2024

Four people are killed in an attack on a private university in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

The second-hand fashion marketplace is the first of the new “pre-loved” clothing platforms to make a profit.

French actor Gérard Depardieu will appear in court in October, prosecutors say.

Heavyweight boxer Francis Ngannou’s 18-month-old son passes away.

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…

The US regulator says it will evaluate Ford’s driver assistance tech after two fatal collisions.

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…

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…

Thomas O’Halloran was stabbed in the neck and chest by Lee Byer in a “motiveless” attack, a court hears.

29 minutes ago About sharing Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg joined Volodymyr Zelensky in a joint media breifing By Vicky Wong BBC News Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is taking advantage of the slow delivery of Western weapons to go on the offensive. His comments come after the US agreed a $61bn (£49bn) package of…