Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia
An 82-year-old bike rider who cycled 3,300 miles (5,300km) across Australia to raise money for charity has died a day after completing the challenge.
Bob Montgomery's death was "unexpected" but "peaceful", his family said in a statement on social media, just a day after he had finished what he had dubbed "One Last Ride" from Broome in Western Australia to Bowral, south-west of Sydney.
He and his 18
France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
Wildfires in the south of France has revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge, according to local authorities.
Blasts during the fires, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat, the local fire commander told local media.
More than 100 explosions were heard on the second night of the fire, Mayor Martial Zaninetti told French news outlet France Info, likening it to "the sound of war".
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US states sue to block Trump tariffs impacting dozens of countries
Twenty five US states sued the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday over new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners.
The tariffs came into effect in July, targeting countries including the UK and China as well as the European Union, over Washington's contention that they have failed to properly tackle forced labour.
In a legal document seen by the BBC, the coalition of Democratic states said the decision was "arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law.
Watch: Wild police chase in Queensland, Australia ends in two arrests
A police pursuit in Queensland has ended in two arrests, with authorities taken on a high-speed car chase across Ipswich and Brisbane.
Did Iran hack water systems in seven US states?
Morgan Wright, a former US state department anti-terror adviser, told the BBC that these kinds of attacks are usually attributed to North Korea or Iran.
"And who are we in conflict with right now? Well, it's Iran. So they become, they go to the top of the listed terms of nations capable, and also having a desire to do something like this," he said.
US investigators are also looking into whether the hackers could have posed as Iran-based as a ruse to
Why is Trump Media selling early access to Trump's Truth Social posts?
President Donald Trump's media company has launched a paid subscription service on Truth Social that offers users access to posts from the website's most prominent accounts milliseconds before they appear to the general public. While the company's announcement does not specifically mention the US president's account, his is the most popular on the site, with more than 13 million followers.
The service reportedly costs up to $100,000 (£74,170) per month, with
Analysis: Trump fumes as top allies back down on his personal battles
It's been a humbling few days for Donald Trump, even if the American president is reluctant to acknowledge it.
In a series of setbacks, Trump has faced adversity in matters both large and small; two of which he cares about dearly and one that could determine his and his party's political fate for the remaining two years of his presidential term.
From a flawed attempt to renovate a Washington landmark to questions about his pick to head the justice department to increasingly complicated efforts to end his war in Iran,
Ariana Grande has had enough of body comments, but 'scrutiny' will linger
Grande began singing at the age of eight and made her name as a teenage actress in Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and its spin-off, Sam & Cat.
Since releasing her debut single in 2011, she has scored 10 US number one hits and earned 20 Grammy Award nominations, winning three times.
She has also made a successful move into acting, earning an Oscar nomination in 2025 for Wicked.
But she has also experienced some difficult times.
In 2017, 2
Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky
Will Venters, Associate Professor of Digital Innovation and Information Systems at the London School of Economics, said companies can be caught out as they experiment with or implement AI internally, as staff burn through tokens.
"People are finding it really hard to manage that cost… it's a non-deterministic output, so it's a non-deterministic value," he said.
Companies are finding ways to work around this.
Oliver King-Smith, founder of engineering software firm smartR AI, says smaller organizations can
What heatwaves mean for summer weddings – and how to plan for one
Sourcing some additional fans might feel like a relatively minor cost overall, but for those hosting, catering and supplying weddings, the financial impact of coping with this summer's heatwaves has spiralled.
"It has affected the industry massively. You are talking into the thousands [of pounds] for businesses," says Michelle Miles, board adviser to the UK Wedding Association and founder of the Sustainable Wedding Alliance.
One of the biggest costs wedding venues are facing is the equipment and energy costs of trying to keep a space and