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BBCThis July, during Britain’s record-breaking hot summer, a curious row broke out on X over climate science.Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice shared a Telegraph article headlined: “Heatwaves caused by fall in pollution.” He said cleaner air, rather than carbon dioxide, was behind higher temperatures and claimed the public had been “gaslit”.He was wrong to suggest that carbon dioxide is not the primary driver of global warming. But the science he was distorting is real – and much more interesting than his original claim.The fossil fuels that we’ve been burning for more than a century produce two very different kinds of…
Watch: There is ethnic cleansing in areas of the West Bank, says MilibandThe UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel’s government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians by settlers.Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the move marked the “beginning of a new approach” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which “not only calls out injustice and suffering but acts”.Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded by accusing him of spreading an “outrageous lie” and announced counter-measures including shutting the UK’s consulate in East Jerusalem.The UK sanctions will ban settlement goods but…
Getty ImagesTech Transparency Project (TTP) says it found 332 adverts with CSAM that ran on Facebook and InstagramWarning: This story contains descriptions of abuseMeta ran hundreds of paid ads with artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse imagery, including several in India, over the past 10 months, a new report by US-based campaigners has found.The report comes two months after the Indian government ordered Meta to remove all ads and content promoting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Instagram. This was in the aftermath of a BBC Eye investigation which found that Instagram was running paid adverts promoting CSAM in India.Washington-based Tech…
BBCAnthony Hook travelled from the UK to Albania to get a new set of teethAnthony Hook is sitting in a dentist’s chair, grinning toothily into a handheld mirror. He has been asked to pose for photos showing off his new smile – and he is only too happy to oblige.The 58-year-old window cleaner from Bolton, in Greater Manchester, is the proud owner of a sparkling new set of “Tirana teeth”.That is not a brand name – at least, not yet. But it would be a fitting slogan as Albania moves decisively into the medical tourism business.Tirana, its capital city, is…
ReutersFlight delays are expected to continue on Wednesday after an air traffic control problem cancelled hundreds of flights across the UK. Tens of thousands of passengers were affected by the disruption and tracking website FlightRadar24 said up to 1,000 flights were cancelled after a glitch affecting air traffic control provider Nats.Its boss Martin Rolfe apologised, telling the BBC there would be a full investigation into what had gone wrong, after Nats said resolving the issue had taken “longer than hoped”.With few aircraft able to take off, it is understood landings were restricted, leading to some flights being unable to depart…
Watch: There is ethnic cleansing in areas of the West Bank, says MilibandIsrael’s furious response to the British government’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank testifies to just how important this moment is.Britain took the brunt of Israel’s anger, but the fact that 12 countries chose to move together clearly sharpened the sense of outrage.Officials in London always knew that such a dramatic shift in policy towards Israel-Palestine was going to elicit a hostile response, but seemed taken aback by the speed and ferocity of Israel’s reaction.The closure of the UK’s consulate in East…
British designer Paul Smith: ‘Nobody cares how good you used to be in fashion’The celebrated British fashion designer invited BBC News to his office to talk about his career and a rubber chicken. 8 hrs agoUK
What we know about the Renoir museum heistTwo paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France.Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early on Tuesday, seizing four paintings but dropping two of the works in the museum gardens as they escaped, local Mayor Bryan Masson said.The paintings, each worth €9m (£7.7m; $10.4m), are the latest high-profile pieces to have been stolen in a string of recent heists in Europe which have thrust the security of art in galleries and museums into the spotlight.One of the most high-profile was…
LIVEHundreds of flights cancelled at UK airports as air traffic control issue causes widespread disruptionEasyJet and British Airways are among airlines reporting issues, with Ryanair saying 65,000 of its passengers have been delayed by up to eight hours.
ReutersTrump’s territorial ambitions have repeatedly strained relations with neighbouring countriesIceland has summoned the US ambassador after President Donald Trump posted a map on social media that appeared to show Iceland and several other countries covered by the American flag. Trump posted the image on Truth Social on Monday, showing the US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean covered in stars and stripes. The entire landmass was labelled “United States of America”.Iceland’s foreign minister said the post was “completely inappropriate”.Trump’s territorial ambitions have repeatedly strained relations with neighbouring countries, including his push to acquire Greenland and calls to…