10 hours ago About sharing Smoke from a zombie fire pictured here in Fort Nelson, BC By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Even in the dead of Canada’s winter, the embers of last year’s record-setting wildfire season remain. So-called zombie fires are burning under thick layers of snow at an unprecedented rate, raising fears about…
3 hours ago About sharing Navalny’s image has been omitted from state TV reports on his death By Damien Sharkov & Jennifer Monaghan BBC Russian state media tend not to give much or any airtime to critics of the government, and their initial treatment of Alexei Navalny’s reported death continues in this vein. On state…
13 minutes ago About sharing Avdiivka’s fall is more than symbolic By James Waterhouse Ukraine correspondent in Kyiv “In order to preserve life and encirclement, I have withdrawn our units from Avdiivka.” When he was appointed this month, Ukraine’s new head of the armed forces said he would “rather retreat than sacrifice lives”, and that…
3 hours ago About sharing Mahnoor said her mother Tayyaba Cheema was her role model and inspiration By Nathan Standley BBC News Most students dedicate two years to studying for three A-levels – so how is it even possible to do 28? That’s how many Mahnoor Cheema, who made headlines this week, says she is…
50 minutes ago About sharing Willow’s life was saved by a unit of CMV-free blood By Catherine Snowdon BBC News I have always been proud of donating blood. I have a relatively rare blood type (B-) and recently found out my blood is even more precious to the NHS, because it can be given to…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Trump promises to appeal after $354m ruling By Lisa Lambert & Holly Honderich Washington DC Former President Donald Trump must pay nearly $355m (£281m) to New York state for lying about the values of his properties, a judge has ruled. Judge Arthur Engoron also banned him from serving as…
17 minutes ago About sharing Avdiivka has been almost completely destroyed during months of fierce fighting By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Ukraine’s military says it is withdrawing its troops from Avdiivka – the key eastern town besieged by Russian forces. Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said he acted “to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives and…
1 hour ago About sharing A supporter holds a picture of Navalny in Berlin after news of his death By Sarah Rainsford BBC Eastern Europe correspondent There was a time when journalists used to ask Alexei Navalny why he was still free. The next question was often whether he feared for his life. When Navalny…
1 hour ago About sharing By Alys Davies & Paul Adams, diplomatic correspondent BBC News Satellite images appear to show extensive construction work in progress along Egypt’s border with Gaza, which reports claim is being carried out in preparation for housing Palestinian refugees. Unnamed Egyptian sources reportedly said the work is being done in order…
35 minutes ago About sharing Fans embrace shortly after gunshots rang out after a Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, Missouri By Mike Wendling BBC News Two teenagers have been charged over a shooting at a Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City that left one person dead and 22 others injured. The two…