At least 14 people have been killed in Bangladesh as clashes erupted between police and anti-government protesters who are demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down. The latest round of tension comes as the...
‘We’ve experienced death threats’: Play about JK Rowling’s transgender views evokes anger
The cast and production team of a controversial play about author JK Rowling’s views on transgender people say they have received death threats. Entitled TERF, it is playing at the Edinburgh fringe festival and...
Tall athlete gets small bed at Paris 2024
“It is my third Olympic and here in Paris, the bed is really not like we expect”. Niger taekwondo champion Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga complains of bed size mismatch at the #Paris2024 Olympic village. The athlete, who...
How scientists hope to save lives by drilling into active volcano | BBC News
Iceland is one of the most volcanic places on earth. The Krafla volcano has erupted 30 times in the past 1,000 years, and upended local residents. Scientists are now preparing to drill into the rock to learn more about...
Israel kills at least 16 Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school
At least 16 Palestinians, including children, were killed on August 3 in an Israeli air strike on Hamama School sheltering displaced people in Gaza’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood. Subscribe: Livestream: Facebook: X...
Courts will sit through the night to deal with rioters ‘if necessary’ | UK protests
Courts will sit through the night to process those arrested amid the UK protests "if that’s necessary", the policing minister has told Sky News. Dame Diana Johnson said those who had committed criminal...
UK police warn far-right fueled street violence affects resources needed to investigate other crimes
Police warned Sunday that efforts to deal with the violence that has erupted across towns and cities in recent days in the wake of a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left three girls dead and several wounded means...