1 hour ago About sharing By Ethar Shalaby BBC Arabic The death toll in Gaza is rising as Israel presses on with its war against Hamas, following the attacks on 7 October in which 1,400 people were killed in Israel. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,000 people have been killed since…
33 minutes ago About sharing By Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Sam Bankman-Fried, who once ran one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering at the end of a month-long trial in New York. The jury delivered its verdict at the end of its first day…
11 minutes ago About sharing Apple sales have continued to fall, despite strong demand for its iPhones and services like streaming platform Apple TV+. The tech giant says revenues dipped 1% to $89.5bn (£73.3bn) in the three months to 30 September when compared with the same period last year. Sales of its Mac computers and…
1 hour ago About sharing Donald Trump Jr has denied any wrongdoing or involvement in the Trump Organization’s financial statements By Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein in court & Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News Donald Trump’s two eldest sons took the stand in a New York court, testifying in a civil fraud trial that threatens…
21 minutes ago About sharing Around one in four pregnant women in the UK has a Caesarean birth By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Four women giving birth by Caesarean have had surgery to cut their risk of ovarian cancer at the same time, in what doctors say is a documented first. The pioneering two-in-one…
12 minutes ago About sharing By Zoe Kleinman, technology editor, & Sean Seddon BBC News Technology in education, a future where work will be optional and deadly robots that can climb trees were all covered as Rishi Sunak sat down to talk AI with Elon Musk. The prime minister held a highly unusual “in conversation”…
23 minutes ago About sharing Smoke and flames rise following an Israeli strike on Gaza City By George Wright BBC News Israeli forces have encircled the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, Israel’s military says, as it continues its assault on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said soldiers were engaged in close quarters…
Homes were damaged, cars were submerged and huge waves battered the coast.
20 minutes ago About sharing Fishing trawlers rock in the sea as waves crash against the harbour wall in Folkestone, Kent By Harrison Jones BBC News Communities across the British Isles are reeling after Storm Ciarán battered homes and businesses. There is widespread flooding and damage around the UK, with thousands of homes left without…
8 minutes ago About sharing The Colombian government is offering a reward for information about Luis Manuel Díaz’s whereabouts By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The Colombian government says that the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz was kidnapped by left-wing rebels of the National Liberation Army (ELN). Luis Manuel Díaz was seized at gunpoint along…