Getty Images The BBC has introduced a paywall for people looking at parts of its website and app from the United States. US-based visitors to BBC.com will now have to pay $49.99 (£36) a year or $8.99 (£6.50) a month for access to most BBC News stories and features, and to stream the BBC News...
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. As Israel warned of a “prolonged campaign” against Iran and launched a new round of airstrikes on a nuclear facility and missile sites Saturday, a number of...
Five people have been killed and dozens injured as Iran launched fresh strikes across central Israel overnight, according to Israel’s national emergency service. Footage shows explosions and damage in Tel Aviv and Haifia. Officials say at least 19 people have been killed in Israel and 224 people in Iran since Friday, when the two countries...
Amber Edwards BBC News, South West BBC Marian Wade and Sgt James Gallienne with a compassionate box The family of a Devon man who died in a single-vehicle crash has launched a new initiative for police to compassionately return a loved one’s belongings. Chris Wade, from Sidmouth, died in June 2023 after he suffered a...
Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has launched a monthly “Commissioner’s Accountability Board” which she says will ensure Devon & Cornwall Police delivers an “effective and efficient police service”. The board is attended by interim chief constable James Vaughan and other senior police officers and staff from both Devon...
At least two people have been killed and another 17 injured in the biggest Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, the mayor says. Ihor Terekhov says that overnight Russia launched 48 drones, as well as two missiles and four gliding bombs. “We have a lot of damage,” he says, adding that three...
North Korea has launched a warship two weeks after it was damaged during an earlier launch attempt, in an incident that drew harsh criticism from the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. The 5,000-tonne destroyer, which was restored to balance earlier this week, was launched on Thursday and is now moored at a pier, state-run news...
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is to set up a commission to examine whether the UK should withdraw from a series of international legal agreements and overturn some domestic legislation which she fears may be binding the hands of British governments. Among the agreements being looked into is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Badenoch...
Getty Images This week, it’s time for the latest instalment in the John Wick franchise, as Ballerina hits the big screen. But that’s not all the next seven days have in store. The Nintendo Switch 2 also launches, and TikTok star Addison Rae is releasing her debut studio album. Read on for what’s coming up...
At least 14 people have been injured in a major Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, city authorities say. Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles against Kyiv, Ukraine’s air force said, causing fires in residential buildings. It was one of the biggest combined aerial assaults on the city since the war began....
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Reuters Residents survey the damage to their homes after a Russian drone strike on Saturday night on suburbs outside of Kyiv Ukraine says Russia has launched its biggest drone attack since the full-scale invasion began, targeting several regions including Kyiv, where one woman died. Russia had launched 273 drones by...
Israel’s military has announced the launch of a major offensive aimed at defeating Hamas and securing the freedom of remaining hostages in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said on its Hebrew X account that it had mobilised troops for “Operation Gideon’s Chariots” to seize “strategic areas” of the strip. Hamas-run civil defence and health ministry...
This is all very cursory right now, but what we know at the moment – the Indians have named this Operation Sindoor and as of right now hit nine sites in Pakistan in retaliation for the slaughter in Pahalgam. The Indian armed forces have confirmed it targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and...
A school leaders’ union says it is taking legal action against Ofsted over proposed changes to the way it inspects schools in England. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has asked for a judge to review plans for new school report cards, which are due to be introduced in the autumn after Ofsted got...
Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, after ordering an evacuation of a building that it said was being used by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah. The attack occurred despite a ceasefire that came into force five months ago which put an end to the conflict between Israel and the military...