By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69. His family confirmed his death “with deep sorrow and profound regret” in a statement on Tuesday. Wright joined the BBC in the 1970s and went
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Reuters US President Joe Biden has said civilians who are “packed” into Rafah in the Gaza Strip are “exposed and vulnerable” and must be protected. Israel must make “credible” efforts to protect the more than one million Palestinians sheltering in the southern Gazan city, he said. Rafah has come under heavy Israeli air strikes in
By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Labour says it has “withdrawn support” for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali after his comments on Israel. The BBC understands Mr Ali has been suspended from Labour pending an investigation. The party said the decision was taken after “new information about further comments” by Mr Ali came to
Israel says two Israeli hostages have been rescued in a raid in Rafah, amid reports of “violent” Israeli air strikes on the southern Gazan city. A spokesman for the Israeli military says the freed hostages are in good condition, and they have been taken to hospital for medical tests. Earlier, the Palestine Red Crescent Society
Reuters By Adam Durbin BBC News US President Joe Biden told Israel’s prime minister a military operation in Rafah should not happen without measures to ensure the safety of civilians, the White House has said. In a call with Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Biden said Israel needed a “credible and executable plan” to protect the more
Reuters Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah – the city in southern Gaza crammed with Palestinian refugees. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said “over half of Gaza’s population are sheltering in the area”, while Dutch FM Hanke Bruins Slot said there could be “many civilian casualties”. Saudi Arabia warned
Rajab Family By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Jerusalem A six-year-old girl who went missing in Gaza City last month has been found dead, along with several of her relatives and two paramedics who tried to save her. Hind Rajab was fleeing the city with her aunt, uncle and three cousins when the car they were
Reuters By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Jerusalem People living in the isolated north of Gaza have told the BBC that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. Some residents have resorted to grinding animal feed into flour to survive, but even stocks of those grains are
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Merlyn Thomas & Jamie Ryan BBC Verify Videos of Gazan detainees stripped, bound and blindfolded that were filmed and uploaded online by Israeli soldiers could breach international law, legal experts say. International law says detainees must
President Biden has angrily criticised a special counsel report on classified documents which questioned his memory and ability to recall dates and events. The US leader held a surprise news briefing at the White House, telling reporters: “My memory is fine.” Special Counsel Robert Hur found that Mr Biden had mishandled classified documents but would
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Seddon Politics reporter Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he had no choice but to ditch Labour’s £28bn a year green investment pledge. He defended the U-turn by claiming it was no longer affordable because the
Getty Images By Mark Poynting BBC News climate reporter For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU’s climate service. World leaders promised in 2015 to try to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5C, which is seen as crucial to help avoid the most damaging impacts.
Israeli government By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas’s proposed ceasefire terms – saying “total victory” in Gaza is possible within months. He was speaking after Hamas laid out a series of demands in response to an Israel-backed ceasefire proposal. He said negotiations with the group were “not going
By Sophie Hutchinson and Aurelia Foster BBC News Families of children left disabled by an epilepsy drug and women injured by pelvic mesh implants should be given urgent financial help, England’s patient safety commissioner has said. Dr Henrietta Hughes has called on the government to act quickly to help victims of the two health scandals.
Reuters By Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent, and Sean Seddon BBC News King Charles has been pictured for the first time since his cancer diagnosis as the Duke of Sussex arrived in the UK to visit his father. The King and Queen Camilla were pictured in a car and are believed to be travelling to Sandringham.
Getty Images By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed – it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began “regular treatments” on Monday and will postpone