Sally Nabil BBC World Service Reporting fromQandil Mountains, Iraq MUSTAFA OZER/AFP via Getty Images) When the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced last month that it would disband and end its decades-long insurgency against Turkey, Leila hoped she might soon be reunited with her son. Three years ago, the former sandwich seller left home to...
Tom Bennett BBC News Reporting fromTamra, northern Israel BBC Kasem Abu al-Hija lost his daughter, two granddaughters and their aunt, in Saturday’s missile strike “I am so angry,” says Kasem Abu al-Hija, 67. On Saturday, four of his family members were killed when an Iranian missile struck their home in northern Israel, collapsing the concrete...
The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday, with tear gas fired in the Paramount district. Read full article at source...
Seetu Tewari BBC Hindi, Patna Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Cases of rape and sexual assault often make headlines in India The death of a 10-year-old rape victim in the eastern Indian state of Bihar after an alleged delay in medical treatment has sparked outrage in the country. The girl died on Sunday...
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media Rugby league authorities and supporters want to tackle any snobbery over honours Rugby league authorities say their players have been “poorly treated” by the honours system, as pressure grows for a first knighthood or damehood for the sport. The sport has gone 130 years without such an honour. “It...
Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Getty Images Complaints about substandard living conditions in social housing are now more than five times higher than they were five years ago, a new report says Complaints about substandard living conditions in social housing in England are more than five times higher than five years ago, according to the housing...
As Israel’s war in Gaza enters a new, violent phase, a growing number of voices within the country are speaking out against it – and how it’s being fought. Yair Golan, a left-wing politician and former deputy commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), sparked outrage on Monday when he said: “Israel is on the...
Wolves Women say they will apply for a licence to play in the Women’s second tier on an annual basis after players said their ultimately unsuccessful battle for promotion was “all for nothing”. Last month Wolves went into the final day of the season with a chance of promotion to the Championship, only for players...
As the sun set over Lake Turkana, a mother sobbed and threw flowers into the greenish-blue water to remember her teenage daughter who had drowned trying to reach Kenya via a new route being used by people smugglers. Senait Mebrehtu, a Pentecostal Christian Eritrean who had sought asylum in Kenya three years ago, made the...
For a start, the Gunners need to be better at defending set-pieces. While they were far from at their best against Bournemouth they were in control of the game, as the visitors did not manage a shot on target for the first hour. But their first such attempt resulted in an equaliser as Dean Huijsen...
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s president, has confirmed the detention of an opposition leader’s bodyguard, who has been missing for five days. Edward Sebuufu, alias Eddie Mutwe, was reportedly picked up on Sunday by unidentified individuals in both civilian clothes and military fatigues in the central town of Kiwango, sparking public outrage. In...
Christine Butler BBC News, Cornwall BBC Passengers line up in Callington after waiting for the bus to Launceston Passengers say they are angry and confused at changes to some bus routes in Cornwall. One of the routes used to be a direct service from Bude to Plymouth. However, the journey has been split into three,...
Getty Images Thick black smoke was still towering above the port on Sunday In Iran, mourning is turning to anger after a huge blast at its largest commercial port killed at least 40 people and injured more than 1,000. The explosion happened on Saturday morning at Shahid Rajaee port. Many people rushed to hospitals up...
BBC Amanda Dudley says the tree was a “real comfort” to her during the pandemic Whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound is a perennial subject of debate, but in one north London borough, it’s certainly made a lot of noise. The felling of a 500-year-old oak tree earlier this month in...
Ollie Watkins has a message for his Aston Villa manager Unai Emery – he wants to be starting the biggest games. The striker said he’d been “fuming” to only be a substitute for both of Villa’s Champions League quarter-final ties against Paris St-Germain. But against Newcastle on Saturday he channelled his anger perfectly as he...