29 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Earthquake shakes New York and New Jersey By Kayla Epstein & Graeme Baker BBC News, New York & Washington New York and cities on the US East Coast are assessing the impact of a rare earthquake that swayed landmarks and cracked roads. The magnitude-4.8 quake struck at 10:23 local…
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City and surrounding areas, the region’s most significate quake in decades.
44 minutes ago About sharing Those involved in the attack on the convoy did not know the vehicles belonged to World Central Kitchen, the Israeli military report found By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Two senior Israeli military officers have been sacked after seven aid workers were killed in a series of missile strikes. The Israel…
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2 minutes ago About sharing The boy was attacked near the school where he was a pupil By Robert Plummer BBC News There are renewed concerns over levels of violence among young French people after the death of a 15-year-old pupil who was badly beaten near his school. The boy was attacked by several people…
The trunks worn by Muhammad Ali in his epic ‘Thrilla in Manila’ victory over Joe Frazier are expected to fetch more than $6m at auction.
John Tinniswood, from Merseyside, took the title after the death of the previous record-holder.
2 hours ago About sharing Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in Scoop, the Netflix account of the famous Newsnight interview By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent This was the Rolls-Royce of car crash interviews. A purring engine of privilege collided with a barrage of perfectly timed questions. It used to be said that history is written…
1 hour ago Comments About sharing By Simon Jack & Lora Jones Business editor and business reporter, BBC News Thames Water has seen its troubles deepen after its parent company defaulted on part of its huge debt pile. Kemble Water has formally told lenders it failed to meet a deadline to pay interest on £400m…
We’re beginning to hear from various officials in New York, including Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy who says New York City felt the impacts of an earthquake “with an epicentre of Lebanon, New Jersey”. He adds that the mayor, Eric Adams, is being briefed. “While we do not have any reports of major impacts at this…