The US television network has been building its own news division separate from NBC News, and will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from its new logo. The MSNBC news network has said it will change its name to become My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from […]
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Watch: Emergency crews tackle wildfires in Spain and Portugal Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the blazes has risen to four. On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck […]
Sophia Allsopp BBC News, West of England BBC The former Debenhams in Gloucester has been transformed into a university building An art charity has said it is “absolutely buzzing” to be part of a £75m city centre university campus that officially opened its doors on Monday. Art Shape, which works with the NHS to deliver […]
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Tim Dodd/BBC Puppies have enjoyed the leaf fall in Cardiff in August It’s still hot in many parts of the UK, but some tree leaves are turning yellow and blackberries are so ripe in hedges that they’re tasting alcoholic. Councils in London have issued “do not sit under trees” […]
Azizullah Khan BBC Urdu, reporting from Buner Gavin Butler BBC News, Singapore BBC At least 314 people have been killed and 156 injured due to rains and flash floods in recent days Nestled among the lush green mountains of Pakistan’s north, and with a river flowing serenely through its centre, Bishnoi was, until recently, a […]
The first World Humanoid Robot Games have concluded in Beijing with more than 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they took part in events ranging from the 100m (109-yard) hurdles to kung fu. Two hundred eighty robotics teams from 16 countries competed at the Chinese capital’s National Speed Skating […]
Marie-Louise Connolly Health correspondent, BBC News NI BBC Hannah Farrell was a nurse at the Children’s Cancer Unit until she resigned in 2019 A whistleblower who resigned from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children over staff shortages has said the system left her broken, disillusioned and burnt out. Hannah Farrell, who left the Children’s […]
Here are the key events on day 1,271 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Monday, August 18: Politics and diplomacy The leaders of several European countries announced that they will accompany Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with United States President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Top Senate Democrats have written an open letter to President Donald Trump, cautioning about resuming exports of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. Trump permitted the exports on the condition that companies […]
Residents accuse officials of not warning them to evacuate as torrential rain, cloudbursts trigger deadly flooding. Climate change-induced flash floods have killed at least 337 people in northwestern Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority, while dozens remain missing after the area was hit by flash floods in recent days. In Kishtwar district, emergency […]