The Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel. Party leader Sir Ed Davey said the deaths of British aid workers in Gaza is a disgrace, adding: “Clearly, the thought that British-made arms could have been used in strikes such as these is completely unacceptable.” The Scottish National Party is…
28 minutes ago About sharing Lord Cameron has ruled out Western troops being sent into Ukraine to deal with the continuing war with Russia. The foreign secretary acknowledged that the “war will be lost if the allies don’t step up” on the BBC’s Ukrainecast podcast. But asked whether Western nations should send troops into Ukraine,…
6 hours ago About sharing By Sam Cabral & Max Matza BBC News NFL star Rashee Rice has apologised for his role in a hit-and-run crash on Saturday that left two people injured. “I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to co-operate with the necessary authorities,” he posted on…
3 hours ago About sharing One of the World Central Kitchen vehicles destroyed in the Gaza Strip By Emily Atkinson BBC News Three former Supreme Court judges are among the signatories of a letter warning that the UK is breaching international law by sending weapons to Israel. They say arms sales must end due to…
44 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Video shows World Central Kitchen vehicles destroyed in Gaza air strike By Fiona Nimoni BBC News An Israeli cabinet minister has denied claims Israeli forces deliberately killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza. WCK founder José Andrés has accused Israel of targeting his workers “systematically, car…
Emma Johnstone says fraudsters attempted to steal money from mourners via a bogus live stream.
58 minutes ago About sharing Israel’s military said the strike on World Central Kitchen’s convoy was a “grave mistake” and vowed to protect aid workers By David Gritten BBC News Many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will be wondering how they are going to feed their families after World Central Kitchen (WCK) paused its operations…
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…