Lucy Fleming News Today

A tale for picky eaters and their parents; science experiments to try; and a new YA novel from Holly Black. All new on the New York Times list.

Former England striker Peter Crouch and his model wife Abbey Clancy have found a particularly novel way to bond - by reading the same book at exactly the same time.

The British actor played James Bellamy in the 1970s television drama Upstairs Downstairs and is now the voice of Justin Elliott in The Archers

They were attempting the dangerous crossing to the Canary Islands, a gateway to Europe.

Hundreds are dead and thousands are missing after much of Derna became submerged in floodwater.

Libyan floods: Derna city looks like a tsunami hit it - minister

ROBERT HARDMAN: A town best-known for its connections with the River Thames could soon be synonymous with blockbusters, depending on a Buckinghamshire Council.

AN uplifting gospel choir and an actor from The Archers are among featured performances in this year’s Thornbury Arts Festival.

Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.

The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management has appointed Markhelm Lizarraga to replace Paul