18 minutes ago About sharing Israel says it will defend itself against Iran – but its allies want to avoid a wider Middle East war By Jeremy Bowen BBC international editor The Iranians are playing down the significance of what has happened in the central city of Isfahan overnight. Officials are saying there has been…
4 hours ago About sharing Heather Bryson has had a smart phone since she was eight-years-old By Chris Vallance & Philippa Wain Technology reporters Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests. Social media use also rose in the age group over last year with nearly two in five…
30 minutes ago About sharing US soldiers seen at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport in 2022 By Ido Vock BBC News A Polish man has been arrested and charged with planning to co-operate with Russian intelligence services to aid a possible assassination of Volodymyr Zelensky, authorities said. Polish prosecutors said the man, named as Pawel K, was allegedly…
2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Trump complains about ‘freezing’ New York courtroom By Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein BBC News, in court A full 12-person jury has been sworn in for ex-US President Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in New York City. “We have our jury,” Justice Juan Merchan declared after seven men and…
As millions of Indians head to polling booths, what is on their minds? A pre-poll survey conducted by think-tank CSDS-Lokniti found that unemployment, price rise and development topped the list of voters’ concerns. It said that 27% of respondents considered unemployment to be the most important issue for them – a huge increase from 11%…
1 hour ago About sharing By Nick Eardley & Isabella Allen BBC News The Tory activist allegedly called by an MP in the early hours of the morning asking for money has told the BBC she is “appalled” by the party’s response. Katie Fieldhouse says Mark Menzies rang her at 3:15am one December morning asking…
The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances investigation.
5 hours ago About sharing Luke O’Shea-Phillips, here aged 2, says he could have been killed by infected blood given to him during a clinical trial By Chloe Hayward and Hugh Pym Health producer and health editor, BBC News The true scale of the number of medical trials using infected blood products on children in…
An explosion was heard north-west of the Iranian city of Isfahan early Friday morning, according to the country’s semi-official Fars news agency. Fars said that it occurred near the city’s international airport. But it offered no explanation on the possible cause. Isfahan province is home to a large air base, a major missile production complex…
Just now About sharing President Ruto is seen with the chief of the Kenya Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla in this photo on 28 February By Ian Wafula BBC News security correspondent, Nairobi Kenya’s military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president…