Four migrants die trying to cross English Channel in boat- reports
A small boat carrying dozens of people just off the French coast overturns.
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BBC’s Glenn Campbell on shock of brain cancer diagnosis
13 hours ago About sharing Different perspective from cancer, says Glenn Campbell By Glenn Campbell Political editor, BBC Scotland It was a beautiful day for a summer cycle through East Lothian. The sort of day where nothing could go wrong. Until it did. I was moving fast down a steep hill heading towards the village…
UK had no choice but to strike Houthis – Cameron
1 hour ago About sharing Lord Cameron said the UK had sent the Houthis an “unambiguous message” By James Gregory BBC News The UK had “no choice” but to take military action against Houthis in Yemen over their attacks in the Red Sea, the foreign secretary has said. Lord Cameron said the UK had given…
Awaab’s Law: Tenants in mouldy homes in Rochdale told they breathe too much
7 hours ago About sharing Awaab Ishak died after he was exposed to mould at his home in Rochdale By George Lythgoe & Rumeana Jahangir BBC News Some residents living in social housing in Rochdale blighted by damp and mould said they had been told they were breathing too much. The group, who shared their…
Queen Margrethe: Will abdication cause a ripple effect?
1 hour ago About sharing King Carl XVl Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe ll of Denmark and King Harald V of Norway celebrate Margrethe’s 40th jubilee in 2012 By Laura Gozzi BBC News When Queen Margrethe II of Denmark steps down on Sunday, many Danes will be bereft. Now that she is abdicating in favour…
TB Joshua exposé: How the disgraced pastor faked his miracles
32 minutes ago About sharing By Charlie Northcott, Helen Spooner & Tamasin Ford BBC Africa Eye The BBC unmasks, for the first time, how the late Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua faked the miracles that drew millions of people to his church. The preacher, who is accused of widespread abuse and torture spanning almost 20 years,…
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin remains in hospital – Pentagon
Lloyd Austin is in “good condition” and has resumed some of his duties, the Pentagon says.
Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people
3 hours ago About sharing Palestinians mourn as they wait to collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. By Lipika Pelham BBC News Ten people in a house sheltering two displaced families in Rafah were among 135 people killed in Israeli strikes over the…
Boris Akunin: Russia designates author ‘foreign agent’
The Kremlin labels the bestselling author, Boris Akunin, a foreign agent over his stance on Ukraine.
William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now?
2 hours ago About sharing Mr Lai, pictured here at a rally outside the party headquarters during the presidential election in Taipei By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Taiwan Beijing called him a “troublemaker” and a dangerous “separatist”. Now he will be Taiwan’s next president. China’s claims over Taiwan are not new – it sees the…