South Korea

Firefighters check near the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport

Video: Plane bursts into flames, killing 177 in airport runway crash

Cathay Pacific

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Screenshots from Mukbang style videos on TikTok. Photo: TikTok

Warning as influencers die after filming eating challenges

Passengers hold oxygen masks to their faces after their plane dropped 26,900ft.

Watch: Flight drops 26,900ft forcing passengers to wear oxygen masks

An escaped ostrich holds up traffic in South Korea.

Watch: Ostrich holds up city traffic after escaping from zoo

American and British scouts pulled out of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, citing scorching temperatures, as organisers weighed whether to cut short an event also reportedly plagued by dire campsite conditions (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Lancashire scout faced ‘disgusting’ conditions at jamboree campsite, says father

Preston Scouts (from left) William, Abbey, Emily and Lydia are heading off to the World Jamboree in South Korea. Picture courtesy Preston & District Scouts

City Scouts head off on trip of a lifetime

Rescue workers are searching for missing people after a tunnel flooded in South Korea

Nine bodies recovered from flooded tunnel in South Korea

Hotels.com reveal their weirdest room service requests

Russian president Vladimir Putin is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, according to top secret US documents leaked from the Pentagon - Credit: Getty Images

Vladimir Putin undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer

From left: Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross

How to watch the new series of ITV’s The Masked Singer

A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022

North Korea finish 2022 with three more ballistic missile launches

Cho Gue-sung celebrating his goal last week

World Cup schedule for today: Kick-off times, including Brazil game

Forward Francois Omam-Biyick from Cameroon scores with a header as Argentinian defenders Nestor Lorenzo (L) and Juan Simon look on during the opening match of Italia 90 (STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Five potential shocks during the World Cup Finals group stages

More than 150 have died in a crush in South Korea

More than 150 dead after huge crush in South Korea - what we know

British author Ken Follett

Ken Follett's blockbuster Never imagines the end of the world
Imagine how World War Three might happen – that’s exactly what bestselling author Ken Follett has done in his new blockbuster Never.
Sue Wilkinson

First News: First Floating City

This is when the next leap year falls and why we have them

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'This year is a reminder of the enduring power of cooperation and collective action,' say the UICC (Photo: Shutterstock)

Today is World Cancer Day - here's how you can help to fight against the disease

UK residents could be banned from travelling to the EU after 1 January - what yo...

(L-R) UCLan representatives David Leemington, Dr Ed Griffith, Daniel Waller, Professor Niki Alsford, Dr Sojin Lim, and Dr Hye-Young Park at the official opening of the Sejong Institute on the university’s Preston campus.

Rare move sees Preston house first Korean Institute outside of London

‘Silent’ spreaders may be driving the spread of disease

‘Silent’ spreaders may be driving the spread of disease

The health secretary has blamed asymptomatic people getting tested for driving test shortages. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Asymptomatic people are putting a strain on the NHS by getting coronavirus tests...

Nightclubs around the world have begun to reopen, but with strict new rules in place. (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what going out could look like when nightclubs reopen in the UK

The two metre distancing rule is set to be replaced in England. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The '1 metre plus' social distancing rule explained - and if it's safe to be clo...

UCLan has received a major research grant for its Korean studies.
Pictured is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

UCLan scoops mega grant on road to becoming world-leading authority on all thi...
From K-Pop to Kim Jong-un, Preston's university is set to become a world-leading authority on all things Korean
Sonja Astbury

A three day week would help enable social distancing at work, it is claimed

Split three-day week proposed to aid economic recovery from coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus cases could re-surge as lockdown lifts - here's why

Here's why New Zealand, Slovakia and Portugal have so few coronavirus cases comp...

The World Health Organisation has said the world should be “in a phase of preparedness” (Photo: Getty Images)

Health experts say we should prepare for a coronavirus pandemic as confirmed cas...

Here’s why ITV had to apologise for Ant and Dec’s actions on Saturday Night Take...

Practical tips for travelling abroad during the coronavirus outbreak

Picking the 2020 Oscar winners - here's how the voting works and who it involves

Four Nations Curling Competition at The Flower Bowl (Photo: Barton Grange GC)

The monumental growth of curling in and around Preston – with Team GB dreams on ...

Working too much could give you a surprising health condition

Lucy Bronze and England Women's head coach Phil Neville

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: Everything you need to know

Evidence suggests fracking linked to South Korea's 2017 earthquake

Evidence links fracking to huge 2017 earthquake

The best apps for getting into the Winter Olympic spirit

Rescuers at Fleetwood Dock last night (Picture: Fleetwood Coastguard)

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Paul Simpson returns home with the Under-20s World Cup

Simpson refuses to get ahead of himself

Paul Simpson and his England's players celebrate on the podium after defeating Venezuela during the final match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017 at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea

Former Blackpool star inspires England Under-20s to World Cup win

Second year photography student Tom Rowland in action on his dream placement at the World Junior Curling Championships in South Korea. Photo : WCF/Richard Gray

Pitch perfect job on ice for photo student

Where and where not to play Pokemon Go

Longer-lasting phone batteries could be just round the corner

New discovery could lead to longer-lasting batteries

Typhoon construction at BAE Warton

New jet sales key for BAE

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