Tag: bbc.com
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Newborn twins fight for survival as conflict fuels Yemen’s hunger crisis
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6f6f/live/0c562b60-ce2d-11f1-9f18-490cec60aa0f.jpg”] Watch: Children in Yemen face homelessness and malnutrition as war rages From the day they were born, just seven weeks ago, twins Raghad Hassan and her brother Raad have been battling for survival. They came into the world prematurely, as fighting surged in Yemen’s long-running civil war between Houthi rebel fighters and…
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Civil servant who juggled five jobs ‘wasn’t thinking straight’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1a08/live/66d2ad60-ce29-11f1-9f18-490cec60aa0f.jpg”] PA Media Kashim Chowdhury wears dark sunglasses, a hat, hoody and gloves as he arrives at court. His face is largely obscured. A civil servant accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs has told the court he “wasn’t thinking straight” when he allegedly misled future bosses about his employment status. Kashim…
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Why Serbian elections are so important – as students challenge 12 years of Vučić rule
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a379/live/0b1863f0-ce1c-11f1-906e-e3128518d85d.jpg”] Reuters Young Serbians have been the driving force behind the movement, but none of the candidates are students Rallies have been taking place across Serbia on Thursday, the final day of campaigning ahead of a snap election billed as a referendum on the country’s future. After two years of student protests, Serbians…
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Big Brother fans unhappy as housemate’s behaviour called out
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b43c/live/a3205d70-cd49-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] ITV via Shutterstock Big Brother contestants Omar El Mayer and Rhianna Collins have had a turbulent romance in the house A Big Brother housemate who prompted more than 7,000 complaints has been spoken to about his on-screen behaviour – but some fans say the show’s not doing enough. Viewers and women’s safety…
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South Africa vs Australia: Hosts win by an innings and 31 runs to level series
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/055c/live/5a880f40-ce39-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] ‘Something will change’ – questions for Australia after South Africa defeat Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Australia were beaten by an innings and 31 runs in Gqeberha ByMatthew Henry BBC Sport journalist Published 22 October 2026, 15:13 BST Updated 1 hour ago Second Test, Gqeberha (day five of five) South Africa 425-9…
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Teacher in Oregon shooting said she pretended to be dead to survive
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2cfa/live/29484c90-ce22-11f1-906e-e3128518d85d.jpg”] Watch: “It’s really hard to believe” – How Oregon primary school shooting unfolded Some readers may find this article distressing. A 54-year-old teacher who survived a mass shooting at an Oregon elementary school said she pretended to be dead so the gunman would not shoot her again. Becky Drury, a teacher at…
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V Harish: YouTuber arrested after Indian finance influencer’s suicide
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2457/live/95e759e0-ce18-11f1-bbba-c577fd901ff7.png”] Instagram/Finance with Harish V Harish ran a hugely popular Instagram handle called “Finance with Harish” A 27-year-old finance influencer’s suicide in India has been mired in allegations of cyberbullying and started a conversation around who should give financial advice to investors. V Harish – who ran a hugely popular Instagram account called…
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Ilhan Omar says ‘bizarre’ pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to move out
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/972d/live/a8e0d8b0-ce1c-11f1-906e-e3128518d85d.jpg”] Getty Images Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar has said she can no longer live in her Washington DC home after it was searched by federal agents last week, fearing her address has been exposed after the raid. “With the death threats that I deal with, it’s not, it’s no longer going to be…
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Total ban on protests announced in Marseille and Lyon after riots
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/aab2/live/fa874350-cdfb-11f1-97f7-a7674fb562de.jpg”] Getty Images The tourism office in Lyon was set on fire during protests last weekend, the city has banned all demonstrations this Saturday France will impose a total ban on protests in the country’s second and third largest cities, Marseille and Lyon, this weekend. In the parts of the country where protests…
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Sri Lanka chase 430 to beat England despite Harry Brook 202
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/fbc9/live/f1e197e0-ce38-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Sri Lanka make 430 to beat England after Brook’s 202 Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Only South Africa have scored more to win a one-day international than the 430 scored by Sri Lanka By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent Published 22 October 2026, 13:10 BST Updated 1 hour ago One-day international tri-series, Rawalpindi…