Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Israel’s security cabinet meeting after hostage deal agreed
Trump can bask in some glory after cutting through Israel’s delaying tacticspublished at 07:08 Greenwich Mean Time 07:08 GMT Jeremy BowenInternational Editor, reporting from Jerusalem Image caption, Israel’s nationalist right was delighted when Trump won a landslide victory in the US presidential election in 2024 Donald Trump has made an impact on the Middle East […]
Women say police don’t take obscene calls and indecent exposure seriously
BBC Rebecca says other women came forward when she posted about her experience on social media In October, business coach Rebecca Amin opened her laptop to join a video call as her children played in the room next door. When her male client turned on his camera Rebecca was shocked to find he was standing […]
Barnsley ex-teacher one of UK’s top businesswomen
BBC/Victoria Scheer Amazelab founder Leonie Briggs has been named as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs. A former chemistry teacher who wants to inspire the next generation of scientists has been named as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs. Leonie Briggs, who is 42 and from Barnsley, set up her business […]
Netanyahu office says deal to release hostages now agreed
Reuters The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a “deal to release the hostages” has been agreed. Netanyahu had delayed a cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, due on Thursday, accusing Hamas of seeking last-minute changes to the agreement. On Friday morning his office said Netanyahu had been informed by the […]
The 25 best places to travel in 2025
Getty Images From bubblegum-coloured lakes in Australia to a solar-powered safari camp in Botswana, these are BBC journalists’ top destinations this year. Travel has the power to connect, inspire and even transform us. Peering over the edge of a crashing waterfall in Newfoundland and ascending sawtooth spires in the Italian Dolomites reveal how wondrous the […]
Israel vote on Gaza ceasefire deal delayed
Getty Images Strikes continued in Gaza overnight on Wednesday after the ceasefire deal was announced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, due on Thursday, accusing Hamas of seeking last-minute changes to the agreement. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a “loose end” was being […]
Berkshire farmer says mental health in industry at ‘all-time low’
A farmer says government changes to subsidies and tax have left mental health in the industry at an all-time low. Dan Willis, who owns Rookery Farms near Newbury, Berkshire, says the changes announced in the autumn budget will cost him about £35,000 this year. He told the BBC he feared some in the farming community […]
Gloucestershire campaign to reduce milk use angers dairy farmers
Getty Images Farmers in Gloucestershire have hit back at the non-dairy campaign A council campaign to get people to swap cow’s milk for oat or almond alternatives has angered local farmers. It is part of the Swaps in Seconds campaign which Gloucestershire County Council said could help reduce people’s carbon footprints. One local farmer said […]
‘Mammoth task’ to identify bodies, police say
Getty Images Rescued miners have been taken for medical checks It will be a “mammoth task” to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police spokesperson says. Seventy-eight corpses, along with more than 240 illegal miners, have been hoisted to the surface since Monday as part of […]
Birmingham chefs push for better mental health support
BBC Sam Sears said he missed out on family events due to his work as a chef Hospitality firms are being urged to do more to support chefs in their kitchens with their mental health after one says there is still a stigma around the issue. Sam Sears, deputy head chef at the Edgbaston Park […]