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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/861f/live/112640e0-bda1-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.jpg”] Embassy of India in Israel The Indian government has praised Smit Machchhar for his “immense courage” The pilot who was stabbed on an Israel-bound flight on Wednesday has been identified as Indian national Capt Smit Machchhar. Machchhar was attacked by another pilot onboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, forcing the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e566/live/0d4e0ba0-bce4-11f1-afec-ebbb2634c4cd.jpg”] BBC/Sophie Law Miles Leeson rediscovered 80 works by the author in an attic in Oxford Miles Leeson has been studying Dame Iris Murdoch – one of Britain’s best-loved authors – for more than a decade. So when he got a call last year alerting him to the possible discovery of new work…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/dba3/live/4aa2a690-bc13-11f1-a524-3125ac41b7f5.jpg”] BBC Dave Cragg runs a chicken breeding business with his family in Wybunbury, Cheshire For the family of visually impaired chicken farmer Dave Cragg, his decision to buy AI-powered smart glasses for his 65th birthday delivered a magical moment. “It was the first birthday – and I am 33 – [that] I…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9c4f/live/05e357c0-bd4e-11f1-a52c-0511052dc036.jpg”] EPA/Shutterstock Song Min-ho, also known by his stage name Mino, is a member of K-pop group Winner. A South Korean court has handed a suspended one-year prison sentence to K-pop singer Song Min-ho after he was convicted of violating the country’s military service law. The 33-year-old member of the boy band Winner…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d928/live/c32ac9d0-bce5-11f1-afec-ebbb2634c4cd.jpg”] PA Media Harry Styles was among the artists who performed at the 2026 Brit Awards at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena The Brit Awards’ move to Manchester for the 2026 ceremony generated £5 million for the city and its surrounding area, research has found. The annual awards ceremony, widely regarded as the UK’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d849/live/8e2b1bb0-bd4c-11f1-a52c-0511052dc036.jpg”] Watch: Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey says quality of deepfakes ‘alarming’ Artificial intelligence (AI) could trigger financial market shocks and the UK needs to be prepared for them, the governor of the Bank of England has warned. Andrew Bailey said the central bank is watching the huge amounts of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/30aa/live/ee3e3e50-bd61-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Getty Images The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan’s growing foreign population Japan has raised fees for foreigners seeking permanent residency in the country by 20 times to 200,000 yen ($1,270; £955). Those seeking permanent residency must now also meet new income, pension and Japanese-language requirements. Long…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3bb1/live/002a7d10-bc0c-11f1-a524-3125ac41b7f5.jpg”] BBC/Not A Real Company 2 Productions Schitt’s Creek was snapped up by the BBC after the comedy series left Netflix The BBC should not pay “over the odds” for the rights to overseas hits such as Suits and Schitt’s Creek, an influential group of MPs has said. It is one of several…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4300/live/fc078410-bccb-11f1-9f83-d9975ff80416.jpg”] L.Hösli The front of Morteratsch Glacier in south-east Switzerland, which has been attacked by warm air and water Swiss glaciers have suffered a near-record loss of ice in 2026, new data shows, as intense summer heatwaves take their toll on Alpine peaks. More than 5% of the country’s remaining glacier ice has…