19 minutes ago About sharing By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Some parts of the UK could become home to mosquitoes capable of spreading dengue fever, chikungunya and zika virus by the 2040s and 2050s, health officials warn. The UK Health Security Agency’s report is based on a worst-case scenario, which would see high emissions and…
1 hour ago About sharing President Zelensky (L) seemed to have a sharp exchange with Viktor Orban (R) By Jessica Parker BBC News, Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky has had a brief – but intense-looking – conversation with the man threatening to block Ukraine’s EU aspirations. He met Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the inauguration…
51 minutes ago About sharing Soldiers in the CF333 unit, pictured training with British troops, are now in hiding in Pakistan By Joe Inwood BBC Newsnight About 200 members of Afghan special forces, trained and funded by the UK, face imminent deportation to their Taliban-controlled homeland, the BBC has learned. The figures – gathered by…
1 hour ago About sharing Kay is currently in the middle of his first tour since 2010 By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Comedian Peter Kay has performed three secret and intimate fundraising shows in Bolton – his first time on stage in his home town for 20 years. Kay broke off from his…
32 minutes ago About sharing The images show a man – stripped down to his underpants – obeying instructions to lay down a weapon By Benedict Garman BBC Verify Images of detained and stripped Palestinians apparently surrendering some weapons to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have prompted speculation about the circumstances of the events…
21 minutes ago About sharing Israeli forces have focused on the city of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is “narrowing the window” for a new truce, the Qatari prime minister has said. Speaking at the Doha Forum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar would continue its efforts to…
2 hours ago About sharing Smile Direct Club has shut down months after filing for bankruptcy in the US, leaving some customers confused and stranded as their treatment is ongoing. Best known for selling clear aligners remotely, the firm said it had made the “incredibly difficult decision” to wind down operations late on Friday. The…
22 minutes ago About sharing Princess Diana photographed with Bryan Adams after a concert in Vancouver during her tour of Canada By Rachel Russell & John Hand BBC News Bryan Adams has spoken for the first time about how his friendship with Princess Diana was sparked by a song he wrote about her doomed marriage….
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10 hours ago About sharing Tate McRae: ‘Creativity is what fuels me. If I don’t create, I have a hard time staying happy’ By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Tate McRae is buzzing with nervous energy. It’s shortly after 11:00 in the UK on Thursday, 7 December. Which, by the magic of international time zones,…