Body found in search for Clapham attack suspect
The police hunted Abdul Shokoor Ezedi after a mother and two girls were hurt with a corrosive liquid.
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Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected
Astronomers report an object that shines with a brightness equivalent to 500 trillion suns.
US calls for temporary Gaza ceasefire in UN text
58 minutes ago About sharing Rafah is sheltering more than a million people who have been forced to flee other parts of the Gaza Strip By Nada Tawfik and James FitzGerald BBC News, New York and London The US has proposed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council which calls for a temporary ceasefire…
Strictly dancer Robin Windsor dies aged 44
11 minutes ago About sharing During his time on Strictly, Windsor partnered with Deborah Meaden, Lisa Riley, Anita Dobson and Patsy Kensit By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Robin Windsor, a former professional on Strictly Come Dancing, has died aged 44. He appeared on the BBC One show from 2010 until 2013, partnering with Patsy Kensit,…
Navalny’s widow faces daunting challenge
3 hours ago About sharing Watch: ‘Putin killed Alexei’, says Navalny’s widow By Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent For years, Yulia Navalnaya was a near-constant presence by her husband’s side. At political protests and court hearings she would be there, often holding his hand. In 2020 when Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent,…
LGBT veteran in ‘last battle’ for army ban compensation
3 hours ago About sharing A court martial ruled Joe Ousalice’s sexuality was “prejudicial to good order and naval discipline” By Josh Parry LGBT & Identity producer A veteran who was sacked from the Navy for his sexuality says he fears he will die before he gets compensation from the UK government. Joe Ousalice was…
Avdiivka: Russia accused of executing prisoners of war after Ukraine withdraws
1 hour ago About sharing The body of Andriy Dubnytsky was later identified in a video posted online by Russians By Abdujalil Abdurasulov BBC News, Kyiv Last week, Ukrainian forces surrendered the eastern city of Avdiivka, which they had for months been desperately defending against a brutal Russian onslaught. The conquest of Avdiivka represents a…
Nebraska zoo extracts 70 coins from white alligator’s stomach
1 hour ago About sharing Thibodaux. a 36-year-old white alligator, had 70 coins removed from his stomach By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York An alligator at a US zoo had to undergo surgery after veterinarians discovered 70 coins in the animal’s stomach. The coins were found in a rare, 36-year-old leucistic alligator, which has…
Alexei Navalny’s body to be held for two weeks for ‘chemical analysis’, family told
1 hour ago About sharing Flowers outside the Russian embassy in Copenhagen – just one of the cities where tributes have been paid By Adam Durbin BBC News The family of Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who died in a Russian prison, have reportedly been told his body will not be released for two weeks….
Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation
57 minutes ago About sharing By Andy Verity BBC economics correspondent David Cameron’s government knew the Post Office had ditched a secret investigation that might have helped wrongly accused postmasters prove their innocence, the BBC can reveal. The 2016 investigation trawled 17 years of records to find out how often, and why, cash accounts on…