Month: October 2023

Reuters By Christy Cooney BBC News British nationals in Gaza have been told to be ready in case the Rafah border crossing into Egypt is opened. The crossing, which lies in Gaza’s south, is currently the only route out of the territory, with Hamas, Egypt, and Israel all exercising degrees of control over who can

Reuters Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place across the UK, including in London and Manchester. In London several thousand people marched from the BBC’s New Broadcasting House to Downing Street. More than 1,000 police officers were deployed. Police warned that anyone showing support for Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organisation, or deviating from the route, could face

John Boon, BBC News By Lauren Moss and Josh Parry, LGBT correspondent and producer BBC News Same-sex couples are still having to pay thousands of pounds before they can access NHS fertility treatment, BBC News has found. In England, the NHS will fund in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) for heterosexual couples who have been trying for a

By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Israel “God Forbid.” Shortly after sunrise on the morning of Saturday 7 October, a message pings on 200 phones of the Be’eri mothers’ WhatsApp group. Minutes later another message lands: “We have a terrorist on the stairs. Call someone.” WARNING: Some readers may find details in this article distressing. Hamas

Getty Images By Aoife Walsh BBC News The UK will send surveillance aircraft and two Royal Navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean in plans “to support Israel”, No 10 says. The aircraft will begin patrols tomorrow to “track threats to regional stability such as the transfer of weapons to terrorist groups”. The package includes surveillance

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Sean Seddon BBC News The UK is arranging flights to get stranded British nationals out of Israel, the Foreign Office has said. The first plane will leave Tel Aviv on Thursday, with more planned “in the coming days, subject to security”. Those eligible to leave will be contacted directly and British nationals should

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By James Cook & Paul O’Hare Scotland editor The wife of Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said her parents, who have been trapped in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel, are “terrified” about what might happen

Family handout By Michael Sheils McNamee BBC News Seventeen British nationals, including children, are dead or missing after the Hamas attack on Israel, an official UK source has told the BBC. It is an increase on the previous estimate of “more than 10“. The death toll in Israel has reached 1,200, with more than 900

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jeremy Bowen International editor, in southern Israel Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find disturbing Kibbutz Kfar Aza is a microcosm of the first few days of this war, and also a glimpse

Sir Keir Starmer’s conference speech was disrupted as a man approached the Labour leader as he prepared to speak. The man shouted about “true democracy” and “crisis” before he was dragged of the stage. Sir Keir laughed off the protest and took off his jacket to deliver his speech. Keir Starmer promises ‘decade of national

Getty Images Warm weather last month delayed early sales of Christmas food such as puddings and seasonal biscuits, research suggests. Retail analysts Kantar said the sunny weather meant fewer people had started to stock up for the festive season. Instead, sales of ice cream, burgers and dips jumped as people continued to enjoy the sun

Getty Images By Lucy Hooker & Faisal Islam BBC News The UK faces another five years of high interest rates to stem rising prices, an influential global group has warned. The International Monetary Fund expects the UK to have the highest inflation and slowest growth next year of any G7 economy including the US, France,

Family handout By Oliver Slow BBC News A British man serving with the Israeli military has been killed in an attack by Hamas militants, his family says. Nathanel Young had been serving with the Israel Defense Forces when he was killed on the Gaza border on Saturday. The 20-year-old’s brother, Eliot Young, said Nathanel had

Getty Images By Rachel Russell BBC News At least 15 people have been killed and 78 injured after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan, officials say. The US Geological Survey said the 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck about 40km from the western city of Herat, close to the border with Iran, at around 11:00 local time (06:30

PA Media By Chas Geiger BBC Politics, in Liverpool A Labour government would cut NHS waiting lists in England by funding two million more hospital appointments a year, Sir Keir Starmer has said. On the eve of the party’s conference in Liverpool, he said that £1.1bn per year would be spent to ensure 40,000 out-of-hours

EPA By Matt McGrath, Mark Poynting, Becky Dale & Jana Tauschinski BBC News climate & science and data journalism team The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found. On about a third of days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least