BBC visits Iran polling station as voting begins
The BBC’s Carrie Davies in Tehran says there are major concerns about “voter apathy”.
March 2024
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UN chief urges probe into deadly Gaza aid convoy incident
1 hour ago About sharing Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia said it had received dead and wounded from western Gaza City By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News The head of the UN has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians during an aid delivery in Gaza. At least 117…
Alexei Navalny’s funeral taking place in Moscow church
10:59 As we just reported, the hearse carrying Navalny’s coffin has arrived at the church where his funeral ceremony will be held shortly, according to his team. We’re yet to see any live images of the arrival, but some photos are now being shared of a coffin being unloaded off a hearse. Navalny’s team has…
Chris Mason: Rochdale shows how Gaza is shaping UK politics
1 hour ago About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News George Galloway is an outsized character with an outsized facility for articulating outrage. And a knack too for locating – by geography and circumstance – the opportunity for it to find expression in the House of Commons once again. Mr Galloway has now…
Rochdale loss is Starmer’s worst nightmare, says Galloway
Analysis22:00 Chris Mason Political editor, reporting from Rochdale I’ve never covered a by-election like it. Bizarre, noisy, angry, colourful. 11 candidates, all men. Oh, and wildly unpredictable. Candidates disowned. And the local and the international jostling alongside each other for attention. The big characters: the two former Labour MPs, George Galloway and Simon Danczuk. The…
Biden and Trump make competing trips to US border
31 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Biden and Trump at the border: How the visits played out By Angelica Casas, Sarah Smith & Tom Bateman in Texas & Mike Wendling in Chicago, Illinois BBC News President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have made competing visits to the US border in Texas, each seeking to stress…
This is for Gaza, says Galloway on by-election win
George Galloway in back in Parliament after a resounding victory in the Rochdale by-election.
Olly Alexander reveals the UK’s Eurovision entry
17 minutes ago About sharing Olly Alexander was formerly the frontman of chart-topping pop band Years & Years By Mark Savage Music correspondent, BBC News For decades, Eurovision fans have wondered why the UK underplays its hand so badly. We produce world-beating pop stars like Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa – but our Eurovision entrants…