Joe Pike Political and investigations correspondent Watch: Palestine Action member speaks to BBC News A Palestine Action member has told the BBC it is “absurd” the government plans to proscribe the group, which would effectively brand it as a terrorist organisation. Saeed Taji Farouky said it “rips apart the very basic concepts of British democracy...
A security review has been launched across UK military bases after pro-Palestinian activists broke into RAF Brize Norton and sprayed two military planes with red paint. The BBC’s Phil Mackie visited the air base to look at security around its perimeter fence. Downing Street said the incident had not blocked any planned aircraft movements or...
EPA The BBC says it has decided not to broadcast a documentary about doctors working in Gaza, due to impartiality concerns it has surrounding the production. Gaza: Doctors Under Attack was commissioned by the BBC but produced by an independent production company. It was originally scheduled for broadcast in February, but has not yet aired...
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images The BBC is threatening to take legal action against an artificial intelligence (AI) firm whose chatbot the corporation says is reproducing BBC content “verbatim” without its permission. The BBC has written to Perplexity, which is based in the US, demanding it immediately stops using BBC content, deletes any it...
The US joining Israeli strikes would cause “hell for the whole region”, Iran’s deputy foreign minister has told the BBC. Saeed Khatibzadeh said this is “not America’s war” and if US President Donald Trump does get involved, he will always be remembered as “a president who entered a war he doesn’t belong in”. He said...
The editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Frediani, is taking an extended period of leave after allegations about his behaviour were reported in the media. An HR adviser from consultancy firm PwC is also supporting the corporation as it looks into the culture of the BBC One morning programme. It comes after the Sun and Deadline...
The intense fighting between Israel and Iran continues, four days after Israel launched strikes on Iran. Iran hit Israel with a wave of missiles overnight, with some penetrating the Iron Dome defence system – the number killed in Israel since Friday has risen to 24. The BBC’s Hugo Bachega is in Petah Tikva, where an...
BBC Jabez Petherick says hospice care made a big difference to him As a nurse who supports terminally ill patients to die in their own homes, Angelina Blair sees first hand the last few hours of people’s lives. “There are times where you put on a brave face, you smile, you give the care that’s...
BBC correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from Bat Yam near Tel Aviv which has been targeted by Iran. Read full article at source...
BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from Rishon LeZion, a city just outside of Tel Aviv which was hit by overnight Iran strikes. The IDF said more than 200 missiles were fired as part of the Iranian response to the large scale attacks carried out by Israel. They have urged residents to “stay alert”...
The BBC has confirmed that it will not be appealing Gerry Adams’ libel case victory. The former Sinn Féin leader sued the corporation over a 2016 BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight story and online article on the murder of British agent Denis Donaldson. Last month, a jury found Mr Adams, 76, was defamed when it was...
It seems to be the exact reverse of what’s happening – and trying to happen – here in the States, though. In Northern Ireland, it’s the native Irish who are gathering in the streets and going on a destructive bender, now in town after town, after two 14-year-old ‘immigrant’ teenagers were charged with raping a...
BBC correspondent Yogita Limaye reports from the scene of a plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, where you can see the scale of damage on the ground. An Air India plane crashed in a residential area near Ahmedabad airport earlier today, just moments after taking off. Some 204 bodies have been recovered from the crash site...
BBC Correspondent Roxy Gagdekar reports from the scene of a plane crash in Ahmedabad, India. The London bound flight was reported to have been carrying 242 passengers. Air India said the flight was carrying 169 Indian nationals, as well as 53 Britons, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals. Read full article at source...
The BBC has said it was “unacceptable” for David Walliams to make two Nazi salutes during a recording of comedy panel show Would I Lie To You? this week. The comedian and children’s author made the gestures during a segment in which a fellow panellist discussed a story about injuring their wrist while waving. Walliams...