Israel orders Gazans to evacuate part of Rafah for 'limited' operation (www.bbc.co.uk)
French bakers beat longest baguette world record (www.bbc.co.uk)
Messy Blackening wedding tradition causing a clean-up headache (www.bbc.co.uk)
Always honk when I run into a blackening, a great fun tradition
Ref will wear Camera in Palace Game (www.bbc.co.uk)
Apparently for a documentary. I wonder why they have picked a United game for this? Probably because they know there will be controversy, since we’ll likely at some point throw the game by getting in a stupid position that leads to the ref having to make a idiotic and unexplainable call that will ultimately gift Palace a win...
Surfers killed in likely carjacking, says Mexico (www.bbc.co.uk)
(just testing this gets sent to Mastodon follower)
Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air (www.bbc.co.uk)
The network denies being a threat to security, and says Israel wants “to cover up its crimes”....
Today marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay and the start of Welsh devolution. (www.bbc.co.uk)
Monday 6 May marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay and the start of Welsh devolution....
Farewell King Theoden (www.bbc.co.uk)
😢
Israel-Gaza war: 'My children cling to me as dogs raid Rafah graves near our shelter' (www.bbc.co.uk)
In a tent yards from a cemetery, Rehab Abu Daqqa tries to shield her seven children from Rafah’s horrors....
Ashford: Sewage treatment works plans to be decided (www.bbc.co.uk)
No Eurotunnel queues with new travel system, boss says (www.bbc.co.uk)
LotR Théoden actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79 (www.bbc.co.uk)
Then without taking counsel or waiting for the approach of the men of the City, he spurred headlong back to the front of the great host, and blew a horn, and cried aloud for the onset. Over the field rang his clear voice calling: ‘Death! Ride, ride to ruin and the world’s ending!’...
Why France is finding vegan croissants hard to stomach (www.bbc.co.uk)
Sussex birdsong at rewilded Knepp Estate inspires artists (www.bbc.co.uk)
Music inspired by the birdsong from a rewilded 3,500-acre park in West Sussex has been created by two artists....
Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd ruled out of new nuclear power plan (www.bbc.co.uk)
A site in Gwynedd has been ruled out of a plan for new nuclear power stations....
Conservatives lose West Midlands mayor, capping bleak results for Rishi Sunak (www.bbc.co.uk)
Labour’s Richard Parker wins in West Midlands, where Andy Street was hoping to hold on as Conservative mayor...
European election: Teen admits to attacking Matthias Ecke (www.bbc.co.uk)
Matthias Ecke was seriously injured after being kicked and hit in a suspected politically-motivated attack....
What is the mystery Roman object found on hill in Norton Disney? (www.bbc.co.uk)
A mysterious Roman artefact dug up in Lincolnshire has left experts baffled as to what it is. Found during an amateur archaeological dig in Norton Disney - where Walt Disney’s ancestors hailed from - the 12-sided object has prompted fantastical suggestions as to its use.
Abortion - Women in Wales routinely sent to England for treatment (www.bbc.co.uk)
A woman who had to travel from Wales to England for an abortion says it made her experience more traumatic....
Henry Cuellar: US congressman and wife charged with taking $600,000 in bribes (www.bbc.co.uk)
It is alleged the couple accepted money from an Azerbaijani government-run oil firm and a Mexican bank....
Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine (www.bbc.co.uk)
Labour wins Blackpool South by-election as Tories lose councils (www.bbc.co.uk)
Turkey halts trade with Israel over 'humanitarian tragedy' in Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
Officials said the measures would be in place until Israel allowed an “uninterrupted and sufficient flow” of aid....
Port Talbot: Tata Steel redundancy offer callous attack, unions say (www.bbc.co.uk)
Talks over the future of steelmaking in south Wales have broken down as unions have refused to agree to Tata Steel’s restructuring plans....
Alarm in Israel at reports of possible ICC legal action over Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
Benjamin Netanyahu has called reports of possible International Criminal Court action “an outrage”....
