Australia: Moment house collapses in Perth wildfire
Residents in the Parkerville area of Perth were warned to leave the area, due to a threat to life.
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Disabled people left as ‘collateral damage’ in Essex contract row
4 hours ago About sharing Claire Jennings is one of hundreds of disabled people in Essex who are missing money from their personal budgets By Charlotte Rose BBC Investigations, Essex As a counsellor, Claire Jennings has always been there for other people. But she is one of hundreds of disabled people caught up in a…
Biologists airlift deer for health check in Utah
Every year, around 1,200 deer are fitted with GPS monitors before being rereleased into the wild.
Social media platform X down for users globally
Users are unable to view posts on the social media site with a message that says”Welcome to X!”
Brianna Ghey: The young killers who tried to get away with murder
15 hours ago About sharing Brianna Ghey was found dead at Culcheth Linear Park after being stabbed 28 times By Lauren Hirst BBC News Within 24 hours of the murder of Brianna Ghey, investigating officers had identified the suspects – two teenagers who thought that hiding the most brutal of killings would be easy. The…
Tide turns for Channel smugglers but the migrant crossings go on
18 minutes ago About sharing The number of people trying to cross to the UK from France has dropped sharply – but many are still attempting the dangerous journey By Andrew Harding Paris correspondent, Calais Border officials in the UK and France have welcomed a “really significant” drop in the number of migrants crossing the…
Gambling: Premier League and other sporting bodies urged to cut pitchside betting adverts
Gambling: Premier League and other sporting bodies urged to cut pitchside betting adverts By Dan RoanBBC sports editor Last updated on 5 hours ago5 hours ago.From the section Premier League The Premier League and other sports governing bodies “should commit to cutting the volume” of gambling adverts on pitchside hoardings in stadiums, says an influential…
Glynn Simmons: Longest-imprisoned US inmate exonerated 48 years on
45 minutes ago About sharing Glynn Simmons says his time in prison is a “lesson in resilience and tenacity” By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who was in prison for almost half a century for a 1974 murder, the longest wrongful sentence to be served in the…
Israel Gaza: ‘I walked my kids past explosions and rotting corpses’
1 hour ago About sharing Jehad, his wife and their four sons at home before the war After weeks of Israeli bombing, on 16 November Jehad El-Mashhrawi and his young family fled their home in northern Gaza. The BBC Arabic cameraman shares a vivid and shocking account of what he, his wife and children experienced…
Israel Gaza: What Gaza’s death toll says about the war
8 hours ago About sharing By Merlyn Thomas BBC Verify At least 20,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been reported killed since Israel began bombing the territory in the wake of Hamas’s 7 October attacks. BBC Verify examines what Gaza’s death toll reveals about the conflict. On average, nearly 300 people have been killed each day…