The wooden Kiruna Church is transferred to its new location, in Kiruna, Sweden on August 20, 2025.

Swedish church arrives at new home after 2-day journey

Move has generated widespread interest, with large crowds thronging the streets

Ethiopian fossil Lucy leaves for exhibition in Europe

Lucy was a member of early human species that lived in Africa around 4 million years ago

The framed hominid fossil "Lucy," is seen at an exhibition at the Ethiopian Natural History Museum in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006.

Kneecap rapper in court over Hezbollah flag

Kneecap has grabbed headlines for provocative statements denouncing war in Gaza

Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as supporters of the band Kneecap, and its singer Liam O'Hanna who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, fly Palestinian flags outside Westminster Magistrates' Courts in London on August 20, 2025, as O'Hanna arrived to appear charged with a terror offence.

From Kyiv with thanks: Zelensky hands note for Melania

First Lady praised for speaking up on abducted children in war with Russia

Ukrainian leader Zelensky said a letter handed over to Trump, written by Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, was to thank Melania for her compassion and advocacy.

Shower gel ad banned for racist skin stereotype

Watchdog says Sanex UK TV commercial suggested negative messages about darker skin

UK ad regulator has told Colgate-Palmolive not to show a Sanex shower gel ad in its current form for appearing to suggest that black skin is “problematic” and white skin is “superior”.

More than 1,100 deaths linked to Spain's heatwave

For July, Carlos III institute attributed 1,060 excess deaths to intense heat

Heatwave causes wildfires across Galicia. Officials reported 1,149 excess deaths in Spain from August 3-18 that could be attributed to the scorching temperatures, the public health agency said.

Son of Norway princess charged with four rapes

Marius Borg Hoiby has been under probe since arrest on suspicion of assaulting girlfriend

This file picture taken on June 16, 2022 in Oslo, Norway, shows Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

EuroMillions: $284m jackpot for lucky ticket holder

Lucky ticket holder could scoop €250m in EuroMillions hit, the biggest lottery win EVER

Could this Tuesday (August 19, 2025) bring another record-breaking winner with a $284-million pot? Only time — and the lucky ticket holder — will tell.

Historic Swedish church to relocate on trailers

Lutheran church will be moved 5km to allow expansion of Europe’s biggest underground mine

People look at the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish, in Kiruna, Sweden, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, a day before it will be moved along a 5-kilometre route east to a new city centre as part of the town's relocation.

Prince of Wales to settle at Windsor’s 8-bedroom home

William and Catherine see Forest Lodge as their forever home after cancer battles and loss

A handout still released by The Prince and Princess of Wales on September 9, 2024 and taken in Norfolk on an unspecified date last month shows Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, smiling with Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, and their children Britain's Prince George of Wales, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Wales and Britain's Prince Louis of Wales.

'Skibidi' and 'delulu' now in Cambridge Dictionary

TikTok trends, memes and internet culture among 6,000 new entries

Gen Z and Gen Alpha favourites have found their way into Cambridge's latest addition to its English dictionary.

Trump says Zelensky can decide to end war

Trump posted on Truth Social platform, on the eve of a White House meeting with Zelensky

US President Donald Trump

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