2 hours ago About sharing All eyes are on Hong Kong as Jimmy Lai’s long-awaited trial begins in the city on Monday By Kelly Ng BBC News Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s long-awaited trial over charges that he “colluded with foreign forces” has begun in Hong Kong. The 76-year-old, who has been behind bars since…
1 hour ago About sharing Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers in Gaza on Friday had used leftover food to write signs pleading for help, Israel says. The men had been staying at the building next to where they were shot “for some period of time”, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Officials…
The landslide created large waves and disrupted traffic on lakeside roads.
40 minutes ago About sharing A younger Alex Batty, pictured before he went missing. By Gerry Jackson BBC News The owners of a French farmhouse where British teenager Alex Batty stayed during his years missing abroad have spoken about his time living there. Alex left home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with his mother and grandfather…
The vehicles carrying aid through the city of Rafah in Gaza are being mobbed by crowds.
5 hours ago About sharing Israel says military pressure is needed on Hamas to secure the release of hostages France has called for an “immediate and durable truce” in the Israel-Hamas war, saying that it is deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza. Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna added that too many civilians were being killed….
1 hour ago About sharing Brian Cox says there is a “joke element” to being on Strictly By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Brian Cox has said he turned down an invitation to be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing as he felt he was “told old” to take part. The Succession star, 77, told the…
13 hours ago About sharing Chips have driven Taiwan’s astonishing economic success By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Taiwan When 23-year-old Shih Chin-tay boarded a plane for the United States in the summer of 1969, he was flying to a different world. He grew up in a fishing village surrounded by sugarcane fields. He had attended…
29 minutes ago About sharing A mock up of how launches will take place from the Shetland site A site in the Shetland Islands has become the UK’s first spaceport for vertical rocket launches. SaxaVord Spaceport on the small island of Unst has been given approval from the Civil Aviation Authority to begin launches in…
Arsenal legend Ian Wright will step down as a pundit from Match of the Day at the end of the season. Wright, 60, made his debut on the BBC programme as a player in 1997 and, following his retirement in 2000, went on to become a regular pundit in 2002. Wright said the decision “had…