The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has been completed in Portugal. The bridge, Arouca 516, sits 175 metres above the River Paiva in the north of the country. Its 516 metre-long walkway breaks the record previously held by the Charles Kuonen Bridge in the Swiss Alps. Located near the tiny town of Arouca and within the Unesco-recognised Arouca Geopark, the bridge took two years to construct and is held up by steel cables and two large towers on each side
Superyacht worth £6m goes up in flames in Torquay – video
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A large fire has broken out on an 85ft superyacht moored in a Torquay marina.Footage posted on social media showed the boat engulfed in flames and floating near Princess Pier. Emergency services have declared a major ...
Depp v Heard: the key turning points in the seven-week trial – video
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The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial headed towards its conclusion on Friday as the duelling parties offered closing arguments after a seven-week trial that has gripped public attention and become something of...
Texas officials: police made ‘wrong decision’ waiting to enter school during shooting – video
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There was 'no excuse' for officers not trying to break into an elementary school classroom where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, the Texas department of public safety has said.Steven McCraw said in hinds...
Monkeypox: what is it and how worried should we be? – video explainer
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More than 100 confirmed cases of monkeypox - a disease usually found in central and western Africa - have been detected in countries from the US to Australia and France to the UK, causing alarm after two years of a pa...
Simona Halep says she had a panic attack during French Open loss – video
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The 2018 French Open champion, Simona Halep, admitted she suffered a panic attack during her defeat to Qinwen Zheng in the second round of Roland Garros. Halep was leading the match when the panic attack occurred and ...
Jacinda Ardern receives standing ovation for Harvard speech on gun control and democracy – video
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New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern received multiple standing ovations as she gave the commencement address at Harvard University. After warming the crowd up with a few jokes, Ardern warned of the threats cur...
Democrats looking for ‘common ground’ with Republicans on gun control, says Murphy – video
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Senator Chris Murphy has spoken with confidence on 'finding that common ground' with Republicans to support gun laws following the Uvalde school shooting on Tuesday.Murphy called for a 'popular uprising of citizens' t...
The ‘real face of Russia’: the women taking a dangerous stand on St Petersburg’s streets – video
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As the women protest Putin's invasion of Ukraine, reactions are varied from passersby: some stop to whisper their gratitude, others castigate them as traitors. St Petersburg’s anti-war protesters want to send a messag...