Japan earthquake: Nearly 250 missing as hope for survivors fades
The critical window to find more survivors from beneath the rubble has lapsed.
January 2024
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Widespread flood warnings after week of downpours
13 minutes ago About sharing Hundreds of flood alerts and warnings remain in place across England and Wales following a week of heavy downpours. It comes as weather is expected to be drier on Friday and into the weekend. This week, heavy rain has fallen on sodden ground in the wake of Storm Henk, leading…
Spice Girls to feature on commemorative set of stamps for 30th anniversary
1 hour ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter If you really, really want a Spice Girl stamp, then you’re in luck. Royal Mail is issuing a set of 15 stamps celebrating one of the world’s most successful pop groups, as they mark their 30th anniversary. It is the first time Royal Mail has…
The Last Dinner Party win BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2024
1 hour ago About sharing By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Indie rock band The Last Dinner Party have won BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2024. The five-piece join the likes of Adele, PinkPantheress and Sam Smith as winners of the prize, which has a track record of predicting break-out chart success. They were told…
Prescription drugs sold online without ‘robust’ checks
1 hour ago About sharing Katie Corrigan died in 2020 after accidentally overdosing on medicines she bought online By Eleanor Layhe & Divya Talwar BBC News Patients’ lives are being put at risk because it is too easy to buy prescription-only medicines from online pharmacies, a leading pharmacist says. A BBC investigation found 20 online…
Israel outlines its plans for Gaza after war
53 minutes ago About sharing A woman mourns the death of her husband in Kahn Younis, Gaza, on Thursday Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has outlined proposals for the future governance of Gaza once the war between Israel and Hamas is over. There would, he said, be limited Palestinian rule in the territory. Hamas would…
Russia ‘uses North Korea ballistic missiles in Ukraine’
59 minutes ago About sharing Ballistic missiles launched by Russia hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on 2 January Russia has used ballistic missiles and launchers supplied by North Korea in its war on Ukraine, the US has said. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called it a “significant and concerning escalation” relating to Pyongyang’s support for…
Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole in South Africa
9 minutes ago About sharing Oscar Pistorius’s various trials and hearings attracted enormous media interest By Daniel De Simone in Johannesburg & Damian Zane in London BBC News Ex-Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is to be freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He shot her multiple…
Saleh al-Arouri: Thousands attend Hamas deputy leader’s funeral in Beirut
2 hours ago About sharing Thousands poured onto the streets if Beirut for the funeral of Saleh al-Arouri By Hugo Bachega Middle East correspondent, Beirut Thousands of people have attended the funeral in Beirut of Saleh al-Arouri, the top Hamas leader assassinated in a suspected Israeli attack in the Lebanese capital two days ago. Crowds…
New antibiotic compound very exciting, expert says
10 hours ago Comments About sharing By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter An expert microbiologist has hailed the discovery of a potential new class of antibiotics that could treat lethal hospital infections as “very exciting”. The new compound, zosurabalpin, worked “extremely well” in test-tubes and mice, Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership scientific director Prof Laura…