Zoya Mateen BBC News, Ahmedabad AFP via Getty Images The plane crashed shortly after takeoff in a residential neighbourhood in the city of Ahmedabad For Mistry Jignesh, 72 hours feel like an eternity. Since Thursday evening, Mr Jignesh and his family have been doing the rounds of the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, trying to find […]
No Kings protests will be held across the country. The protests are the same day as a military parade in Washington to celebrate the Army’s 250th birthday which coincides with Trump’s 79th birthday. DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST: As President Trump watches the military parade, demonstrations are planned in cities and towns all across the country. They’re […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of the most […]
Amnestly International called on the Nigerian government to do more to stop attacks in Benue State. At least 100 people have been killed in a northcentral Nigerian town following an overnight attack by gunmen, as Amnesty International called for the government to end the “almost daily bloodshed in Benue state”. The attack, which occurred from […]
Multiple rounds of severe weather are forecast to impact the North-Central U.S., including cities such as Minneapolis, Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City, over the next week. A series of pieces of energy are setting the stage for multiple days of severe weather across the North-Central U.S., in a region that has largely missed out […]
Angie Brown BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter Kieran Innes Brian and his son Kieran say they now have a strong bond following the transplant Kieran Innes was just 25 when he was diagnosed with kidney failure and told he would need dialysis three times a week. He was devastated and worried that he would […]
A call for all staff in Nigeria’s ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy. An internal memo from the head of the ministry’s HR department urges staff to attend a solemn prayer session and fast for the next three Mondays. Some Nigerians have responded by questioning the […]
The government has written to Sainsbury’s and Morrisons asking them to stop “advertising and promoting” heated tobacco products, which it says is against the law. The BBC reported in February the supermarkets were displaying posters and video screens showing devices which create a nicotine-containing vapour by heating tobacco with an electric current. At the time, […]
Eve Jones Eve Jones says messaging promoting extreme thinness online is detrimental A woman who struggled with anorexia said she had to delete TikTok to protect her health after “skinnytok” flooded her feed with “damaging” weight loss advice. If you have not heard of it, “skinnytok” is a controversial side of social media where people […]
This combo from photos provided by Minnesota Legislature shows Rep. Melissa Hortman, left, and Sen. John Hoffman. Hortman, a former state House speaker, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home early Saturday, officials said. In a separate incident Hoffman and his wife were shot and wounded at their home. Minnesota Legislature/AP […]