Cecilia BarrÃa and Walter Fojo BBC Mundo Reporting fromEverglades, Florida Watch: ‘I have grave concerns’ – Advocate weighs environmental impact of “Alligator Alcatraz” A convoy of trucks carrying tents, construction materials and portable toilets flows into a virtually abandoned airport in Florida’s picturesque Everglades, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But they’re not helping build the...
Sam Gruet Business reporter Getty Images Airlines in the US alone made $7.27bn from check-in luggage fees last year With Air Canada and Southwest the latest airlines to charge passengers for check-in luggage, the ballooning cost of such ancillary or “junk fees” is provoking anger among politicians and consumer groups. At the same time, sales...
Matt Murphy & Kevin Nguyen BBC Verify BBC The masked and armed security contractor atop a dirt mound watches thousands of Palestinians who have been kettled into narrow lanes separated by fences below. He makes a heart shape with his hands and the crowd responds – the fence begins to bend as they push against...
When finishing third from bottom in County Championship and failing to get beyond the the group stage of either the T20 Blast or One-Day Cup competitions last season, those traits were not immediately obvious at Trent Bridge last year. Yet, Notts’ top scorers this season – captain Haseeb Hameed and Ben Slater – are again...
A former bank building in a Devon town could be converted into flats and a retail unit under new plans. The Georgian building in East Street in South Molton was previously used as a Lloyds branch, until it closed two years ago. Now developers want to create two flats, refurbish an existing apartment and provide...
A Grade II-listed windmill in Devon is to be transformed into a home despite fears the “special architectural” building could be lost. Fernicombe Windmill at Windmill Lane, Paignton, is to be turned into a single house, with a new roof structure, a two-storey extension and a garage. Nine people objected to the plan over concerns...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC The Seabury Hotel in Torquay is being demolished to make way for social housing A derelict hotel in a seaside resort is being demolished, with social housing to be built in its place. Torbay Council agreed to borrow up to £20m to fund the Hotels to Homes project....
Jake Sullivan has been, along with Anthony Blinken, one of the top players in the Democratic foreign policy world for a decade and a half. He is so good at his job that you could call him a key architect of the great policies that brought us the color revolutions, the Libyan collapse, the “Arab...
When former Bayern Munich and Germany boss Flick arrived at Barcelona, he found a number of players were performing well below expectations. Experienced stars like Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong were low in confidence, simply because of the lack of trust they felt they had from their previous coach, Xavi. Raphinha would rarely...
Umer Draz Nangiana Reporting from Muridke, Pakistan EPA On Wednesday morning, dozens of people gathered on the perimeter of a sprawling complex in the Pakistani city of Muridke to see the damage for themselves. Overnight, Indian missiles had pounded buildings at this site, which lies not far from the border with India in Pakistan’s Punjab...
Match of the Day pundit Joe Hart shows how “streetwise” Bournemouth punished Arsenal from set-pieces. Read full article at source...
Kirsty Grant & Jennifer Meierhans BBC News reporters Faisa Ali Tarabi Faisa has been looking for work for 15 months Young people have told the BBC they are finding it harder than ever to get a job, with some graduates frustrated at being turned down for roles at supermarkets. The government says getting more young...
For some reason, this morning, sixty million people across all of the Iberian Peninsula and a good chunk of France had no power. I mean, BOOM BOOM – OUT WENT THE LIGHTS In Portugal the consumption dropped from 6100 MW to 600 MW in 15 minute, but seems to be recovering to around 3 300...
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Getty Images WhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is “entirely optional” – despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app. The Meta AI logo is an ever-present blue circle with pink and green splashes in the bottom right of your Chats screen. Interacting with...
Emma Saunders Culture reporter Getty Images Actress Cate Blanchett has said she wants to quit acting to do other things, joining a long line of big Hollywood stars who gave up the red carpets for a different lifestyle. The 55-year-old is seen as one of the most talented and bankable actresses in film, but she...