Moment tiger and boar rescued from well in India
An unlikely pair of a tiger and a boar were rescued from a well in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Officials said the boar was being…
Scammers spread fake nude pictures of me on social media
Naga Munchetty BBC presenter Alamy “Naga Munchetti: This is the most humiliating day of my life. Yesterday’s news shocked the whole of the UK.” The headline was enough to make…
Kay Burley retires from Sky News after 36 years
Sky News presenter Kay Burley has announced she is retiring from the network after 36 years. Closing the channel’s breakfast programme on Wednesday, Burley said it had been “an honour…
Police can check school bags, minister says
BBC Education minister Lynne Neagle said police officers could be called upon to help with bag searches at schools Teachers can call on police officers to search pupils’ bags if…
Swinney attacks Trump’s Gaza ‘take over’ plans as ‘ethnic cleansing’
Angus Cochrane BBC Scotland News Getty Images Donald Trump has suggested turning Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” Scotland’s first minister has said there must be no ethnic…
USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday
Thousands of employees at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave from Friday night, the agency has said in a statement on its website.…
Belgian police hunt for gunmen in Brussels underground
Belgian police are looking for armed gunmen after a shooting reported in one of the capital’s underground stations. CCTV footage shows at least two men wearing balaclavas and carrying what…
Trump outlines his plan for resettlement of Gazans after war
US president Donald Trump has outlined his vision for the future of Gaza, saying “I don’t think people should be going back” there. He suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza to…
What President Trump has said about Gaza
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Tuesday. Since the ceasefire deal was agreed on 19 January, Trump had, in…
Philippines parliament votes to impeach vice-president
The Philippines’ parliament has voted to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte following complaints about alleged corruption. Duterte, the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, has been accused of misusing millions of…