Gaza food crisis: I miss bread, says girl
The World Food Programme has paused food deliveries to northern Gaza, noting “complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order”. The agency says the decision was not taken lightly and crews had faced crowds, gunfire and looting. Videos verified by the BBC show people rushing to delivery trucks and a man gathering […]
Ewen MacIntosh: Watch Big Keith’s iconic scotch egg scene from The Office
Actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh, best known for his role as “Big Keith” in The Office, has died aged 50. His character Keith Bishop was a monotonous, scotch egg-loving accountant, a nod to MacIntosh’s deadpan humour. The show’s creator Ricky Gervais led the tributes on X, describing MacIntosh as “an absolute original”. Watch his iconic […]
Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano spews plume of ash and gas
Authorities have declared a yellow alert after Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano spewed a 3km (1.86 mile) column of ash and gas on Tuesday evening. It has been erupting two to three times daily for almost a week. Located just 70km (43.5 miles) from Mexico City, Popocatépetl is one of the country’s most dangerous and most active […]
Nottingham attacks: Barnaby Webber’s family welcome review of killer’s sentence
The family of one of three people killed by Valdo Calocane have welcomed a review into his sentence. Calocane stabbed to death students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar and caretaker Ian Coates last June. The 32-year-old admitted manslaughter and was given an indefinite hospital order after he was found to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia […]
The Office actor Ewen MacIntosh dies aged 50
Co-star Ricky Gervais described the actor, who played Big Keith in the show, as an “absolute original”. Source: BBC News
Nottingham Forest fan, 92, enjoys emotional return to ground
A 92-year-old football fan who has lost most of her vision has enjoyed an emotional return to the club. Lifelong Nottingham Forest supporter Vera Hill was invited back to the City Ground for the team’s match against West Ham. Vera, who only has peripheral vision, stopped going to watch the Reds after she was diagnosed […]
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Watch moment French warships intercept drones from Yemen
Large explosions can be seen in footage released by France from its patrol zones in the Red Sea. According to the defence ministry, French Multi-Mission Frigates detected “multiple drone attacks originating from Yemen” on Monday and Tuesday. Two drones were “engaged and destroyed”, it added. The type of drones was not specified but the French […]
Ethiopia hunger: Children leave school in Tigray to feed starving families
About 400 people are thought to have starved to death in the past six months in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions, according to the national ombudsman. Thousands of children have dropped out from school and search for wild berries and leaves to feed their families. The central government denies anyone has died from hunger. Source: […]
Haley: Some came to see if I'm dropping out, I'm not
Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says she is staying in the presidential race until the very end. Source: BBC News