King makes first public outing since cancer announcement
Members of the public caught a glimpse of the King as he attended church on the Sandringham estate.
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Trinidad and Tobago hit by mystery ship oil spill
At least 15km (nine miles) of Tobago’s coast is already affected after a mysterious ship overturned.
Gaza war: Death and Israel’s search for ‘total victory’
30 minutes ago About sharing By Jeremy Bowen BBC international editor, Jerusalem I’d rather be writing this story in the Gaza Strip, not Jerusalem. After many years of covering wars, since El Salvador in 1989, I’m convinced that nothing beats first-hand reporting. Unfortunately, in this terrible war, international journalists can’t do that. Israel and Egypt,…
Trump says he would ‘encourage’ Russia to attack Nato allies who don’t pay their bills
23 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Trump would not protect countries from attack by Russia if they do not pay enough into Nato By James FitzGerald BBC News Donald Trump says he would “encourage” Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance. He said…
Cameron leads warnings as Israel plans Rafah offensive
43 minutes ago About sharing Some 1.5 million Palestinians – including many children – are estimated to be now living in Rafah Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah – the city in southern Gaza crammed with Palestinian refugees. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said “over half of Gaza’s population…
Jack Sweeney: The planespotting student who angers Taylor Swift and Elon Musk
1 hour ago About sharing Jack Sweeney insists that he means no harm against those whose planes he tracks By Mike Wendling BBC News A university student from Florida has made a habit of getting under the skin of some of the world’s richest and most powerful people. How? By telling the rest of us…
Enter the Dragon… crowds roar in Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year festivities usher in the Year of the Dragon and end of the Year of the Rabbit.
Cillian Murphy: I’d be an eejit not to enjoy Oscars, Oppenheimer star says
The Peaky Blinders star admits he has struggled with spotlight, but will aim to enjoy the Academy Awards.
Fujitsu bosses paid £26m during Horizon contract
33 minutes ago About sharing Fujitsu UK paid its top executives more than £26m in the 25 years since the controversial Horizon contract with the Post Office started. It also paid more than £11m to former directors for loss of office during that time, BBC analysis of accounts show. While Duncan Tait was UK boss,…
Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigns over child abuse pardon scandal
3 hours ago About sharing Hungarian President Katalin Novak announced her resignation in a live television address By Nick Thorpe BBC News, Budapest The president of Hungary has resigned live on television over a decision to pardon a man convicted of covering up a child sexual abuse case. It was revealed last week Katalin Novak…