17:05 Nadia Ragozhina Live reporter An Israeli strike has destroyed the Iranian consulate building in Syria’s capital, Damascus, killing and wounding several people, Syrian authorities say. Iranian state media say several diplomats have been killed in the strike in the west of the city. A senior commander in the powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Reza…
1 hour ago About sharing By Dominic Hughes Health correspondent, BBC News More than 250 patients a week could be dying unnecessarily, due to long waits in A&E in England, according to analysis of NHS data. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine analysed the 1.5 million who waited 12 hours or more to be admitted…
1 hour ago About sharing The syndrome was first reported by diplomats at the US embassy in Cuba in 2016 By James FitzGerald BBC News A mysterious illness that has affected US diplomats in recent years has been linked to a Russian intelligence unit. Personnel stationed around the globe with “Havana Syndrome” have reported unexplained…
Pictures showed the flattened remains of a building that was next door to Tehran’s embassy in Damascus.
The Harry Potter author described several transgender women as men in a series of social media posts.
9 minutes ago About sharing The Dali cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed. By Hafsa Khalil BBC News A temporary alternative route for ships is to be opened in the US city of Baltimore following the collapse of a major bridge, officials have announced. Six people died after the Dali…
34 minutes ago About sharing Emile Soleil had been dropped off at his grandparents’ house hours before he went missing By Paul Kirby BBC News Almost nine months after a two-and-a-half year-old boy disappeared in a tiny village in the French Alps, his remains have been found by a hiker in an area that had…
1 hour ago About sharing Explained: Why has Scotland’s new hate crime law proved controversial? By James Cook Scotland editor Scotland’s new hate crime law has come into force, with JK Rowling and Elon Musk among its critics. The Harry Potter author and the owner of social media platform X both claim the legislation could…
5 hours ago About sharing Campaigners like Marcel are thrilled at the law change By Jessica Parker BBC Berlin correspondent, Dresden “Some German people drink their beer after work. We just want to smoke our weed.” So says Marcel Ritschel who’s celebrating as Germany – traditionally “beer land” – becomes a more cannabis-friendly country. Germany…
5 hours ago About sharing Caz Aubrey says winter was tough for her finances By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Energy prices have now fallen to their lowest level for two years, but experts are urging people to stick to savings habits because bills remain expensive. The annual bill for a household using a…