Risk of snow in the UK next week
Forecasters are warning of very cold weather going into next week, with Arctic winds set to chill.
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Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023
Preliminary data shows more than 5,000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City.
Tough choices for Israel in US’s Middle East vision
4 hours ago About sharing By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent At a press briefing in Tel Aviv on Tuesday – after a day of meetings with Israeli leaders – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was surprisingly upbeat. Answering a question about the future of Gaza, he said he had just delivered a “new”…
‘We need jungle’ – Amol Rajan on how a University Challenge question spawned a remix craze
1 hour ago About sharing Aberdeen captain Emily Osborne’s answer led to Amol Rajan’s much-sampled response: “We need Jungle, I’m afraid” By Amol Rajan BBC University Challenge host In idle moments this week, of which there have been fewer than usual, I have wondered about the precise circumstances that led Nathan Filer, a best-selling writer…
Post Office scandal: Minister says he wants to see those responsible jailed
Kevin Hollinrake said that people “must be held to account” over the scandal.
Post Office may face £100m tax bill over victim payouts – experts
17 minutes ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor The Post Office may have underpaid more than £100m in tax while overpaying its senior executives, according to tax experts. Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates says the Post Office paid less tax by deducting payments to victims of the Horizon scandal from its profits….
Donald Trump asked to pay NY Times nearly $400,000 in legal costs
The expenses are for a failed lawsuit the former president filed against the paper and its reporters.
Watch: Extremely rare white whale sighted off Thailand
It was the first known sighting of what looks to be an albino Omura’s whale off Thailand.
Tony Blair was warned Horizon IT system could be flawed, documents show
1 hour ago About sharing Sir Tony Blair was Labour prime minister between 1997 and 2007 By Helen Catt Political correspondent Sir Tony Blair was warned the Horizon IT system at the centre of the Post Office scandal could be flawed before it was rolled out, a document shows. A handwritten note from the then-Labour…
Israel says South Africa distorting the truth in ICJ genocide case
3 hours ago About sharing Watch: ‘Distorted factual picture’ presented by South Africa – Israeli lawyer tells ICJ By Raffi Berg in London & Anna Holligan at The Hague BBC News Israel has said South Africa has distorted the truth in its case to the International Court of Justice, where it is accusing Israel of…