By Jeremy Bowen BBC international editor, Jerusalem After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a manmade famine. It has increased the pressure on Israel to fulfil its legal responsibilities to protect Palestinian civilians, and to allow adequate supplies of humanitarian aid
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BBC/Sky/ITV News By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The King has recorded a message for the Maundy Thursday service praising those who “extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need”. The message will be played at the service at Worcester Cathedral. The King, who is being treated for cancer, will not be attending
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Getty Images By Jennifer McKiernan BBC political reporter A Conservative peer – and ex-adviser to Boris Johnson – has warned “fleeceholds” will be “the next great scandal” to hit the housing market. The term is used to describe the plight of homeowners on new-build estates locked into private maintenance contracts for communal areas. More than
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Jill Lockhart By Andrew Picken & Lisa Summers BBC Scotland News A mum has been told her ten-year-old daughter’s spinal condition is now inoperable after having planned surgery cancelled seven times since September. The curvature of Eva Tennent’s spine is now so severe that her mum Jill Lockhart fears she will not survive. Her family
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By Marc Ashdown BBC Business correspondent Holidaymakers are being warned not to get caught out by the “passport 10-year rule” which can ruin EU travel plans. UK travellers used to be able to carry up to nine months from an old passport over on to a new one. But post-Brexit, EU countries will not accept
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Facebook By George Wright & Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News Six people, including a father of three originally from El Salvador, are now presumed dead after a container ship hit Baltimore’s iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge. The US Coast Guard said late on Tuesday that it had concluded the men had died and intended to
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Getty Images By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped again, setting a new low recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 24% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2023, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns. That is five percentage points down on last
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Wales agonisingly missed out on qualification for Euro 2024 as they suffered a penalty shootout defeat in their play-off final against Poland on a night of crushing disappointment in Cardiff. In what was a first shootout for Wales’ men in a competitive match, Daniel James missed the only spot-kick – saved by Wojciech Szczesny –
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The boss of Centrica, the energy giant which owns British Gas, has seen his pay package rise by almost £4m. Chris O’Shea’s remuneration was £8.2m in 2023, up from £4.5m in 2022, according to the firm’s annual report. The package consists of a salary of £810,000, a £1.4m annual bonus and £5.9m in long-term bonus,
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