More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya, IOM says
An overcrowded boat is believed to have been swamped by high waves after leaving the city of Zuwara.
An overcrowded boat is believed to have been swamped by high waves after leaving the city of Zuwara.
3 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Moment winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2023 announced By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Actress Ellie Leach has been crowned this year’s Strictly Come Dancing champion on BBC One. The former Coronation Street actress beat EastEnders’ Bobby Brazier and Bad Education star Layton Williams to lift the glitterball trophy in…
Alex Batty, who was missing for six years, has returned to the UK, Greater Manchester Police says.
35 minutes ago About sharing Left to right: Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim and Samer Talalka By Hugo Bachega, Middle East Correspondent, BBC News, Tel Aviv Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza were shot dead while holding a white cloth, an Israeli military official says. The official said the case was “against…
Luton’s Premier League match at Bournemouth has been abandoned after their captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch. Both sets of players were taken off midway through the second half as Lockyer received medical treatment. After several minutes, he was taken off on a stretcher, applauded by all four sides of the ground. Defender Lockyer,…
25 minutes ago About sharing By Alys Davies BBC News UK MP Layla Moran says her relatives are among hundreds of civilians trapped in a Catholic Church in Gaza City as Israeli forces operate nearby. The Liberal Democrat says her family are “days away from dying” without access to water or food. Her relatives and…
The Archbishop of Canterbury described the moment as a “glitch” in exclusive footage from an upcoming documentary.
37 minutes ago About sharing The Destroyer HMS Diamond only recently arrived in the region By Emily Atkinson BBC News A British warship has shot down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, the defence secretary has said. HMS Diamond, a Type 45 Destroyer, successfully destroyed the target on Saturday, Grant Shapps said. The…
57 minutes ago About sharing Watch: The BBC’s Rushdi Abualouf says Mr Abudaqa “would bring joy to any place” By Vicky Wong BBC News The funeral has been held of an Al Jazeera cameraman who was killed by an Israeli drone strike on Gaza. Samer Abu Daqqa was wounded in the strike on a school…
1 hour ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg How did politics and politicians fare in 2023? In the next couple of weeks there’ll be plenty of mulling over this year’s big events, from the Coronation to Eurovision (with a by-election – or six – thrown in). We’ll all have our…