Tiffany Wertheimerand Yvette Tan BBC on the scene of the Hong Kong apartment block blaze A devastating fire has ripped through a high-rise public housing complex in Hong Kong, killing at least 83 people, making it the city’s deadliest in more than 60 years. More than 270 people have been reported missing and thousands of…
new video loaded: Footage Shows Early Stages of Hong Kong Fire 1:04 An eyewitness filmed the early moments of a fire that grew into a deadly blaze, consuming an apartment complex in Hong Kong. By Shawn Paik November 27, 2025 Hong Kong Residents Reel From Deadliest Fire in Decades 1:39 Thailand Deploys Military to Rescue…
Here the Press Association looks at the key numbers and trends in the data, which has been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). – What is the latest estimate of net migration? Net migration to the UK stood at an estimated 204,000 in the year to June 2025. This is down more than…
new video loaded: Pope Leo Visits Mideast on First Foreign Trip as Pontiff transcript Back transcript Pope Leo Visits Mideast on First Foreign Trip as Pontiff Pope Leo XIV landed in Muslim-majority Turkey on Thursday, beginning the first international trip of his papacy. The voyage is aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue and cooperation between Christian…
The recommendation algorithms used by streaming services are the main reason why Australia’s local artists are seeing a revenue decline, even though Australians themselves are spending more on music, a new report says. The report warns that other English-speaking countries – aside from the United States – are facing a similar problem. Australia’s recorded music…
The Israeli military carried out another series of strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday, exactly a year into the ceasefire with the militant group. Smoke billows from different locations in southern Lebanon as seen from Marjayoun near the Israeli-Lebanese border, Lebanon, November 27, 2025.(Karamallah Daher/Reuters Photo) Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Israeli…