A 22-year-old man from
Bolton is arrested on suspicion of arson in relation to a large wildfire that is now burning on
Winter Hill in Lancashire. The fire has now destroyed four square kilometres of moorland close to a radio transmission mast and is continuing to spread.
(BBC)
Ash from
Mount Agung's first volcanic eruption since late-2017 results in the closure of
Bali's
Ngurah Rai International Airport until at least 7 pm local time (11:00 UTC). The ash cloud cancels 48 flights, affecting 8,334 passengers.
(Reuters)
Eighteen people were killed and 14 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in central
China.
(IOL)
The
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights organization, files a legal challenge to the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), claiming it trespasses on free speech laws and hinders attempts to help victims and prosecute traffickers.
(BBC)
A NASA study finds exoplanets
Kepler-186f and
Kepler-62f have stable axial tilts to allow for moderate seasons, making it more likely that the planets are habitable.
(CNET)