UNRWA claims: UN agency condemns aid halt over alleged help for Hamas attacks
Created in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, is the biggest UN agency operating in Gaza. It provides healthcare, education and other humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. It employs around 13,000 people inside Gaza. Source: BBC News
Newspaper headlines: ‘Rwandans get UK asylum’ and PM wants ‘Saga vote’
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron sets out what he believes to be a possible path to lasting peace. He says there should be an immediate pause in the fighting, to allow aid to enter the area and negotiations to begin on the release of remaining hostages. He wants Hamas leaders […]
Post Office chairman Henry Staunton steps down
The government says the decision was made with mutual consent – but the Post Office says he was asked to go. Source: BBC News
Your pictures on the theme of 'wilderness'
A selection of striking images from our readers around the world. Source: BBC News
Icon of the Seas: World’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami
On Thursday, Argentina’s World Cup winning captain Lionel Messi, who currently plays for Inter Miami, took part in the ship’s naming ceremony. He was seen placing a football on a specially-built stand to trigger the traditional “good luck” breaking of a champagne bottle against the vessel’s bow. Source: BBC News
Xavi: Barcelona manager to leave at end of season
Xavi scored 85 goals in 767 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions between 1998 and 2015 Barcelona manager Xavi says he will step down at the end of the season. The former Barcelona and Spain midfielder took charge in November 2021 after leaving Qatari side Al Sadd. He guided them to the Spanish title in […]
Liverpool: Large blaze causes huge plumes of smoke over city
The main body of the fire has now been extinguished, firefighters say. Source: BBC News
UK halts aid to UN agency over claims staff helped Hamas attack
The UK government is “appalled” by allegations UNRWA staff were involved in 7 October attacks. Source: BBC News
FA Cup 2024: Maidstone’s Sam Corne scores winner against Ipswich
Sam Corne’s 66th-minute strike seals a 2-1 victory for Maidstone United against Ipswich Town to send the sixth-tier side into the FA Cup fifth round. FOLLOW LIVE FA CUP UPDATES: FA Cup: Sixth-tier Maidstone back in front at Ipswich Available to UK users only. Source: BBC News
Queen Camilla visits King Charles in hospital after prostate treatment
The Palace said the reason the King made his diagnosis public was to send a message to other men to get their prostates checked, and following the disclosure, the NHS website saw a surge in searches about enlarged prostates, an interest welcomed by doctors and charities. Source: BBC News