FILE – Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo Monday, July 21, 2025 after the prime minister’s ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in the upper house in a parliamentary election. Philip Fong/Pool AFP/AP hide caption toggle caption Philip Fong/Pool AFP/AP […]
Farouk Chothia & Yemane NagishBBC News & BBC Tigrinya AFP/Getty Images After outfoxing Egypt on the diplomatic stage for more than a decade, Ethiopia is set to officially inaugurate one of the world’s biggest dams on a tributary of the River Nile, burying a colonial-era treaty that saw the UK guarantee the North African nation […]
Are gel nails banned in the UK? Other Side of the Story contacted Dr Naila Dinani, a consultant dermatologist at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Dr Dinani appeared on the BBC Sounds Sliced Bread podcast to discuss nail polish and gels in August. She explained further about the TPO ban: “TPO is being banned […]
This is the most fascinating party conference I have ever been to. Yes, I am an insufferable nerd: I have been coming to things like this for 20 years. I have been to Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Scottish National Party, UKIP and Green Party conferences. Firstly, an admission. I arrived late here. I’m blaming Angela […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., presents Debra Willett, the granddaughter of Harlem Hellfighter Sgt. Leander Willett, with the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of all of the “Harlem Hellfighters” of World War I during a ceremony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The […]
By Louis Jacobson | Politifact Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025 President Donald Trump said US workers are already benefitting from his economic policies. “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year,” Trump said during an August 26 Cabinet meeting. Trump’s White House cherry-picked data that favours a higher earnings gain. […]
Kevin KeaneEnvironment, energy and rural affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland BBC Shell said the ruling would allow work to progress on the project The oil company Shell has submitted a fresh environmental impact assessment for the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. The company was forced to produce a new assessment after a successful […]
Islamabad, Pakistan – For the second time in three years, catastrophic monsoon floods have carved a path of destruction across Pakistan’s north and central regions, particularly in its Punjab province, submerging villages, drowning farmland, displacing millions and killing hundreds. This year, India – Pakistan’s archrival and a nuclear-armed neighbour – is also reeling. Its northern […]
Nat WrightHealth Producer Getty Images Errors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has discovered. Some patients have been wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and even prescribed medication they don’t need – and there could be more people affected say […]
Israel has rejected a statement from Hamas saying the armed group is ready for a “comprehensive deal” to end the Gaza war and free all its hostages. “This is more spin by Hamas that has nothing new,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. It insisted the war would end only once the 48 hostages – […]