US intelligence head ‘not told’ about UK secret Apple data demand
Tulsi Gabbard, the head of US National Intelligence, says she was not informed in advance about the UK government’s demand to be able to access Apple customers’ encrypted data from…
Buffy and Gossip Girl actress dies aged 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 39, the New York Police Department told CBS News, the BBC’s US…
Woking council apologises after body lay in flat for three years
Zac Sherratt BBC News, South East Hudgell Solicitors Laura Winham was found dead at her flat in Woking in May 2021 A council has apologised after one of its tenants…
What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics
US President Donald Trump sparked a social media frenzy when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social. Marianna Spring has been analysing…
Thousands of exiled West Bank residents face uncertain months ahead
Paul Adams BBC News, West Bank EPA The month-long operation has displaced about 40,000 Palestinians from four camps in the West Bank “The army forced us out. Me, my wife…
Israelis pay last respects to hostage mother and sons killed in Gaza
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Reuters Thousands of Israelis holding flags and orange balloons lined highways to watch the funeral procession In a display of deep public grief, thousands of…
British man dies and one injured while climbing in Norway
A British man has died and another was left injured while climbing in Norway. Norwegian media reported an avalanche fell while the men scaled a frozen waterfall at Gaustatoppen mountain…
Remains found in search for woman murdered in 2013
BBC Police searching for the body of a woman who was murdered by her husband 12 years ago have found human remains. Mother-of-three Rania Alayed was killed by Ahmed Al-Khatib…
Alexa relaunched with ambition to be ‘your best digital friend’
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Amazon Amazon told the BBC Alexa+ will be available on the “overwhelming majority” of its Echo devices Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, an overhauled version of its…
Tamworth SnowDome fined £100k over Louis Watkiss death
Alex McIntyre BBC News, West Midlands Liz Copper BBC Midlands Today Family Louis Watkiss, 12, was injured at the SnowDome on 24 September 2021 and died at the scene An…