World / December 7, 2023 The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza The US press and politicians are trying to fit the Gaza “war” into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister. Adam Johnson Ad Policy An aerial view shows the destruction caused by Israeli strikes…
Politics Today 5:00 am As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up Abortion funds received a huge wave of donations in the aftermath of Dobbs. But that initial swell has receded even as demand for help, and the costs of aiding…
A vehicle drove off after a crash in Folkestone which left a boy dead, Kent Police says.
1 hour ago About sharing By Chris Vallance Technology reporter, BBC News All Facebook and Messenger chats will be encrypted automatically, parent company Meta has announced. Messages and calls protected by end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) can be read only by the sender and recipient. It has been possible to opt in to encrypted messages for years, but…
7 minutes ago About sharing Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life for raping and strangling two 15-year-old girls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth By Greig Watson BBC News Double child murderer and rapist Colin Pitchfork will not be released from prison, the Parole Board has ruled. Pitchfork was jailed for life for raping and strangling…
9 hours ago About sharing By Jana Tauschinski, Becky Dale and Esme Stallard BBC News With world leaders at COP28 in Dubai, there is a renewed sense of urgency to limit emissions to curb the harshest impacts of climate change. Many of these governments have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in order to…
2 hours ago About sharing Michael Mason says he went to the toilet in the layby because of a medical condition By Laurence Cawley BBC News, Hertfordshire When a 69-year-old with a weakened prostate parked in a layby to have a “discreet” wee he ended up being handed an £88 fine for “littering”. While many…
5 hours ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Similar to doing an MOT on a car, scientists believe they can run a blood test to check how fast a person’s internal organs are ageing, and even predict which ones might soon fail. The Stanford University team say they can monitor 11 major…
36 minutes ago About sharing Lior Gelbaum, 24, says she still struggles to listen to music after surviving Hamas’s attack on the Nova festival By Anna Foster BBC News, Rishpon, central Israel “You can cry here,” the sign reads in pale blue lettering on a clean white background. Beyond it, comfortable sofas piled with cushions…
2 hours ago About sharing An aerial aerobatic team in the UAE performs a flyby as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives By George Wright & Nadeem Shad BBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a rare trip abroad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Expected discussion topics included the wars in…