Kenyan MP shot dead in ‘targeted’ attack in Nairobi
A Kenyan member of parliament has been shot dead in the streets of the capital Nairobi by gunmen on a motorcycle in a suspected assassination. Police said the attackers had…
Uganda’s shea nut trees under threat as charcoal favoured instead of beauty creams
Njoroge Muigai & Anne Okumu BBC News, Koboko BBC Mustafa Gerima, nicknamed “Mr Shea”, wants Ugandans to understand the value of shea nuts A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a…
Harrogate ‘hanami’ as people flock to photograph cherry blossom
PA Media The blossom on The Stray in Harrogate only appears for a couple of weeks each spring Julia Bryson BBC News, Yorkshire Sakura season in Japan attracts millions of…
Kamala Harris hits out at Trump in first major speech since losing election
Former vice-president Kamala Harris has criticised the Trump administration’s agenda in her first major speech since losing the US election. Speaking at an event run by Emerge, a political organisation…
Minister starting to take women’s health seriously
Ammar Ebrahim BBC Jersey political reporter BBC Health Minister Tom Binet faced questions from a scrutiny panel Jersey’s health minister is “finally understanding the issues facing women’s health”, the head…
‘Playing Celine Dion on stage is a lot of pressure’
Getty Images Lauren Drew, 32, from Port Talbot, plays Celine Dion in Titanique the musical in London’s West End When Lauren Drew was offered the role of Celine Dion in…
Netanyahu under pressure as reservists speak out against Gaza war
Paul Adams BBC News, Jerusalem BBC Ex-spy boss Danny Yatom is among the thousands to have signed letters demanding an end to the Gaza war Israel’s war in Gaza grinds…
Baby loss certificate ‘helped to heal’ Yorkshire dad
Excited to start their family, Alex Walmsley and his partner were awaiting the results of a 12-week scan when they were told their baby would not survive pregnancy. It was…
Birmingham bin dispute goes to May Day mediation talks
Tanya Gupta BBC News, West Midlands Reuters Residents have been taking their waste to mobile collection points during the strike Talks aimed at resolving the long-running bin strike in Birmingham…
‘very rare’ for accused to hold gatherings, says ex-husband
Simon Atkinson and Katy Watson BBC News, Morwell BBC Simon Patterson was invited to the fatal meal prepared by Erin Patterson – but decided not to attend the day before…