Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Deif
Hamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip last year. Israel’s military said in August that it had…
New outbreak kills nurse in Kampala
Uganda’s ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death. The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms…
Chancellor changes mind over Leeds Bradford Airport expansion
Gemma Dillon Political Reporter, BBC News, West Yorkshire PA Media Rachel Reeves says she would now back the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport, despite previously opposing it The Chancellor has…
Plane experts query how collision happened in ‘most controlled airspace’
LISTEN: Audio of air traffic controllers seemingly directing the helicopter to avoid the plane The aviation world is struggling to understand how a deadly mid-air collision between a passenger plane…
Court told DNA links man to police officer murders
Lyndsey Telford BBC News NI PA Media Martin McCauley leaves a garda station in Dublin in 2005 A man accused of the “callous and cowardly” murder of three police officers…
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Johannesburg Reporting fromJohannesburg AFP South Africa and Rwanda are embroiled in a spat over the deadly DR Congo conflict South Africa and Rwanda’s already fraught diplomatic…
Mexico asks Google Maps not to rename Gulf of Mexico
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has written a letter to Google asking the firm to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico. US President Donald Trump signed an executive…
Partner’s father guilty of Llanelli murder
A 50-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his son’s 30-year-old partner. Sophie Evans’ body was found lying face down and naked on the kitchen floor of a house…
US and Russian figure skaters were on board crashed plane
A number of figure skaters – including six people associated with the Figure Skating Club of Boston – were among the passengers on board an aeroplane that hit a helicopter…
Blair praises ‘extraordinary’ Prescott at funeral
BBC News Tony Blair was among more than 300 invited guests at the funeral of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott John Prescott’s achievements were “extraordinary”, said former Prime Minister…