Queen of Denmark Margrethe II announces abdication live on TV
Margrethe II, who has reigned for 52 years, will step down on 14 January to be replaced by her son.
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DR Congo election: President Felix Tshisekedi declared landslide winner
51 minutes ago About sharing President Félix Tshisekedi will be sworn in for a second term on 20 January By Emery Makumeno in Kinshasa & Joseph Winter in London BBC News President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election, which has been condemned as a “sham” by several opposition…
Family ‘heartbroken’ after Britons die in avalanche
Kate Vokes, 54, and her son Archie, 22, were killed in an avalanche in the French Alps.
John Pilger: Campaigning Australian journalist dies
Throughout his career, the writer was a vocal critic of Western foreign policy.
US Navy helicopters destroy Houthi boats in Red Sea after attempted hijack
1 hour ago About sharing The USS Gravely shot down two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen By Adam Durbin BBC News A US warship has shot down two missiles fired from Yemen, after responding to a call for aid from a container ship that had been struck in the Red Sea. The…
Dominic Cummings: Sunak wanted me to secretly work on election strategy
31 minutes ago About sharing By Doug Faulkner & Iain Watson BBC News Former No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings says he met Rishi Sunak twice in the past year to discuss political strategy and how to defeat Labour. Writing on his blog, Boris Johnson’s right-hand man turned arch-critic said the current prime minister had asked…
Vogue model Ellie Goldstein: ‘Doctors said I wouldn’t walk or talk’
9 hours ago About sharing Ellie always wanted to be a model but says she did not see anyone who looked like her on magazine covers When Ellie Goldstein was born in December 2001, doctors said she would never be able to walk or talk due to having Down’s syndrome. She soon proved them wrong….
North Korea says it will launch three new spy satellites in 2024
38 minutes ago About sharing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spoke on Sunday as the five-day annual meeting came to an end By Nick Marsh in Seoul & Francesca Gillett BBC News North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites next year as part of efforts to ramp up its military, the country’s…
Ukraine war: Russia launches fresh drone assault on Kyiv and Kharkiv, officials say
38 minutes ago About sharing Russia has been striking Kharkiv in recent days By George Wright BBC News Ukraine is again under attack by Russian drones, officials say, after two days of major aerial assaults by both sides. There are reports of explosions in Kyiv and Kharkiv, where the mayor said residential buildings were on…
American bully XL dogs must now be kept on a lead
15 minutes ago About sharing American bully XL dogs in England and Wales must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public now that a new law has come into effect. Breeding, selling or abandoning them is also illegal as of New Year’s Eve. Owners who want to keep their bully XL after an…