Skating on a once-in-a-decade ‘ice window’ in Alaska
Footage shows an ice rescue instructor skating on a rare window of ice in Alaska’s Alpine lakes.
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French march against antisemitism shakes up far right and far left
54 minutes ago About sharing France has seen a rise in antisemitic attacks over the Israel-Gaza conflict By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris Something unprecedented is happening this weekend in Paris, brought about by the war between Israel and Hamas and its spill-over in Europe. For the first time ever, a major demonstration attended by…
Donald Trump: Legal experts see uphill battle in fraud case
45 minutes ago About sharing By Kayla Epstein BBC News, New York This week marked the end of the most dramatic phase of Donald Trump’s New York business fraud trial, which saw high-profile members of his family make the journey to Lower Manhattan one by one to answer probing questions from prosecutors. On Monday Mr…
Gaza hospital crippled as fighting rages nearby
2 hours ago About sharing Patients in Al-Shifa hospital, pictured on Friday Staff inside Gaza’s largest hospital have said patients and refugees are trapped in horrific conditions as heavy fighting rages in nearby streets. A surgeon at Al-Shifa in Gaza City told the BBC that the hospital had run out of water, food and electricity….
Rishi Sunak condemns violence on day of protests in London
18 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Missiles thrown as counter-protesters in police stand-off Rishi Sunak has condemned “violent, wholly unacceptable” actions by far-right groups and “Hamas sympathisers” after protests and clashes in London. About 300,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched to call for a ceasefire, in the biggest UK rally since the Israel-Gaza war began. Counter-protesters made…
International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong
11 minutes ago About sharing Francesco Vicari in a photo released by prosecutors, who said it was sent to associates after the collection of extortion money By Max Matza BBC News Their names could have been ripped from the kind of Hollywood mafia script that once dominated US cinema. But when an indictment dropped on…
Luis Díaz’s father speaks for first time since kidnap
1 hour ago About sharing Luis Diaz’s father makes an emotional statement after being freed by his kidnappers By Malu Cursino BBC News Luis Manuel Díaz, the father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz, has spoken publicly for the first time since being freed by a Colombian guerrilla group. Mr Díaz said he was made to…
Pope Francis fires Texan bishop after criticism of reforms
15 minutes ago About sharing By Malu Cursino BBC News Pope Francis has fired the Texan bishop Joseph Strickland, a fierce critic who has questioned the Pope’s leadership of the Catholic church. The Vatican said the bishop would be “relieved” of his duties as a result of investigations at his Diocese of Tyler. Bishop Strickland…
Armistice Day silence marked around the UK
The nation falls silent to mark the end of World War One in 1918, and remember those lost in conflict.
Watch: Hawaii’s mysterious ‘Barbie’ pink pond
Visitors have been flocking to the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge to see the spectacle.