Reuters By James Landale Diplomatic correspondent, in Jerusalem British troops could be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route, the BBC has learned. The US has said no American forces would go ashore and an unnamed “third party” would drive trucks along a floating causeway onto the
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Getty Images By Jeremy Culley BBC News A British man has been seriously injured after being attacked by a shark on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The 64-year-old is receiving critical care after serious injuries to his left arm, left leg and stomach, according to a local official. He said the man had been attacked
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Millie Pilkington By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent This is the first time that Buckingham Palace has said anything officially about the King’s condition since revealing his cancer diagnosis. So it’s a significant moment, breaking the silence with a positive message about his treatment and announcing, if not a complete return to good health, then at
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John Barnett A former Boeing employee, who was found dead in March, accused the company of “countless” violations of US law in testimony given just before his death. John Barnett claimed the firm tried to “eliminate” quality inspections at a plant that makes 787 planes. The former quality control manager had been giving a formal
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Getty Images By Holly Honderich & Will Vernon in Washington The Pentagon says it will “rush” Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new military aid package. The US will utilise $6bn (£4.8bn) for this purpose, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin revealed on Friday. Patriot air defence batteries are not
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Donald Trump’s criminal trial continued on Friday, hearing testimony from his former assistant as well as the remainder of former National Inquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony. Rhona Graff, who worked for Mr Trump for 34 years as his assistant, testified that she saw Stormy Daniels, the adult film star at the centre of the hush-money
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PA Media By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles will resume public engagements next week after making encouraging progress in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said. It won’t yet be a full return to official engagements for the King, but the palace is sending positive signals. The King will begin next Tuesday with a
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Chief Rabbi By Harry Low BBC News Sadiq Khan has contacted the Chief Rabbi to apologise for comments he made during a discussion about Islamophobia. Labour’s London mayoral candidate implied Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham had not been treated in the same way over similar remarks he had made about wanting a ceasefire in the Gaza
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Reuters By Fergal Keane BBC News, Jerusalem A baby rescued from her dying mother’s womb after an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza has died, the BBC has learned. Baby Sabreen al-Sakani was delivered by Caesarean section in a Rafah hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday. Amid chaotic scenes doctors resuscitated the baby, using a
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PA Media By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor An important trial of the world’s first “personalised” mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer – melanoma – is now under way in the UK. Steve Young, 52, from Stevenage, Herts, who had a melanoma growth cut out of his scalp last August, is one
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