Biden ‘considering’ request to drop Assange charges
Australia wants the US president to end attempts to extradite the Wikileaks founder from the UK.
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Vennells accused of false statement on postmasters
25 minutes ago About sharing By Karen Hoggan Business reporter, BBC News Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has been accused of previously making a “false statement” about the outcomes of sub-postmasters’ court cases. The inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal heard Ms Vennells wrote to a government minister in 2012: “In every instance, the…
‘We are not fine’: War casts shadow over Eid in Gaza
19 minutes ago About sharing Tala Abu Amr is among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the southern city of Rafah By David Gritten & Rushdi Abu Alouf BBC News, in London and Istanbul “We miss the joyful atmosphere of Eid. We do not feel alive at all.” “On Eid last year, we…
EU approves major overhaul of migration rules
The new rules are designed to make EU states share responsibility for hosting asylum seekers.
Threats spark security headaches ahead of Paris Olympics
10 minutes ago About sharing France has strengthened security around the Parc des Princes ahead of Wednesday’s Champion’s League quarter-final By Andrew Harding Paris correspondent Under clear blue skies, extra French police have been making a show of force around Paris today, on foot patrol at railway stations and near stadiums, seeking to reassure the…
Watch: Is that a house floating through San Francisco Bay?
The unusual sight – complete with a white picket fence – was seen passing through the bay.
Passport price to rise for second time in 14 months
19 minutes ago About sharing The newest blue passports bear the title of ‘His Majesty’ for the first time in 70 years By Chris Newlands Business reporter, BBC News The price of a UK passport will rise on Thursday, for the second time in just over 14 months. The cost of applying online to get…
Government avoided addressing Post Office scandal in 2010, inquiry told
Continuing his questioning, Jason Beer displays a letter Lord Abruthnot sent to Moya Greene in 2011, then chief executive of Royal Mail group. It referred to the fact that the sub-postmaster who had replaced Paul Bristow – the second Horizon-linked case he had become aware of – had also been dismissed. Lord Arbuthnot says he…
Watch: Eid prayers held next to destroyed Gaza mosque
Eid al-Fatir worshippers in Rafah prayed in the street, beside the rubble of the al-Farouk mosque.
Biden pressure on Israel not enough, say dissenting US officials
27 minutes ago About sharing By Tom Bateman BBC State Department correspondent, Washington DC President Biden’s pressure on Israel after last week’s deadly attack on aid workers did not go far enough and will fail to stem the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, according to current and former US officials who have spoken to the BBC….