Scientists Confirm El Niño Onset, Risking Record Heat
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say 3 hours ago Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent, Simon King, Lead Weather Presenter and Mark Poynting, Climate reporter EPA/Shutterstock El Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Residents Describe Homes Lost and Fear After Belfast Disorder
54 minutes ago Ciarán McCauley and Catherine Doyle, BBC News NI BBC Jamie Corrie said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames" Families in Belfast, including one with a two-month-old baby, are counting the cost of Tuesday night's violence after being forced to flee their homes in the face of
Israeli Strikes Hit Tyre as Iran Issues New Warning
Reuters Plumes of smoke billowed over the coastal city of Tyre following Israeli air strikes Israel has carried out strikes across southern Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran not to continue attacks in the country. The Lebanese health ministry said eight people were killed in Tyre, where the Israeli military issued a new order for
Iran Strike on Israel Signals Tehran’s Growing Confidence
2 hours ago Amir Azimi BBC Persian editor EPA Part of a missile is seen protruding from the ground in the Israel-occupied West Bank, following strikes from Iran When Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel overnight in response to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, the immediate military significance of the attack appeared to
Lammy: I told US vice-president Vance he was wrong
5 hours ago Joshua Nevett Political reporter Lammy: Vance's comments on Nowak murder were 'wrong' Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said he called US Vice-President JD Vance to tell him he was "wrong" in the comments he made about the murder of teenager Henry Nowak. Vance blamed the death of the 18-year-old British student
David Sullivan resigns as West Ham co-chairman immediately
West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has stepped down from his position as joint chairman of the club with immediate effect following a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times newspaper into his behaviour. The BBC said Panorama's story is due to be broadcast and published on Monday. The Hammers said they had "been
Paul Quinn jailed after DNA clears wrongly convicted man
Rapist jailed three years after wrong man cleared Greater Manchester Police Paul Quinn's DNA was discovered on the woman's vest after the attack A sex offender who was found guilty of a rape which saw an innocent man jailed for 17 years has been sentenced to 24 years. Paul Quinn, now 52, attacked the woman
Starmer says Musk is stoking division over Nowak killing
1 hour ago Jennifer McKiernan Political reporter Watch: Elon Musk 'trying to whip up division', Starmer says Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of "trying to whip up division" over the murder of Henry Nowak. There were violent protests in Southampton following the release of bodycam footage showing police handcuffing 18-year-old Nowak
WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak may have started in January
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have begun as early as January, the head of the World Health Organization said, giving the virus “a big head start”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the response was being hindered by blanket travel restrictions and highlighted high levels of community mistrust and
Three killed as Royal Navy Merlin helicopter crashes in Devon
15 minutes ago George Thorpe, Devon and Richard Green, in Sourton Down BBC The Royal Navy said an investigation had been launched following the helicopter crash Three Royal Navy personnel have died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise in Devon. Emergency services were called to Sourton Down, near Okehampton, at about 03:45 BST