‘First time I’ve come to Syria without fear of arrest’
A Syrian herself, BBC Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab says this is the first time she has crossed into the country “without fear of detention, without fear of arrest”. Earlier,…
Prince William serves Christmas lunch at shelter he visited with Diana
The Prince of Wales has served Christmas lunch at a homeless shelter that he first visited with his mother. Prince William has previously spoken about the profound impact of visits…
Michail Antonio crash: West Ham striker has surgery on lower limb fracture
West Ham striker Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture following his car crash on Saturday, the club has announced. He will be “monitored in hospital over…
HTS leader not only player in Syria’s fast-changing future
EPA “They arrived here worried about the Islamists,” is how one source described the mood of Arab foreign ministers who flew into Doha on Saturday evening for urgent talks aimed…
La Houguette Primary School closed due to storm
A primary school on the west coast of Guernsey will be closed on Monday due to damage sustained during Storm Darragh. The States of Guernsey said the upper roof of…
BBC sees looting at Bashar al-Assad’s residence
BBC Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab witnessed people looting a residence belonging to Bashar al-Assad, in chaotic scenes after he fled the country. “I’ve never been into this street… I…
43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update
Some 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s invasion began, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a rare admission of the extent of the nation’s casualties. In a post on…
BBC in Umayyad Square amid deafening gunfire
Rebel fighters and members of the public have gathered in the Syrian capital Damascus to celebrate the end of President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. The BBC’s Lina Sinjab was drowned out…
Thousands without power in Northern Ireland after Storm Darragh
NIE This scene in Markethill Road, Craigavon, has been replicated across Northern Ireland Community assistance centres will open later for the thousands of households who are still without power after…
‘The best way to effect change is through music’
Beyond Skin/ Smack Jay Smack Jay filming a music video in Belfast Zambian rapper and human rights activist Samuel Miyoba, known by his stage name Smack Jay, believes that a…