We’re beginning to hear from various officials in New York, including Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy who says New York City felt the impacts of an earthquake “with an epicentre of Lebanon, New Jersey”. He adds that the mayor, Eric Adams, is being briefed. “While we do not have any reports of major impacts at this…
1 hour ago About sharing By Jo Floto, Middle East bureau chief In Jerusalem Late on Thursday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) convened a meeting for a group of international journalists at the defence ministry building in Tel Aviv. The IDF then set out for us the results of their initial inquiry into the…
1 hour ago Comments About sharing A satellite image of the Morozovsk airbase from 2021 By Robert Greenall BBC News Ukraine has carried out a drone attack against targets in southern Russia, and claims to have destroyed six Russian planes at an airbase in Rostov region. Security sources told BBC Ukrainian eight more aircraft were…
27 minutes ago About sharing William Wragg has been MP for Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester since 2015 By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News The chancellor has praised a Tory MP for apologising after he admitted he gave other MPs’ personal phone numbers to a man on a dating app. Jeremy Hunt said William…
3 minutes ago About sharing Senior doctors in England have ended their pay dispute with the government. Consultants who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have backed a fresh pay deal. The offer will mean some consultants will receive a pay increase of nearly 20%…
With the UN warning of imminent famine in northern Gaza, humanitarian organisations had repeatedly requested full access to Israel’s Ashdod port, some 20 miles (30km) away, to no avail. Now, in a major change of policy, Israel’s security cabinet has decided to temporarily open it up for aid deliveries. The nearest entry point to Gaza,…
6 hours ago About sharing Canada is among countries that saw protests against the chain By Jemma Dempsey BBC News Fast food giant McDonald’s is to buy back all its Israeli restaurants following a boycott of the brand in response to the Israel-Hamas war. The company said it had reached an agreement with franchisee Alonyal…
52 minutes ago About sharing Two men and two boys on a street in Gaza look at a leaflet containing an IDF evacuation warning By Stephanie Hegarty & Ahmed Nour BBC World Service & BBC Arabic Evacuation warnings issued by Israel to people in Gaza ahead of attacks have contained a host of significant errors,…
Alexis Jandard laughs off the incident on social media, posting, “My back is fine, but my ego…”.
4 hours ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Workers will see their National Insurance (NI) payments cut from Saturday but frozen thresholds mean many are paying more in income tax. The NI rate is falling from 10% to 8% for 27 million employees across the UK – the second such cut…