1 hour ago About sharing Ibrahim, Yosra and their two young children are now waiting in Egypt By Ashitha Nagesh Community affairs correspondent British people and other foreign nationals who have fled Gaza only have 72 hours – three days – in Egypt before they need to leave. Hundreds of foreign nationals were evacuated from…
1 hour ago About sharing Emotional Díaz lifted his shirt to reveal the words “freedom for papa” after scoring on Sunday Colombian-born Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz has begged for his father’s kidnappers to free him immediately and “end this painful wait”. Both of Díaz’s parents were seized at gunpoint in his hometown of Barrancas by…
About 100 young people threw firebombs and fireworks at riot police deployed to the Niddrie area of Edinburgh.
44 minutes ago About sharing Many of the 128th Brigade’s personnel – as seen in this archive photo – are from Ukraine’s westernmost Transcarpathia region By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Ukraine’s military chiefs are facing growing criticism over a recent Russian missile strike that is believed to have caused heavy Ukrainian casualties. Ukrainian media and…
Bottled water stations have been set up while supplies are down At a glance Thousands are without water due to a technical issue at a Thames Water treatment works The supplier has apologised, adding the treatment works had been “affected following issues caused by Storm Ciarán” Long queues are building up at water stations and…
22 minutes ago About sharing Fiona looks like a new sheep after being relieved of her overgrown fleece By Calum Watson BBC News A row has broken out over plans to rehome Britain’s loneliest sheep. The ewe, now named Fiona, was rescued on Saturday after being stranded for more than two years at the foot…
13 hours ago About sharing The Iran hostage crisis helped Ronald Reagan beat incumbent President Jimmy Carter in 1980 A year out, and all the indications are that the 2024 election will be a re-run of 2020 but with the roles reversed – Donald Trump taking on the president, Joe Biden. There’s a widespread sense…
A man has been arrested after 18 hours, with his daughter apparently unharmed, police say.
The family of Scotland’s first minister is reunited after his wife’s parents spent weeks trapped in Gaza.
Videos show thick plumes of smoke blocking the view with the stadium saying it is investigating.