Watch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City and surrounding areas, the region’s most significate quake in decades.
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IDF officers sacked over fatal aid worker attack
44 minutes ago About sharing Those involved in the attack on the convoy did not know the vehicles belonged to World Central Kitchen, the Israeli military report found By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Two senior Israeli military officers have been sacked after seven aid workers were killed in a series of missile strikes. The Israel…
Murder inquiry after human torso found in woods
15 minutes ago About sharing A forensic tent was set up and police could seen combing the area By PA Media & Rumeana Jahangir & Angela Ferguson BBC News The discovery of a human torso in a secluded woodland has sparked a murder investigation. Police said the alarm was raised when a passer-by spotted the…
French pupil dies after being beaten near school
2 minutes ago About sharing The boy was attacked near the school where he was a pupil By Robert Plummer BBC News There are renewed concerns over levels of violence among young French people after the death of a 15-year-old pupil who was badly beaten near his school. The boy was attacked by several people…
Ali’s ‘Thrilla in Manila’ trunks set to fetch $6m
The trunks worn by Muhammad Ali in his epic ‘Thrilla in Manila’ victory over Joe Frazier are expected to fetch more than $6m at auction.
British great-grandad, 111, is now the world’s oldest man
John Tinniswood, from Merseyside, took the title after the death of the previous record-holder.
Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by Netflix
2 hours ago About sharing Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in Scoop, the Netflix account of the famous Newsnight interview By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent This was the Rolls-Royce of car crash interviews. A purring engine of privilege collided with a barrage of perfectly timed questions. It used to be said that history is written…
Thames Water troubles swell as parent firm defaults
1 hour ago Comments About sharing By Simon Jack & Lora Jones Business editor and business reporter, BBC News Thames Water has seen its troubles deepen after its parent company defaulted on part of its huge debt pile. Kemble Water has formally told lenders it failed to meet a deadline to pay interest on £400m…
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles New York
We’re beginning to hear from various officials in New York, including Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy who says New York City felt the impacts of an earthquake “with an epicentre of Lebanon, New Jersey”. He adds that the mayor, Eric Adams, is being briefed. “While we do not have any reports of major impacts at this…
Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attack
1 hour ago About sharing By Jo Floto, Middle East bureau chief In Jerusalem Late on Thursday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) convened a meeting for a group of international journalists at the defence ministry building in Tel Aviv. The IDF then set out for us the results of their initial inquiry into the…