‘My family is in Gaza’: Solo vigil sparks protests
When Avichai Brodutch began a solo vigil outside the Ministry of Defense, others began to join him.
2023
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Israel Gaza: EU leaders set to back humanitarian pauses
22 minutes ago About sharing The EU has struggled to present a united front on the war, and there has been criticism of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) By Sofia Bettiza BBC News, Brussels EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday for a summit overshadowed by Hamas’s war with Israel and the EU’s…
Why artist David Shrigley has pulped 6,000 copies of The Da Vinci Code
1 hour ago About sharing David Shrigley’s celebrity fans include the tennis player Andrew Murray and US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel By Colin Paterson Entertainment correspondent, in Swansea The Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley has pulped 6,000 copies of Dan Brown’s best-seller The Da Vinci Code and republished them as George Orwell’s novel 1984….
NHS pay: Health staff begin legal fight over Covid bonus
46 minutes ago About sharing Thousands of health workers employed by independent organisations will not receive the bonus that NHS staff will By Hugh Pym Health editor The government could face a judicial review after excluding some health workers from a one-off bonus. The sum was part of a pay deal for more than a…
At least 16 feared dead in mass shootings in US city of Lewiston, Maine
5 minutes ago About sharing Lewiston Police released an image of a vehicle as part of the manhunt Police in the US city of Lewiston, Maine have warned a gunman is on the loose, with reports that at least 16 people have been killed. Residents of the city, the second-largest in the state, have been…
The chaotic search for Speaker… recapped in 120 seconds
Mike Johnson has been voted the new House leader. But for the divided GOP, it was not easy to get here.
Bianca Williams: ‘I get anxious whenever I see a police car’
4 hours ago About sharing Watch: Bianca Williams on Met police stop and search By James W Kelly & Adina Campbell BBC News An athlete who was stopped and searched by Met Police officers – two of whom have been sacked over their actions – says the experience has left her “on edge”. Bianca Williams…
Student maintenance loans almost entirely used up by rent, report warns
19 minutes ago About sharing Students are increasingly taking on paid work to cope with the cost of living while at university By Marthe de Ferrer BBC News Accommodation costs take up almost all the average maintenance loan received by university students in England, says student housing charity Unipol. Students are illegally doubling up in…
Fireworks in court as Trump team calls ex-lawyer Michael Cohen a liar
3 hours ago About sharing Michael Cohen faced off against his former boss Donald Trump in court for the second day on Wednesday By Kayla Epstein & Chloe Kim from the New York courtroom On his second day of testimony, fireworks erupted between Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michel Cohen, and his current legal defence…
Omer and Omar: How two 4-year-olds were killed and social media denied it
1 hour ago About sharing Omer Siman-Tov and Omar Bilal al-Banna were both killed in the Israel-Gaza war By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent In the opening days of the Israel-Gaza war two small boys, both aged four, were killed. One was Israeli, one Palestinian. But many posts I saw on social…