This story contains distressing details from the start Joel Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon on trial in France who has admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly under age, said he considers himself “responsible” for the death of two of his victims. Over the last few weeks, the court was shown the photos of … Read more
Israel says it has reopened access for a limited number of aid trucks into Gaza, after blocking supplies from entering the territory for the last 11 weeks. The UN has said no aid has been distributed from the trucks yet. This comes as the Israeli military ramps up its operations, with strikes hitting various locations … Read more
Just nowBritish surgeon’s ‘high anxiety’ operating in GazaDr Rose has been describing life at Nassar Hospital in Gazan city of Khan Younis.Just nowMiddle East
CCTV shows inmates escaping New Orleans jail Police have arrested a maintenance worker at the New Orleans jail for helping ten inmates break out of the US facility last week, Louisiana’s attorney general has announced. The worker, identified as 33-year-old Sterling Williams, was arrested on Monday night, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. … Read more
At least three people have died in floods caused by heavy rainfall and storms which have battered southern France since Monday. The bodies of an elderly couple were found in the seaside resort town of Le Lavandou, while another person died after becoming trapped in a car in Vidauban, local authorities reported on Tuesday. The … Read more
The UK has suspended talks on a trade deal with Israel, summoned the country’s ambassador and imposed fresh sanctions on West Bank settlers, as Foreign Secretary David Lammy described the military escalation in Gaza as “monstrous”. The move follows warnings of starvation in Gaza after Israel launched a new military operation over the weekend. There … Read more
Simon Browning Transport reporter BBC It remains unclear whether UK passport holders will be able to use e-gates at EU airports this summer. The EU Commission has told the BBC that UK citizens will not have access to them until a new scheme to enhance border security comes into force in October, and even then … Read more
The UK government has announced sanctions on Daniella Weiss, a far-right Israeli settler known as the “godmother” of the settler movement. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the move “demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account as Palestinian communities suffer violence and intimidation”. Weiss, 79, is the leader of a radical settler organisation called … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he expects to dial back his political donations, a major shift from the figure who shook up the 2024 election as a top donor to President Donald Trump. Musk, who ultimately spent more than $250m (£187m) in support of Trump’s election effort, told an economic conference in Qatar that he … Read more
Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey is being charged with assault after a confrontation with officers outside an immigration detention centre. Alina Habba – the interim US attorney for the state and an ally of President Donald Trump – announced the charges in a social media post late on Monday. Habba also said that … Read more