All news for 2024-01-31

A raging gas pipeline fire with flames reaching 500ft into the night sky broke out overnight in a small Oklahoma town on the Texas border with a glow that could be seen for miles

BBC TV journalist Lewis Vaughan Jones was live on BBC Breakfast this morning reporting on the historic Up Helly Aa Viking festival in Lerwick, Shetland among ferocious 70mph gales

Charlie Brooks, best known for playing EastEnders' Janine Butcher, managed to shed an extraordinary two stone in the space of just two months, but her transformation had serious 'long term' effects

A former member of Trump's White House administration was critically injured in a carjacking spree that took place in the nation's capital in Washington DC

LIV Golf returns for its third season on Friday with Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton among the players making their debuts, with the rosters of each team finally confirmed

Linda Nolan received a letter from a man whose wife of 46 years had drawn inspiration and strength from her to keep fighting on after she was also diagnosed with cancer

British rockers You Me At Six have today announced they will be disbanding after almost two decades working alongside one another but have vowed to continue for one year

Constance Marten, 36, and her lover Mark Gordon, 49, have been accused of causing the death of their daughter Victoria through gross negligence and are currently on trial at the Old Bailey

Pharmacy First was launched today and allows patients to see pharmacists in the first instance for seven ailments, which could put added pressure on already-stretched chemists

A mobility scooter rider has been dubbed the 'new Ronnie Pickering' after he was filmed punching a man and pushing a woman to the ground before riding over her in an expletive-laden bust up

Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, has reacted to news that his son Michael's bid to form the sport's 11th team alongside General Motors has been rejected

F1 announced on Wednesday that it had rejected the joint proposal from Michael Andretti and General Motors' Cadillac brand to enter a new team in the sport from 2025 or 2026

Luke Littler is set to make his Premier League Darts debut on Thursday, as the 17-year-old sensation faces off against Luke Humphries in Cardiff in one of four quarter-final clashes

Former jockey Wayne Burton has opened up on the life-changing injuries he suffered after a fall almost two decades ago, and how the Injured Jockeys Fund saved his life

Justin Mohn left viewers appaled after posting a video titled 'Mohn's Militia - Call to Arms for American Patriots' in which he showed his father's severed head

EA Sports has released the EA FC 24 TOTW 20 squad, which is now available in Ultimate Team Packs for the next week

New rumours from a prominent Sega leaker suggest that The Answer may come to Persona 3 Reload as DLC

A woman who can't get around without her walking stick was rendered devastated when the council refused to grant her a Blue Badge on the grounds she's 'not disabled enough'

Only Fools and Horses lover Kevin Jones has spent more than a thousand pounds creating the replica

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has visited a tattoo parlour to get a piece dedicated to his baby son Rocky, which now takes pride of place next to an ink of Kourtney Kardashian

Every single council bar one is expected to experience a real-terms cut in funding, with more than 200 authorities set to experience a reduction of more than 30%

Viewers will have to tune into a brand-new episode of Jay's Touring Toolshed over the weekend, with he show being pulled off air in favour of the Africa Cup of Nations coverage

A food expert has shared a chip reheating hack that means you'll never have to endure soggy leftovers again - and it takes less than five minutes with one common appliance

The Traitors winner Harry Clark flaunted a lavish lifestyle filled with private jets and designer clothes all over social media before appearing on the BBC show

Rapper Kanye West has shared another picture of his architect wife Bianca Censori as she poses in a strange outfit in a bathroom that features a micro black thong