9 March 2024, 11:10 GMT Updated 2 minutes ago Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf has described accusations that he may have had a conflict of interest in sending funding to Gaza as an “outrageous smear” and “far right conspiracy”. The Scottish government donated £250,000 to the UNRWA aid agency in November 2023, at the same…
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7 hours ago About sharing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (R) have tea and biscuits on their post-Budget visit By Faisal Islam Economics editor Rishi Sunak started the week giving a speech on a construction site in Swindon, with diggers and cranes in the background. So far, so typical for a…
4 hours ago About sharing Tina Cordova By Emma Vardy & Sam Granville BBC News, New Mexico The success of the film Oppenheimer has shone a spotlight on the work done by scientists in New Mexico as they developed the first nuclear bomb. But 80 years later, some local people say their story remains untold….
3 hours ago About sharing Watch: seedlings from Sycamore Gap tree sprout up By Harriet Bradshaw & Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporters New life has sprung from the rescued seeds and twigs of the Sycamore Gap tree mysteriously cut down last year, giving hope that the iconic tree has a future. BBC News saw…
43 minutes ago About sharing The ship belongs to Spanish charity Open Arms, and will be carrying food provided by US charity World Central Kitchen By Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza. The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled…
11 minutes ago About sharing By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter in Los Angeles It’s not every day you get nominated for an Oscar. But special effects supervisor Neil Corbould has gone one – or should we say two – better. The Briton has been nominated for three Oscars in this year’s visual effects category, describing…
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3 hours ago About sharing By George Bowden BBC News Five people have died after a parachute failed on an aid package dropped by air into Gaza on Friday, reports say. An eyewitness and the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said the five were killed when at least one parachute failed to deploy and a…
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