UK spy probe police seek nerve agent source
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Today's Headlines March 8
Top News Stories
UK spy probe police seek nerve agent source
Officers seek the origin of the chemical attack and the home secretary is expected to speak.
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Florida shooting: Gun control law moves step closer
State lawmakers pass a bill that raises the legal age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21.
Climate change 'impacts women more than men'
Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of changing weather patterns, studies show.
Kim Wall death: Inventor Peter Madsen goes on trial
Peter Madsen faces charges of killing and dismembering the Swedish journalist.
 
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Row of cows in Australia killed 'by lightning strike'
An Australian farmer says he was "stunned" by the sight of six animals lined against a fence.
Sport
Juventus come from behind to knock Spurs out of Champions League
Tottenham are knocked out of the Champions League as Italian giants Juventus come from behind to move into the quarter-finals.
Man City into quarters but 'forgot to attack' in first home loss since 2016
Boss Pep Guardiola says Manchester City "forgot to attack" after they lose to Basel but still reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
How eight female stars would change their sport
How would tennis great Serena Williams and United States footballer Alex Morgan like to press for progress in their sports?
Top Videos
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Russia, spies and enemies of the state
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The Danish women's football star who started in a refugee camp
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Harlem Globetrotters teach 109-year-old woman new tricks
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Avalanche escape captured on headcam
Magazine
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'I was raped as a student - and I’m not the only one'
After she was raped as a student Hannah Price began a campaign to shed light on the problem of sexual assault at university.
Business
Airbus warns of 3,700 jobs at risk
The European planemaker says jobs will be affected in the UK, France, Germany and Spain.
US metal tariffs: Mexico and Canada may be exempt, White House says
The White House says it could exclude some countries from a plan to impose tariffs on metals.
 
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Technology
YouTube attacked over Neo-Nazi National Action video
Home Affairs Committee chair Yvette Cooper said she had flagged the same video seven times.
Google tech used by Pentagon 'to analyse drone videos'
Search giant confirms its image recognition tech is being used, reportedly to analyse drone videos.
Capital
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Survival tips for the social generation
Being online since birth poses challenges – but also opportunity
 
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An app that makes kids bilingual
It was made by a 13-year-old Hong Kong teen
Culture
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What Phantom Thread got right and wrong
Is this what a London fashion house was really like? We fact-check the film.
 
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Why don’t superhero films win awards?
The real reasons that some movies don’t get nominated
Earth
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The worst storm in British history?
It caused havoc across swathes of the country
 
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The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
Future
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The radioactive post-Soviet spa
An extreme approach to pain relief
 
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The straw that lets you drink ‘sewage’
It turns polluted water into life-saving liquid
Travel
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What it means to know when to leave
Sometimes, the most meaningful journeys are those you cut short
 
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The world’s first energy bar?
It helped fuel the first ascent of Mt Everest
 
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