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LIVEUK expected to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in occupied West BankForeign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to impose restrictions on products and services this afternoon – a move opposed by Israel and the US.
BBCSince taking charge as Maharashtra’s food commissioner in May, Mundhe has overseen thousands of inspections of cafes and restaurantsThe images are hard to ignore.Cockroaches scurry across kitchen floors. Spider webs cling to walls. Spoiled vegetables rot in corners, while food counters show signs of pest infestation.One might assume these scenes belong to a struggling restaurant. But the photos are from a members-only club in Mumbai – India’s financial capital and the capital of its richest state Maharashtra.They are among dozens of photos and videos that have gone viral since May, after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a series…
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods came into effect on Tuesday, with no sign of a trade deal on the horizon. The counter-tariffs will apply to nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) worth of American products, from steel to furniture to cotton T-shirts, and will be as high as 50%. Fresh fish and lobster were also on the list, but Canada later omitted them after pushback from its seafood industry – a sign of the tricky balance it has to strike as it retaliates against its largest trading partner.Both US and Canadian officials have said they would like to…
EPAForeign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to announce the measures on Tuesday The UK government is to set out new restrictions on buying goods made in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the BBC understands.Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to outline the measures in the Commons on Tuesday, which could include restrictions on trade in agricultural products from settlements.Last week, Miliband said he would unveil a “comprehensive reset” of the British government’s policy on Israel.The Israeli government has previously warned it would retaliate if any new measures were introduced.One minister told the BBC: “The statement will be a…
Instagram@Callum10RobinsonCallum (left) and Jake Robinson were on a surfing trip in Mexico when they were allegedly killed during a suspected carjacking last yearThree men have gone on trial in Mexico for the alleged murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in 2024.The bodies of Callum Robinson, his younger brother Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad from California – all in their early 30s – were found at the bottom of a well with gunshot wounds to their heads, days after they went missing during a surf trip in Baja California.Prosecutors are seeking jail sentences of more than 200…
Watch: Car makes wrong turn onto Glasgow footbridgePedestrians hoping to cross Anderston Footbridge in central Glasgow on Monday were held up after a car took a wrong turn and crossed over the bridge.50 mins agoGlasgow & West Scotland
ReutersA sign said the opening of the tower was delayed for “operational reasons”The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff went on strike over female workers being removed for the visit of a Hindu religious group, workers and management said.A delegation of around 100 people linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) group visited the landmark in the French capital on Saturday.Staff union representative Diane Davoine says as they arrived at the monument, women were told to move.”During the visit of this delegation, women were asked to leave their places of work in order to place men…
BBCRene Haas was previously on the board of British pharmaceutical giant AstraZenecaThe boss of the biggest UK-headquartered tech firm has said that artifical intelligence will find a cure for cancer that humans cannot in our lifetimes.Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm Holdings, said while modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer was currently “too complex” a problem, computers are “going to solve it” in the future.Haas also told the BBC that AI would lead to widespread humanoid robots in the next five years, but that its current rapid growth was being held up by a…
Fears for children’s safety in West Bank school as settler attacks riseOn the first day of the new Palestinian school year, the head-teacher of al-Mughayyir boys school arrived at work before dawn, walking past the freshly installed barbed wire fencing and reinforced school gates as the sun began creeping through olive trees around the village, deep inside the occupied West Bank.”We are scared,” Bassam al Assaf told me. “The students are afraid, and their parents are afraid.”Six people, including three pupils at the school, have been killed in al-Mughayyir this year, in a surge of settler-related violence against Palestinians. One…
Champions League returns – who are favourites and players to watch?The Champions League is back and BBC Sport take a look at who the favourites are to win the title plus predictions from the experts.1 hr agoEuropean Football