Li Keqiang: Former Chinese premier dies from heart attack at 68
Chinese state media said he passed away from a heart attack despite “all-out efforts” to revive him.
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Arrest warrant issued for suspect in Lewiston, Maine mass shooting
7 minutes ago About sharing Maine State Police Col. William Ross said the suspect remains armed and dangerous By Holly Honderich & Phil McCausland in Lewiston and Washington A US Army reservist is wanted for murder after 18 people were killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Police said they…
First flight bringing Afghan refugees from Pakistan lands in UK
Many Afghans who fled the Taliban after working with the UK government are waiting for relocation.
Vogue editor Edward Enninful named UK’s most powerful black person
18 minutes ago About sharing Edward Enninful said it was an honour to be featured at the top of 2024’s list By Adina Campbell Community affairs correspondent The editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful OBE, has been named the UK’s most influential black person by the Powerlist 2024. Powerful Media’s annual list celebrates people of…
Ukraine war: Russia executing own retreating soldiers, US says
2 hours ago About sharing Most of Avdiivka’s 30,000 residents have left the town, which has been the scene of fierce and bloody fighting By Laura Gozzi BBC News Russia is executing soldiers who try to retreat from a bloody offensive in eastern Ukraine, the White House has said. According to the US, some of…
Mum finds bed ‘infested’ with bedbugs at Butlin’s Skegness
32 minutes ago About sharing Rebecca Horgan says she found bedbugs in her bed at Butlin’s Skegness resort in Lincolnshire By Kevin Shoesmith BBC News A mother who cut short her family break to Butlins after finding a bedbug infestation says she “had to leave”. Rebecca Horgan was sharing a “gold” apartment at the Skegness…
Thousands of banned dogs living at home with owners
37 minutes ago About sharing Lola, classified as pit-bull-type, was seized by police in 2019 By Danny Savage and Ruth Green BBC News There are almost 3,500 banned dogs living at home with their owners in England, Scotland and Wales, data released from the government to the BBC has revealed. With a ban on XL…
Ex-PM Truss wanted stranded migrants brought to UK
1 hour ago About sharing Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, said the asylum seekers should be brought to the UK By Alice Cuddy BBC News Ex-PM Liz Truss called for asylum seekers stranded on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean to be brought to the UK for their own safety. The request was…
Bob Violette: Grandpa who loved bowling was killed in Maine shooting, family says
9 minutes ago About sharing Bob Violette leaves behind six grandchildren By Nadine Yousif BBC News Family members have identified some of the victims that were killed after a string of shootings in Maine on Wednesday. Among them are Bob Violette, a 76-year-old retiree and avid bowler, and bar manager Joseph Walker. Officials said at…
Hurricane Otis: Dozens killed in Mexico’s Guerrero state
46 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Seaside hotels smashed by Hurricane Otis in Mexico By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least 27 people were killed by Hurricane Otis, which made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Wednesday, officials say. Four more people have been reported missing, the security secretary said. Acapulco was among the areas…