A ruthless England thumped Scotland in their final Women’s Nations League group match but it was not enough to top the table after the Netherlands thrashed Belgium. That means the Dutch are through to the Nations League semi-finals and England’s hopes of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics on behalf of Team GB are over….
1 hour ago About sharing Scientists Josie and Joan Ferrer Obiol says their dream of returning to the UK has been turned upside down By Megan Fisher, Sean Seddon & John Hand BBC News Couples planning a new life in the UK have been left heartbroken by changes restricting who can apply to live here….
12 minutes ago About sharing Jesse Darling has given crowd control barriers legs and made them look like they are running amok By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter An exhibition that features crowd control barriers that have gone out of control, twisted railway tracks, barbed wire and tattered union flag bunting, making a comment…
Aberfan stabbing: Victim was very brave, says eyewitness Paul Pigott BBC News Catriona Aitken BBC News 5 December 2023, 11:38 GMT Updated 1 hour ago A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in a south Wales valleys village. Police were called to Moy Road in Aberfan,…
World / December 5, 2023 How Zionism Feeds Antisemitism Our best hope against antisemitism is to defeat Israel’s dual campaign to raze Gaza and bind our fate as Jews to that insidious project. Dave Zirin Ad Policy A young person holds a sign that reads “Anti-Zionism is not Anti-Semitism” during a “Freedom for Palestine” protest…
Activism / December 5, 2023 The “Friends of the IDF” Gala Was Like a Rich Kid’s Bar Mitzvah—Until the Protest Started Pro-IDF revelers were getting drunk, dancing, and bidding on VIP passes to Shaq’s Fun House. (Really.) But anti-Zionist Israeli activists had other plans. Sophie Hurwitz Ad Policy (Sophie Hurwitz) It was nearing midnight in…
1 hour ago About sharing “We see women of all ages… We see the bruises, we learn about the cuts and tears, and we know they have been sexually abused,” Captain Maayan told the BBC By Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem The BBC has seen and heard evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation…
2 hours ago About sharing By Andy Verity BBC Economics correspondent Israel says it is investigating claims that some investors may have known of Hamas’s attack on Israel before it took place on 7 October. An academic study suggests investors betting against the Israeli economy may have made large sums. Researchers found significant short-selling in…
1 hour ago About sharing Home Secretary James Cleverly signed the new treaty with Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Vincent Biruta in Kigali By Joshua Nevett Political reporter, BBC News The home secretary says a new treaty with Rwanda addresses the concerns of the UK’s Supreme Court, which ruled the government’s plan unlawful last month. The…
Here’s what our main takeaways are from the long-awaited trailer for the gaming blockbuster.