World / November 17, 2023 Israel’s War on American Student Activists For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups. James Bamford Ad Policy Students gather in support of Palestine at Harvard University. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty) As 2,000-pound…
World / November 17, 2023 Two Cheers for Isolationism The left should be arguing that the US’s purpose is its own redevelopment—which is incompatible with global primacy. Jeff Faux Ad Policy An American flag as seen through a window. (Dave G. Kelly / Getty) American progressives are at a foreign policy dead end. Their historic…
Everton receive an immediate 10-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play rules.
23 minutes ago About sharing The chancellor is considering cutting inheritance and business taxes at next week’s Autumn Statement, the BBC has been told. Jeremy Hunt could make such moves, as first reported by the Financial Times, depending on the latest predictions from the UK’s main economic forecaster. A Treasury source said no final decisions…
There will be restricted visitor access to the pandas from 30 November before they return to China in December.
The rapper’s hits include Who Am I? (What’s My Name) and Drop It Like It’s Hot Mark Savage BBC music correspondent 1 hour ago Snoop Dogg, who has built a public persona around his copious marijuana intake, says he is giving up smoking. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, made the surprise…
8 hours ago About sharing By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent The sight of wild swans flying in for the winter is becoming less common in the face of climate change. Scientists say Bewick’s swans are changing their behaviour in a warming world, with fewer making it back to the UK and those that do arriving…
1 hour ago About sharing There is a long waiting list at Jasmine Johnson’s nearest nursery, so her child will miss out on funded childcare hours By Daniel Wainwright, data journalist, BBC Verify, and Vanessa Clarke, education reporter BBC News Jasmine Johnson thought she was planning ahead when she rang her local nursery at 20…
Shoppers bought less in October amid higher prices, rising living costs and poor weather.
54 minutes ago About sharing The Leonids can be seen at the same time each year in mid-November By Maddie Molloy BBC News Climate & Science The Leonids – one of the most prolific annual meteor showers – will be streaking across UK skies in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday. Characterised by fast,…