David Gritten BBC News, Jerusalem Anadolu via Getty Images Smoke rises over western Deir al-Balah during an Israeli offensive on Monday The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel’s ground offensive in central Gaza has compromised its efforts to continue working, after its facilities came under attack. The UN agency accused Israeli forces of attacking a […]
BBC Dr Emily Jones returned to work after learning that she may have a cancerous lump in her abdomen A GP has said she kept on working through a cancer scare because otherwise her patients would not have been seen due to staffing issues made worse by funding. Dr Emily Jones is not alone feeling […]
The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed. China has started building a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the world’s largest source of hydroelectric power when completed, according to Chinese officials. The mega-project in the foothills of […]
Chris Craddock BBC Jersey communities reporter BBC Sports groups like Skateboard Jersey were at ‘Every Girl Moves’ Girls have been encouraged to get involved in different sports at an event where they could have a go at a range of them. The ‘Every Girl Moves’ event was held at Les Quennevais School on Monday with […]
The government has said it is making “substantial changes” to the compensation scheme for thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal. The announcement was made in Parliament two weeks after a heavily critical report into the payment scheme by the chair of the public inquiry into the disaster. Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said […]
Video from Thursday in New Pekin, Indiana, showed a camper floating through floodwaters before being pulled under a bridge and crushed. OVERLAND PARK, Kan – Police officers in Overland Park, Kansas, responded to reports of a missing person during flooding Monday morning. Officers said they were notified about a missing person about 10 a.m. Family […]
Police in Ecuador say nine people shot dead by gunmen in a pool hall on Saturday were “collateral victims” and not the intended targets of a premeditated attack. Preliminary investigations suggest the gunmen were chasing two men on a motorcycle in the town of Playas on Saturday. When one tried to hide in the pool […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sits speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, May 26, 1961. On Monday, the Trump administration released a trove of records about King’s assassination. Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive Newsportual Archives has published […]
When United States President Donald Trump unveiled his steep “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries in April, economists issued warnings of catastrophic economic harm. So far, their fears have not materialised. The US economy – the single biggest driver of global growth – has defied expectations across numerous metrics, with inflation staying low, employment and […]
FILE – A woman was found and rescued after spending nearly 3 days lost in the woods as the weather turned along the Oregon coast. (Video: US Coast Guard) DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. – First responders from multiple agencies have resumed their search for two people who are still missing after their group went over Dillon […]