12 minutes ago About sharing Another suspect was arrested on Tuesday in connection with last Friday’s attack on Crocus City Hall By Paul Kirby BBC News Russia’s Vladimir Putin has acknowledged “radical Islamists” carried out Friday’s deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall. But he has repeated his claim that they had some kind of…
The review was prompted by the Nottingham attacks and ordered by the health secretary.
This could have two outcomes: a full appeal hearing to be held again for Assange or his final option of having to go to the European Court of Human Rights to appeal the case against him. But if that last option doesn’t work Assange can be extradited to the US, something he has been battling…
While many Palestinians welcomed the UN Security Council’s first resolution demanding an immediate halt to the Gaza war, on the ground, it’s had little impact. Witnesses say Israeli warplanes bombed the southern city of Rafah and fierce gun battles raged around hospitals in nearby Khan Younis and Gaza City. Rocket warning sirens also sounded in…
A large ship has struck the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, causing a major collapse.
1 hour ago About sharing By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Scientists fear climate change could “call time” on the great British pint and are helping the brewing industry to save it. Hops give bitter its taste but the plant doesn’t like the hotter, drier conditions we’ve experienced in recent decades and production has plummeted. Researchers…
At around 01:30am local time (05:30 GMT), a 911 caller reported an incident in the Francis Scott Key Bridge area. Chief Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore City Fire Department confirmed to us that the bridge had been struck by “a large vessel” causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River. He also…
24 minutes ago About sharing By Christy Cooney BBC News Israel has cancelled meetings in Washington after the US declined to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, which also called for the release of all hostages, followed several failed attempts at similar measures since the 7 October…
5 hours ago About sharing By Ben King Business reporter, BBC News Banning disposable vapes will not be “effective”, the boss of the UK’s largest tobacco firm has told the BBC. Tadeu Marroco, chief executive of British American Tobacco (BAT), also said raising the smoking age would have “non-intended consequences”. The government plans to outlaw…
3 hours ago About sharing Watch: Aerial footage shows raids at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s properties By Samantha Granville in Los Angeles & Phil McCausland BBC News Properties connected to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided on Monday by federal agents. The Department of Homeland Security said it had pursued the “law enforcement actions as part…