Devastating European wildfires in maps – and how they’re being tackled
These extreme and unpredictable conditions make the fires all the more difficult to stop. To combat them, French firefighters have been using planes loaded with fire retardant, as well as…
Zelensky visit sends clear message of support for Ukraine, Burnham says
Andy Burnham has said the UK is “with Ukraine 100%” as Volodymyr Zelensky became the prime minister’s first international visitor since entering No 10. Burnham said the visit of the…
Israeli raid sparks fire at UN Palestinian refugee centre
Israeli forces raided a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees training centre.
Mapping Israeli settler violence in the West Bank
Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in separate attacks in the occupied West Bank in the early hours of Sunday, causing significant damage and daubing them with racist graffiti.…
How Israel uses settler-soldier terror to colonise the West Bank
How Israel uses settler-soldier terror to colonise the West Bank Settler attacks are not isolated incidents. They are all part of a strategy to grab land and colonise. By Mariam…
Why Venezuela is leaving the ICC
Venezuela is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of bias against the Global South.
Why a new war in Yemen could be different for the Houthis
Why a new war in Yemen could be different for the Houthis Recent developments strengthen anti-Houthi forces in Yemen as signs indicate that a re-eruption of the war is imminent.…
Carly Simon reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis
Simon said her problems began with arthritis in both knees and one of her hips. However, her mobility failed to improve after three replacement surgeries. “I had trouble standing up…
Man jailed for abduction and rape of girl, 15, in Edinburgh basement
She was taken into a room strewn with rubbish, forced onto a mattress on a makeshift bed and raped. Strachan warned her not to tell anyone about the attack or…
UK’s iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts
The Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has housed the UK’s largest telescope for nearly 70 years, has lost its funding and could now close, the BBC understands. The observatory and its…