Three buses explode in Israel in suspected terror attack, police say
While no casualties have been reported at this stage, all public transport services have been paused.
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages – The Guardian
- Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages The Guardian
- Israel Says Shiri Bibas Is Missing After Hamas Returns Her Sons’ Remains The New York Times
- Jewish community in London mourns as Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages The Associated Press
- Remains of young mom Shiri Bibas, taken hostage and killed by Hamas, not returned despite promise, Israel says Fox News
- Their Time Is Up Tablet Magazine
Pope has restful night, has breakfast in armchair – Vatican News – English
- Pope has restful night, has breakfast in armchair Vatican News - English
- Vatican says Pope Francis is 'improving slightly' as cardinals acknowledge resignation is possible The Associated Press
- Supporters gather to pray for Pope Francis outside hospital Yahoo
- Pope Francis, battling pneumonia, continues to improve, but long recovery anticipated National Catholic Reporter
- Ailing Pope's Obstinacy A Blessing Or A Curse? Barron's
Italy: Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily—Authorities on High Alert! – The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel
- Italy: Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily—Authorities on High Alert! The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
- Lava and smoke emerge from a snowy Mount Etna BBC.com
- Watch: Skiers glide by flowing lava as Mount Etna erupts USA TODAY
- River of Fire on Mount Etna nasa.gov
- As Tourists Swarm Erupting Mount Etna, Italian Authorities Warn Them Away The New York Times
Exposing an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa’s opioid crisis
An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.
Katya Adler: Far right looks for election breakthrough as Germany falters
The AfD party could become the second biggest in the German parliament after elections on Sunday.
Israeli family mourns ‘man of peace’ as body returned from Gaza
Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday, was a campaigner for peace and had many Palestinian friends.
What does Jack Ma’s return to the spotlight in China mean?
Analysts say the Alibaba founder's re-emergence could signal a policy change in Beijing.
Australia news live: NSW health system ‘catastrophically let down’ toddler’s family, minister admits
Two-year-old waited in emergency department for three hours before suffering a cardiac arrest and dying. Follow today’s news headlines live
Victoria to offer contactless public transport tickets from next year
Victorians will be able to use their phones, bank cards or smartwatches to pay for public transport travel from “early next year in a staged approach”, according to reports.
Following a successful start of a ticketless bus trial in Wangaratta, the Allan Labor Government will begin switching on tap-and-go technology across Victoria’s public transport network from early next year in a staged approach – meaning some passengers will soon be able to use their bank cards, phones and smart watches to travel on full fare tickets.
The new ticketing system will continue to be underpinned by extensive technical testing and will be carefully rolled out starting with rail from the beginning early next year – allowing full fare passengers more ways to pay for their travel.
Continue reading...Body returned from Gaza is not Bibas mother, Israeli military says
In its statement, the Israeli military demanded Hamas return the body of Shiri Bibas.
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages
Israel has demanded the return of Shiri Bibas after it said testing showed that one of the four bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any other hostage
The Israeli military has said the two Bibas boys were “murdered by terrorists” in Gaza.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said earlier that Ariel and Kfir Bibas had been identified after their bodies were released by Hamas on Thursday under the current ceasefire agreement.
According to the assessment of professional officials, based on the intelligence available to us and forensic findings from the identification process, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023.
Continue reading...UK hiring on the rise as confidence lifts, research suggests
Companies increase hiring for first time since June, and households more optimistic about their finances
Companies have ramped up hiring in recent weeks while consumer confidence has started to rise, research suggests, in a boost for Rachel Reeves as the government looks for signs of economic growth.
The chancellor has received a fillip after the market research company GfK’s consumer index improved from -22 in January to -20 in February as households said they were more optimistic about their personal finances and the economic outlook.
Continue reading...Pilot of domestic abuse experts helping in 999 call rooms begins in England
Jess Phillips says ‘Raneem’s law’ scheme will support ‘force-wide cultural change’ as initial phase is rolled out
Domestic abuse specialists embedded in control rooms receiving 999 emergency calls will help “create force-wide cultural change”, said Jess Phillips as the first phase of “Raneem’s law” was rolled out across England.
The new law is named in memory of Raneem Oudeh, who was killed alongside her mother, Khaola Saleem, in Solihull by Oudeh’s ex-husband, whom she had reported to the police at least seven times, as well as making four 999 calls on the night she was murdered.
Continue reading...Historic England acquires collection featuring some of UK’s oldest photos
Janette Rosing built up pioneering trove of 8,000 images dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution
Some of the oldest photographs in England which show the country’s transformation after the industrial revolution have been acquired by Historic England.
Images from the Janette Rosing collection include some of the earliest landscape photography ever taken in the country, spanning the breadth of southern England from the harbours of Clovelly and Plymouth in Devon to the streets of Bethnal Green and the banks of the River Thames in London.
Continue reading...Cancer death rates 60% higher in deprived areas, UK research finds
Analysis by Cancer Research UK says there are 28,400 extra cancer deaths across the UK every year due to deprivation
Cancer death rates are 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of the UK compared with those in more affluent areas, according to new analysis.
There are 28,400 extra cancer deaths across the UK each year due to deprivation, the equivalent of 78 additional deaths every day, Cancer Research UK found.
Continue reading...3 buses explode in suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv: Israeli police – ABC News
- 3 buses explode in suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv: Israeli police ABC News
- Netanyahu orders West Bank military operation after Israel bus blasts CNN
- Netanyahu takes aim at West Bank after bus explosions near Tel Aviv Al Jazeera English
- Terror attack rocks Israel; three buses reportedly explode Fox News
- In attempted 'strategic terrorist attack,' 5 bus bombs said planned to detonate together tomorrow morning The Times of Israel
China Defends South Africa’s G20 Ambitions as Rubio Snubs Meeting – The New York Times
- China Defends South Africa’s G20 Ambitions as Rubio Snubs Meeting The New York Times
- US Snub to South Africa’s G-20 May Be a Gift to BRICS Nations Bloomberg
- US Treasury's Bessent to skip G20 meeting in South Africa Reuters
- South Africa urges cooperation at G20 meeting amid tensions over Ukraine Al Jazeera English
- G20 foreign ministers gather in South Africa without Rubio DW (English)
Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians – The Associated Press
- Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians The Associated Press
- Noem ends protections from deportations for Haitians The Hill
- Trump administration ends extension of Haiti's temporary protected status NBC News
- Secretary Noem Rescinds Extension of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status Homeland Security
- Trump administration rolls back extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Miami Herald
Trump ‘very frustrated’ and Zelensky must strike minerals deal, says adviser
The comments overshadowed Zelensky's meeting with US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv.
Ex-officer is convicted in 2022 roadside shooting death of Colorado man
Andrew Buen found guilty of homicide in death of Christian Glass, 22, who showed signs of mental health crisis at scene
A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted Thursday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community.
Jurors found Andrew Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2022 death of Christian Glass, whose death drew national attention and led to changes in how officers are trained to respond to people in mental health crises under a $19m settlement with his family.
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