UN observers wounded by shelling in southern Lebanon
It comes as tensions along the unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon intensified in recent days.
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Stabbed Iranian TV host’s station ‘faced threats’
17 minutes ago About sharing Pouria Zeraati is the television host of the Last Word program on Iran International By Suzanne Leigh BBC News The stabbing of an Iranian TV news channel presenter follows “heavy threats” made to the London-based station, a spokesman has said. Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati, 36, is recovering in hospital…
Jeffrey Donaldson: From the White House to Antrim police station
38 minutes ago About sharing In Washington for St Patrick’s Day, Jeffrey Donaldson could enjoy the fruits of his labour bringing Stormont back By Enda McClafferty BBC News NI political editor Two weeks ago Sir Jeffrey Donaldson stood in the shadow of the White House like a leader liberated. After two turbulent years he could…
Lizzo says she ‘quits’ after ‘lies’ against her
9 minutes ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Lizzo has said she is “quitting” because she is fed up of being targeted for her looks and character online. In a post on Instagram, the US pop star wrote: “I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.” She did not…
Man holds several people hostage inside Dutch cafe
The man is said to have entered a cafe in Ede early in the morning threatening to blow himself up.
Chris Mason: Another moment of instability for Northern Ireland
2 hours ago About sharingBy Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News @ChrisMasonBBC You can hear the pleas this Easter weekend. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s arrest, charging and resignation must not be an agent for instability in Northern Ireland. Make no mistake, though, this is a moment of instability. Another one. The new interim leader of the…
Gazans watch the skies to spot planes dropping aid
22 minutes ago About sharing Dropping aid into Gaza from the sky is fast becoming a last resort way to get food to starving people By Lucy Williamson BBC News, above the Gaza Strip One thousand miles east of Gaza, large blocks of aid are being loaded on to a US military transport plane, its…
Seven bills going up and one going down in April
8 hours ago About sharing New mum Rachel Aitken says she is finding new ways to cut back on spending By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Rises in some bills in the coming days mean many households will see their already tight budgets stretched further – but not all costs are going up. Cuts…
Lost Marvin Gaye music resurfaces in Belgium
23 minutes ago About sharing Marvin Gaye moved to Belgium in 1981, where he recovered from a cocaine addiction and later recorded Sexual Healing By Kevin Connolly, Richard Crook and Bruno Boelpap BBC News, Ostend For the last 40 years Marvin Gaye has enjoyed a level of enduring fame which he shares with only a…
Girl’s death sparks deadly mob violence in Mexico
6 minutes ago About sharing The death of Camila Gómez has caused outrage in Mexico By Leonardo Rocha, Americas editor, and Sean Seddon BBC News A woman suspected of murdering an eight-year-old girl in southern Mexico was beaten to death after a mob formed from protests sparked by the killing. Violent protests began after the…