West Bank: Israel Defense Forces accused of possible war crime (www.bbc.com)
In the early afternoon of 29 November last year, several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank, where they often played together....
Columbia University community 'shattered' after police raid (www.bbc.com)
Police and private security throng every entrance but one. Steel barriers line the streets. Students pack up belongings in their cars and leave for home - classes are cancelled, and exam plans are up in the air....
UCLA clashes: Police criticised for 'delayed' response to violence (www.bbc.com)
The office of California’s governor has criticised the police response to violence on campus at the University of California, Los Angeles....
'Horrific' violence at UCLA after counter-protesters attack pro-Palestinian camp (www.bbc.com)
Violence erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles after pro-Israeli counter-demonstrators attacked a pro-Palestinian campus encampment. Bubbling tensions on the campus boiled over following the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” between the rival groups.
Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue (www.bbc.com)
Iraqi refugee's 7-year old daughter who died in the Channel was born in Belgium and lived in Sweden, but has never been in Iraq (www.bbc.com)
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New Florida six-week abortion ban will be felt beyond the state (www.bbc.com)
Florida’s six-week abortion ban has come into force, closing the door - for now - on the last abortion access point in the US South....
State Secrets Law tightens grip on China social media giants (www.bbc.com)
New rules that tighten Chinese government restrictions on the country’s internet companies have come into effect today, raising concerns about how they will be applied....
Adrian Newey: Red Bull designer's lawyers negotiating early exit from team (www.bbc.com)
Leading designer Adrian Newey is negotiating an exit from Red Bull that would leave him free to join another team in early 2025, BBC Sport learns.
Woman facing eviction told she would cope living on the streets (www.bbc.com)
A 56-year-old woman who is due to be evicted on 1 May has been told she should be able to “function reasonably well” if she ends up on the streets....
Iraqi refugee's 7-year old daughter who died in the Channel was born in Belgium and lived in Sweden, but has never been in Iraq (www.bbc.com)
Belgium reportedly denied Ahmed Alhashimi asylum by arguing that Basra, his hometown in Iraq, was classified as a safe area. He said his children spent the last seven years staying with a relative in Sweden, but that he was recently informed that they would be deported, with him, to Iraq....
Scarborough woman wants answers after being told she is dead (www.bbc.com)
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Ten-year-old metal detectorist finds rare piece of history (www.bbc.com)
Brodie was out with Gloucestershire Metal Detecting Club when he found a rare 14th Century seal just metres from the family car and an inch underground. Brodie said in the future he hoped to find something “really big”, like a Roman sword....
US says Israeli army units violated human rights (www.bbc.com)
The US state department has found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in individual incidents, but says they will continue to receive US military backing.
New Florida six-week abortion ban will be felt beyond the state (www.bbc.com)
They worry the new law in Florida, which had been the last state in the region without a near-total ban, will effectively cut off abortion access for more than 21 million women of reproductive age across nearly a dozen states....
Tesla staff say firm's entire Supercharger team fired (www.bbc.com)
spoilerTesla has fired its entire Supercharger division, staff who worked in the team say. There are over 50,000 Superchargers globally, the company says, making it the world’s largest fast-charging network for electric vehicles. Boss Elon Musk said the firm would cut one in ten jobs, as it faces strong competition from less...
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester (www.bbc.com)
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester (www.bbc.com)
Iran security forces sexually assaulted and killed teenager, leaked document says (www.bbc.com)
The 16-year-old Nika Shakarami vanished from an anti-regime protest in 2022. Her body was found nine days later. The government claimed she killed herself....
Tensions grow as China ramps up global mining for green tech (www.bbc.com)
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Royal Mail waives £5 penalty charge for fake stamps (www.bbc.com)
US says Israeli army units violated human rights (www.bbc.com)
Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms, BBC investigation finds (www.bbc.com)
Staff were filmed hitting and kicking pupils at a special school and leaving them in their urine, the BBC has found....
Iran security forces sexually assaulted and killed teenager, leaked document says (www.bbc.com)
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Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester (www.bbc.com)
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran’s security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces says....