West Yorkshire Police Chris Baynes & Alex Moss BBC News Two teenage cousins who stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death as he walked home from school in West Yorkshire have been jailed for life. Jovani Harriott, 17, and Jakele Pusey, 15, murdered Khayri McLean after ambushing him outside North Huddersfield Trust School last year. Khayri’s
EPA By Tom Bateman BBC News, Jerusalem Thousands of Israeli nationalists have been marching into the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, with violence directed at media covering the event. The flag parade is part of Israel’s Jerusalem Day, marking its capture of the east of the city in the 1967 war. A group of
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jemma Dempsey and Kate Whannel BBC News Rishi Sunak has agreed new defence and economic deals with Japan in a visit to Tokyo, ahead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima. Speaking on board the JS Izumo
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Davide Ghiglione & Sofia Bettiza In Botteghino di Zocca, Italy More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving nine people dead and forcing 13,000 from their homes after six months’ rainfall fell in
Reuters By Madeline Halpert BBC News A US airman suspected of leaking classified files was warned repeatedly about his handling of classified information, prosecutors say. In a court filing, US prosecutors argued Jack Teixeira should remain in detention because of his “wilful disregard” for protecting information. He allegedly leaked files even after he was warned
Fay By Esme Stallard Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News England’s water and sewage companies have apologised for not “acting quickly enough” to tackle sewage spills. They have faced mounting public anger over continued spilling of raw sewage into rivers and seas. In 2022, raw sewage was dumped into rivers and seas for 1.75 million
Reuters By Adam Durbin in London and James Landale in Kyiv BBC News Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has been attacked from the air by Russia for the ninth time this month. One person has been killed and two more wounded in a missile strike on Odesa, a Black Sea port city in the south west, officials
The Boston Celtics are the latest team unable to find an answer for Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. The Heat, who initially looked outmatched at TD Garden on Wednesday night, rallied in the second half and held on to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Butler put up 35 points and helped
Getty Images By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed bills banning children from undergoing transgender medical treatments or going to drag shows, and restricting pronoun use in classrooms. Public bathrooms and changing rooms must also be separate “based on biological sex” under the legislation. He said the laws would make
By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Kamianske One year after the Ukrainian city of Mariupol fell to Russian control, its displaced steel workers find themselves both comforted and unsettled by ghosts of their former lives. Ivan Holtvenko clutches his ID card from his old job in the southern port city as he chats to me in
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kayla Epstein BBC News, New York A New York City cab driver who drove the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for about 10 minutes on Tuesday night as they tried to shake off photographers has said
Getty Images The government has banned the issuing of licences for animal testing of chemicals used as ingredients in cosmetics products. The government had allowed animal testing for makeup ingredients to resume despite a 25-year ban. A recent court ruling said the government changed a policy on animal testing to align with EU chemical rules.
EPA By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Eight people have been killed and several are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, officials say. About 10,000 people have been evacuated, and some had to be rescued from roofs by helicopter. The authorities say 14 rivers have broken their banks, flooding 23 towns.
Getty Images By Tom Gerken and Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC News Twitter owner Elon Musk has defended his controversial social-media presence, saying he will “say what I want” even if it loses him money. Mr Musk was responding to accusations of antisemitism on Twitter, after his tweet George Soros “hates humanity” was criticised by the Israeli
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Rachel Russell BBC News The Metropolitan Police was not under political pressure to stop anti-monarchy protesters at the Coronation, a senior Met officer has told MPs. Matt Twist, assistant commissioner, told the Home Affairs Select Committee
Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi, a spokesperson for the prince has said. The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday. In a statement, the prince’s spokesperson said the “relentless pursuit” lasted for over