A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent after three police officers were seriously assaulted. Officers attended a property in Gossops Drive, Crawley, at about 14:30 BST on Saturday, to arrest a suspect in an ongoing investigation. The suspect resisted arrest and assaulted the officers, causing significant injuries, before fleeing […]
The ban on the sale of single-use disposable vapes will come into force on Sunday across the UK, aimed at protecting children’s health and the environment. It means shops and supermarkets will no longer be able to stock them – but they can still sell rechargeable or refillable devices. Disposable vapes have been cited as […]
Russia has confirmed it will send a delegation to Istanbul, but Kyiv has not yet accepted the proposal. Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least two people, according to officials, as Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 11 more villages in its Sumy region bordering Russia. Russian troops launched an estimated 109 […]
Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth” and its entire population is at risk of famine, warns the United Nations, as desperate Palestinians are shot at, starved, and forced from their homes by the Israeli forces. Calling on Israel to stop its campaign of deliberate starvation and allow food into the besieged enclave, the UN […]
Watch: How two astronauts were left in space for nine months When astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore approached the International Space Station (ISS) last year with failing thrusters on their Boeing Starliner capsule, they were unable to fly forward to dock. And if they couldn’t dock, they didn’t know if they could make it […]
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition plans second sailing after earlier attempt saw ship targeted in a drone attack blamed on Israel. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham will join the next sailing of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) as it attempts to break Israel’s months-long blockade of Gaza. The “Madleen” […]
Watch the moment Douglas Ross is excluded from the chamber at FMQs Former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has questioned the neutrality of Holyrood’s presiding officer after he was ordered to leave the Holyrood chamber. Ross was ejected from First Minister’s Questions at the Scottish Parliament for talking over John Swinney as he was answering […]
Mark Norman BBC South East Health Correspondent NHS Sussex Catherine, 57, said a blood test last October “revealed she was at high risk” A woman from Brighton has said taking part in an NHS programme has helped her avoid developing type 2 diabetes. Catherine, 57, said a blood test last October “revealed she was at […]
Flowers and stones are left outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 23 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Last week’s fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., is raising fresh concern about an increase in far-left militancy in the U.S. […]
Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter Getty Images Cats use their strong sense of smell to identify and communicate with other cats Domestic cats can tell the difference between the smell of their owner and that of a stranger, a new study suggests. The study by Tokyo University of Agriculture found cats spent significantly longer […]