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 officia
Read more: Scientists Confirm El Niño Onset, Risking Record HeatReuters 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 Israe
Read more: Israeli Strikes Hit Tyre as Iran Issues New Warning2 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 s
Read more: Iran Strike on Israel Signals Tehran's Growing Confidence15 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 D
Read more: Three killed as Royal Navy Merlin helicopter crashes in DevonA fire has ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya’s Rift valley, killing at least 16 students. The fire broke out just after midnight at Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county, about 76 miles north-west of Nairobi, police said. The education minister, Julius Migos Ogamba, to
Read more: Dormitory Blaze Kills at Least 16 Girls in KenyaSupplied Declan Sawyer (left) and Reco Puttock died in separate incidents after getting into difficulty in water People have been warned of the dangers of swimming in open water after multiple deaths during the recent heatwave. The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) issued a warning following the fata
Read more: Open-water safety warning after nine drownings in heatwave36 minutes ago Stephen McDonell, China correspondent and Tinshui Yeung Reuters At the time of the explosion, 247 workers were said to be on duty At least 90 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, according to state media. The gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanx
Read more: China coal mine blast kills at least 90 in Shanxi7 hours ago Judith Moritz, special correspondent, and Daniel Wittenberg, senior producer 'Only we understand': Southport survivors on finding comfort together Warning: This article contains distressing and upsetting details Parents of some of the children injured in the Southport knife attack say th
Read more: Anonymity erased their daughters' stories, Southport parents sayA US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with
Read more: Critics: US Travel Ban on DRC, Uganda and South Sudan Hurts Response7 hours ago William McLennan, Colin Campbell and Josie Hannett, BBC Local Investigations Watch: "You put your money here," says shop worker offering to take cash for people smugglers People smugglers are directing migrants to pay for illegal Channel crossings using a network of UK-registered busines
Read more: UK firms' bank accounts linked to Channel crossing paymentsDonald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist
Read more: Trump: US and Nigerian forces killed ISIS 'second in command'Donald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist
Read more: Trump: US and Nigerian forces killed ISIS deputy
