7 minutes ago About sharing Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te inspects the damage following the earthquake, in Hualien By Fiona Nimoni BBC News The people of Taiwan have woken up to the aftermath of its worst earthquake in a quarter of a century. Rescue efforts continued on Thursday after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s…
30 minutes ago About sharing By Katy Austin & Chris Newlands Transport correspondent & business reporter The government has allowed major airports to miss the latest deadline for installing security scanners to end the 100ml limit on liquids. London Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports are all expected to miss the 1 June rollout date, the…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Video shows World Central Kitchen vehicles destroyed in Gaza air strike World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder José Andrés has accused Israeli forces in Gaza of targeting his aid workers “systematically, car by car”. Monday’s strike which killed seven members of his staff was not a mistake, he said, repeating…
36 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Tom Espiner & Faisal Islam BBC Business The government has revealed how much companies will have to pay to import foods due to Brexit. Small imports of products such as fish, salami, sausage, cheese and yoghurt will be subject to fees of up to £145 from 30 April,…
The moment a man swimming in hotel rooftop pool was shaken by the Taiwan earthquake.
4 hours ago About sharing A Palestinian boy in Maghazi in central Gaza By Jeremy Bowen International editor, Northern Israel All except the shortest wars have times when killing is an unchanging, grim routine. There are also moments, like the last few days in the Middle East, when events leave belligerents and their allies at…
3 minutes ago About sharing John Chapman, James Kirby and James Henderson were all described as “valued team members” By Ian Aikman BBC News Tributes have been paid to the three British victims of an Israeli air strike in Gaza. John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, were among the seven World…
16 minutes ago About sharing Botswana, and other southern African countries, have too many elephants By Jacqueline Howard BBC News The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation. Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing trophies from hunting animals….
1 minute ago About sharing By Lora Jones Business reporter, BBC News Royal Mail wants to maintain daily deliveries of first class letters between Monday and Saturday under new proposals it has set out for reform. Its parent company is under pressure to cut costs and has suggested second class letters should be delivered every…
Eyewitness video shows buildings leaning at a 45 degree angle in Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre.