44 minutes ago About sharing The town of Avdiivka has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the war By Andrew Harding BBC News, Avdiivka The man’s fist looked unrecognisable. Like a split and bruised peach. “Or like a rock,” said the Ukrainian army surgeon, tapping the frozen fingers. It was the second case of…
3 hours ago About sharing The number of international-student applications via Ucas is still higher than a decade ago By Hazel Shearing Education correspondent The number of international students applying to undergraduate courses at UK universities has risen for a second year running. New data shows 115,730 students from outside the UK applied to start…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are visiting athletes training for next year’s Invictus Games in Canada.
1 hour ago About sharing Reports of antisemitic incidents in the UK reached a record high last year, according to figures from a Jewish security charity. The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded reports of 4,103 anti-Jewish hate incidents in 2023, up from 1,662 in 2022 and almost double the previous record of 2,255 hit in…
57 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Bangs thought to be gunshots heard behind reporter By Nadine Yousif & Mike Wendling BBC News One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who…
2 hours ago About sharing Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and pleasure, is depicted in green, white and blue banded glass By Katie Razzall Culture and media editor Ten glass gems have been put on display for the first time since they were stolen from the British Museum. In August, the museum announced up…
3 hours ago About sharing The rice is seeded with animal muscle and fat cells By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Scientists have created a new type of hybrid food – a “meaty” rice that they say could offer an affordable and eco-friendly source of protein. The porous grains are packed with beef muscle and…
1 hour ago About sharing Tests showed Stephen and Carol Baxter died after ingesting the synthetic opioid drug, fentanyl By Rachael McMenemy & PA Media BBC News, Essex A man poisoned a married couple with the opioid painkiller fentanyl and rewrote their will, a murder trial has heard. Stephen Baxter, 61, and Carol Baxter, 64,…
2 hours ago About sharing Asgar, Shabnam and Khalid Skeikh were jailed at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday By Dave Higgens PA News A man and his parents have been jailed after a court heard his wife was forced to take medication and doused with a corrosive substance. Asgar Sheikh, 31, was jailed for seven…
BBC Verify analyses Ukrainian military footage claiming to show sea drones striking Russian ship in the Black Sea.