1 hour ago About sharing By Mark Poynting & Marco Silva BBC News Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the rainfall and what were the reasons behind the extreme downpours? How extreme was the rainfall? Dubai is situated on…
29 minutes ago About sharing By Georgina Rannard BBC science reporter Scientists have identified what was probably the largest marine reptile ever to swim in the seas – a creature longer than two, nose-to-nose buses. The creature lived around 202 million years ago alongside the dinosaurs. Its fossilised jawbone was found in 2016 by a…
The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.
6 minutes ago About sharing WATCH: Heavy rain causes flash flooding in Dubai By David Gritten BBC News Heavy rain has been battering Gulf states, causing flash floods that have killed 20 people and disrupted flights at the world’s second-busiest airport. Dubai Airport said it was facing “very challenging conditions” on Wednesday. It advised passengers…
12 minutes ago About sharing By Brian Wheeler Political reporter Sir Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of “smearing a working-class woman” after the PM made a jibe about Angela Rayner’s tax affairs. Police are investigating Ms Rayner after claims she should have paid tax on the profits of a house sale. Sir Keir is…
5 minutes ago About sharing “When I was there I used to think to myself I’d rather be dead than what I’m going through and I’m sure Keith thinks that too,” says Aviva By Lucy Manning, special correspondent Tel Aviv A released Israeli hostage whose husband is still being held by Hamas in Gaza has…
18 minutes ago About sharing By Tom Espiner & Mitchell Labiak Business reporters, BBC News Former Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton has said the Horizon scandal is “unbelievable” and “terrible”. Mr Leighton apologised for “elements” of the scandal that occurred during his time in the role. Earlier, a former Post Office investigator also apologised for…
The deal, if approved by shareholders and judges, would be the largest in corporate America.
There are two hearings into Boeing, both happening at the same time today. Earlier, we were listening to aviation experts at the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security. But now we will shift our focus to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee, which is hearing from Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour. Salehpour starts his…
8 minutes ago About sharing Flights to Rwanda were grounded at the last minute in 2022 after legal challenges By Paul Seddon Politics reporter The government has ruled out making concessions to get its Rwanda deportation law through the House of Lords later. MPs are voting on the bill once again, as wrangling continues over…