Alastair Cook: England and Essex legend retires from professional cricket
Alastair Cook ends his career with 26,643 runs from 352 first-class matches England and Essex legend Alastair Cook has announced his retirement from professional cricket, ending a record-breaking 20-year career. Left-hander Cook, 38, retired from Test cricket in 2018 but has played five more seasons with Essex since then. Cook’s contract at Chelmsford has expired […]
Teacher killed in France school stabbing
Two other people have been seriously injured in the knife attack in the northern city of Arras. Source: BBC News
Just Stop Oil spray-paint English universities orange
The group says it is protesting against ministers’ plans to licence new oil and gas projects. Source: BBC News
'Dad. They shot me. Help': Surviving the Kfar Aza kibbutz massacre
Neta had not spoken to her father for years, but she knew he was the only person who could save her. Source: BBC News
Afghans in UK visa limbo as Pakistan vows to expel migrants
“A person’s personal life wherever he happens to live should be safe, but even that is not respected,” says Qasim. “After the police started raiding hotels, Afghans have been under a lot of stress, not only my family but others too, it has caused them psychological problems; this is a severe action of theirs which […]
India v Pakistan: Battle of nerves at arch-rivals’ cricket World Cup clash
In the spin department, Kuldeep Yadav has been a revelation. His comeback to the team has been sensational. In the Asia Cup match, he made Pakistani batters sweat for each run and finished the game with five wickets, helping India record an resounding win by 228 runs. Source: BBC News
EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation
The EU’s industry chief, Thierry Breton, confirmed on Thursday the bloc had sent X a “formal request for information” to determine whether the platform was complying with the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a law designed to protect users of big tech platforms which recently came into effect. Source: BBC News
‘Bodies lie everywhere in Gaza hospital, the injured scream for help’
Gaza City’s main hospital, Al Shifa, is at breaking point, with hundreds of seriously injured people filling the hallways and bodies lying in corridors and outside, as staff work under immense pressure. Inside, BBC Arabic’s reporter Adnan Elbursh and his team, discover their own neighbours, relatives and friends are among those injured and killed. Source: […]
Bodies line corridors as Gaza hospital warns it's at breaking point
Gaza City’s hospital is over full capacity and relying on generators to keep the wounded alive. Source: BBC News
UK to deploy Royal Navy ships to support Israel
Downing Street said it would be on standby to “deliver practical support to Israel”. Source: BBC News