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 […]
At least 10 Palestinians desperately seeking aid from a contentious and heavily criticised United States-backed organisation have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza over the last 48 hours, according to the besieged enclave’s Government Media Office. The updated toll on Wednesday comes a day after a harrowing video showed thousands of starving Palestinians rushing […]
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Reuters Saúl Luciano Lliuya says water in Lake Palcacocha has increased, putting his hometown at risk A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm’s global emissions contributed to the […]
Elen Davies BBC News Reporting fromSkomer Island Amy Compton Conservationists have counted 43,626 puffins on Skomer Island this year – a new record A record number of puffins have been recorded on a small island off the Pembrokeshire coast, despite global populations declining rapidly. According to the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW), […]
Tom McKibbin expects that competing in the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush will be something he will remember for the rest of his life. The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland was in the field last year at Royal Troon, as well as for the US Open in 2024 and US PGA last month, but feels playing […]
Jo Lonsdale BBC North East & Cumbria Investigations BBC Martin Beal’s former home, which he lost to the now cancelled A1 road scheme, has been empty since 2022 In October 2024 the government announced it was cancelling a project to widen part of the A1 in Northumberland, years after National Highways had spent more than […]