Watch: Crocodile swimming in Australian floods
Record rainfall driven by a tropical cyclone has caused widespread flooding in the country’s north-east.
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Sellafield boss hits back at safety failure claims
1 hour ago About sharing Sellafield is widely regarded as Western Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News, Sellafield The chief executive of Sellafield has hit back at reports that computer systems at the nuclear site in Cumbria have been hacked. Euan Hutton told the BBC there was no evidence…
Lord Cameron calls for release of jailed HK tycoon
2 hours ago About sharing All eyes are on Hong Kong as Jimmy Lai’s long-awaited trial begins in the city on Monday By Kelly Ng BBC News Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s long-awaited trial over charges that he “colluded with foreign forces” has begun in Hong Kong. The 76-year-old, who has been behind bars since…
Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out ‘SOS’ sign written with leftover food
1 hour ago About sharing Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers in Gaza on Friday had used leftover food to write signs pleading for help, Israel says. The men had been staying at the building next to where they were shot “for some period of time”, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Officials…
Moment landslide sweeps down mountainside into Lake Garda
The landslide created large waves and disrupted traffic on lakeside roads.
Alex Batty: French couple give details about British teen’s life
40 minutes ago About sharing A younger Alex Batty, pictured before he went missing. By Gerry Jackson BBC News The owners of a French farmhouse where British teenager Alex Batty stayed during his years missing abroad have spoken about his time living there. Alex left home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with his mother and grandfather…
Chaotic scenes as people run after lorries carrying aid in Gaza
The vehicles carrying aid through the city of Rafah in Gaza are being mobbed by crowds.
France calls for ‘immediate and durable’ ceasefire in Gaza
5 hours ago About sharing Israel says military pressure is needed on Hamas to secure the release of hostages France has called for an “immediate and durable truce” in the Israel-Hamas war, saying that it is deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza. Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna added that too many civilians were being killed….
Strictly Come Dancing: Brian Cox turned down show as he’s ‘too old’
1 hour ago About sharing Brian Cox says there is a “joke element” to being on Strictly By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Brian Cox has said he turned down an invitation to be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing as he felt he was “told old” to take part. The Succession star, 77, told the…
How Taiwan became a semiconductor superpower
13 hours ago About sharing Chips have driven Taiwan’s astonishing economic success By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Taiwan When 23-year-old Shih Chin-tay boarded a plane for the United States in the summer of 1969, he was flying to a different world. He grew up in a fishing village surrounded by sugarcane fields. He had attended…