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Ollie Samuels and Paul O’Gorman BBC News, Lancashire BBC Samantha Southern from Blackpool carried the baton after losing her husband Glen to suicide A woman who lost her husband to suicide has said carrying a symbolic baton representing mental wellbeing helped her to feel less isolated. Samantha Southern, from Blackpool, who took part in the…
China’s military has called a British warship’s recent passage through the Taiwan Strait a disruptive act of “intentional provocation” that “undermines peace and stability”. The British Royal Navy says the HMS Spey’s patrol on Wednesday was part of a long-planned deployment and was in accordance with international law. The patrol – the first by a…
An 81-year-old man drove his car down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome before getting stuck on the way down. One of Italy’s most recognisable monuments, the Spanish Steps have never been intended for vehicles to travel down. The driver tested negative for alcohol and told officers that he was on his way to work….
EPA Pedro Sánchez, who promised to clean up Spanish politics, is now caught up in multiple corruption scandals Seven years after taking office by ousting corruption-ridden conservatives from government, Pedro Sánchez is fighting for his political life amid investigations into alleged graft in his Socialist party (PSOE). On June 12, an ashen-faced prime minister apologised…
Teklemariam Bekit Editor, BBC Tigrinya AFP via Getty Images For many Eritreans, the hopes of the early days of the presidency of Isaias (left in 1994) have been dashed 30 years later Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders, Eritrea’s president, who recently marked 32 years in power, has long…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk swiped at a senior White House official late Wednesday following reports of a rift between the two men. Musk replied to a post on X, the social media platform he owns, linking to a New York Post story detailing that Sergio Gor had not submitted full vetting paperwork. Gor is one…
As the Israel-Iran conflict enters its eighth day, both countries traded barrages of missiles and drones on Friday. Israel bombed nuclear infrastructure in Iran. Tehran retaliated by firing missiles armed with cluster munitions, marking the first reported use of such weapons in the ongoing conflict, including a strike that damaged an Israeli hospital. The exchange…
Amna Nawaz: Iranian officials claimed they targeted military installations nearby. Elsewhere, homes and high-rises in Tel Aviv hollowed out from blasts, as hundreds of people have been hurt across Israel. Meanwhile, in Iran, Israel continued its relentless strikes. Israel says it’s not targeted Iranian civilians, but a U.S.-based Iranian human rights group says hundreds have…
Regime change in Iran is “unacceptable” and the assassination of the country’s Supreme Leader would “open the Pandora’s box”, the Kremlin has said. In a rare interview with a foreign media organisation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sky News that Russia would react “very negatively” if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. The comments came as…
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