King Charles returns to public engagements

21 minutes ago About sharing A smiling photo of the King and Queen was issued together with positive messages about his health By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles is to carry out his first major public engagement since his cancer diagnosis. The King and Queen Camilla will visit a hospital and specialist cancer centre,…

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Armed forces killed Iran teen, evidence suggests

30 minutes ago About sharing Nika was just 16 years old when she disappeared during protests against Iran’s strict dress code for women By Bertram Hill, Aida Miller and Michael Simkin BBC Eye Investigations An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran’s security forces, a leaked document understood to…

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Sophie makes surprise royal visit to Ukraine

28 minutes ago About sharing Sophie made a one-day visit showing symbolic support for Ukraine By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion. On Monday she went on a one-day visit, on behalf of the Foreign Office, to…

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Pupils get rare alert over dangers of sextortion

1 hour ago About sharing By Malu Cursino & Angus Crawford BBC News Teachers have been urged to warn pupils against the dangers of sextortion, a form of blackmail involving threats that intimate pictures will be shared. The National Crime Agency (NCA) sent an alert to teachers on Monday after cases doubled worldwide in the…

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Columbia sets deadline for protesters to leave campus

At dawn on Wednesday 17 April, a small group of students pitched their tents at Columbia University, demonstrating against Israeli military action in Gaza and calling on their university to stop doing business with companies they see as supporting the war. The next afternoon, the Columbia president Minouche Shafik made a decision that would ignite…

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