1 hour ago About sharing Azhar Ali issued an apology after his comments were published Labour’s candidate in the Rochdale by-election has apologised for remarks he made about Israel in a local party meeting. In a secret recording obtained by the Mail on Sunday, Azhar Ali reportedly said Israel had “allowed” the deadly attack by…
1 hour ago About sharing British Army soldiers on a military exercise in Estonia on 10 February By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent And so it begins. Nine months still to go before the next US presidential election and already the Republican party favourite and former President Donald Trump is sending eyes rolling skywards with…
The housing secretary says courts will be given funding to enforce a ban by the next general election.
Members of the public caught a glimpse of the King as he attended church on the Sandringham estate.
At least 15km (nine miles) of Tobago’s coast is already affected after a mysterious ship overturned.
30 minutes ago About sharing By Jeremy Bowen BBC international editor, Jerusalem I’d rather be writing this story in the Gaza Strip, not Jerusalem. After many years of covering wars, since El Salvador in 1989, I’m convinced that nothing beats first-hand reporting. Unfortunately, in this terrible war, international journalists can’t do that. Israel and Egypt,…
23 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Trump would not protect countries from attack by Russia if they do not pay enough into Nato By James FitzGerald BBC News Donald Trump says he would “encourage” Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance. He said…
43 minutes ago About sharing Some 1.5 million Palestinians – including many children – are estimated to be now living in Rafah Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah – the city in southern Gaza crammed with Palestinian refugees. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said “over half of Gaza’s population…
1 hour ago About sharing Jack Sweeney insists that he means no harm against those whose planes he tracks By Mike Wendling BBC News A university student from Florida has made a habit of getting under the skin of some of the world’s richest and most powerful people. How? By telling the rest of us…
Lunar New Year festivities usher in the Year of the Dragon and end of the Year of the Rabbit.