arrives for Iran talks

Iranian and US officials have travelled to the Pakistani capital in an attempt to broker a deal.

Apr 12, 2026

Travel

Trump threatens an entire civilisation - how far can he go?

‘If it's Iran's oil he wants, the last thing he will do is contaminate the country with radioactive fallout,' one expert told Metro.

Apr 8, 2026

Economy

Lebanon and Israel to hold first direct talks in decades in Washington today

Israeli strikes have killed at least 2,089 people in Lebanon, among them 252 women, 166 children and 88 medical workers, with 6,762 others wounded.

Apr 15, 2026

Lebanon and Israel to hold first direct talks in decades in Washington today

Israeli strikes have killed at least 2,089 people in Lebanon, among them 252 women, 166 children and 88 medical workers, with 6,762 others wounded.

Apr 15, 2026

Depth

Apr 15, 2026