2 hours ago About sharing By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Israel They are known as Israel’s eyes on the Gaza border. For years, units of young female conscripts had one job here. It was to sit in surveillance bases for hours, looking for signs of anything suspicious. In the months leading up to the 7…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Volcano lava sets house on fire in Iceland By Ruth Comerford BBC News Houses are on fire in the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavík after two volcanic fissures opened nearby. A volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula erupted in the early hours of Sunday, spilling lava into the town. The…
4 hours ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture correspondent Holly Willoughby has returned to TV screens following a three-month absence, to present Dancing on Ice. At the start of the ITV show on Sunday, the presenter gave a “huge welcome” to her new co-host Stephen Mulhern, who replaces Phillip Schofield. When Willoughby quit This…
The last residents of Grindavik were evacuated around 03:00 GMT on Sunday morning.
The new monarch blinks back tears as he greets the cheering crowds outside Christiansborg Castle.
Police said the arrests were made in London, Liverpool and Brighton over a “disruptive and damaging stunt”.
3 hours ago About sharing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pictured with China’s President Xi Jinping in June 2023 By Malu Cursino & Laura Bicker, China correspondent BBC News China has accused the US of sending “a gravely wrong signal” to those pushing for Taiwan’s independence after Saturday’s election result. US Secretary of State…
Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi spent more than a year in prison on charges of colluding the US.
1 hour ago About sharing Frederik X kisses wife as he becomes King of Denmark By Ruth Comerford BBC News Tens of thousands of people turned out to watch King Frederik X succeed his mother as the monarch of Denmark, in a historic moment for the nation. Blinking back tears, King Frederik told a cheering…
6 hours ago About sharing Watch: Brunei’s national broadcaster RTB showed royal couple as they came together at the end of their wedding By Frances Mao & Nathan Williams BBC News, Singapore and London Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen, lauded online for his good looks and military service, has married his commoner fiancée in a 10-day…