Michael Howie

<p>Crowds in Jerusalem protest a ceasefire deal that they think may weaken Israel's future security</p>
World

Israeli vote on Gaza ceasefire deal paused amid 'last-minute crisis'

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 48 people over the past day

16 Jan 2025
<p>Sir Keir Starmer is greeted by Ukrainian officials and the British ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris (R) as he arrives in Kyiv</p>
Politics

Starmer travels to Ukraine to sign deal lasting ‘for generations’

Sir Keir Starmer said the 100 Year Partnership would cement the friendship between the two countries for the next century

16 Jan 2025
<p>US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office</p>
World

Biden issues ultra-rich 'oligarchy' warning in last Oval Office speech

President Biden sounds alarm over accumulation of power and wealth among small few as he prepares to hand over to Donald Trump

16 Jan 2025
<p>Linda Nolan has died aged 65</p>
Showbiz

Linda Nolan dies aged 65 following battle with cancer

The TV personality and singer passed away peacefully, with her loving siblings by her bedside

16 Jan 2025
<p>Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan </p>
World

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed by intruder at his Mumbai home

Saif Ali Khan was rushed to a nearby hospital at around 3.30am with six stab injuries received in a scuffle with an intruder

16 Jan 2025
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UK

Linda Nolan: Star whose life spanned decades of dancing and showbiz

The singer rose to fame with her sisters in the 1970s

15 Jan 2025
<p>Police were called to the Early Learners Day Nursery on Hawthorne Road, in Bootle</p>
UK

Two-year-old boy dies after 'medical episode' at nursery

The child was taken from the Early Learners Day Nursery in Bootle to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead

15 Jan 2025
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World

South Korea's president arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff

Yoon Suk Yeol was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound

15 Jan 2025
<p>The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025</p>
World

Los Angeles braces for 'explosive' fire growth as death toll rises

Firefighters brace for high winds with gusts that could fuel the two monstrous wildfires that have leveled entire neighbourhoods

14 Jan 2025
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World

Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal 'could be hours away'

Israeli official says negotiations are in ’advanced stages’ - with a deal possible in ‘hours, days or more’

14 Jan 2025
<p>Just Stop Oil protesters Di Bligh, 77, and Alyson Lee, 66, sat beside the grave of Charles Darwin, in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey</p>
London

JSO activists spray paint Charles Darwin's grave in Westminster Abbey

The protesters entered the Abbey around 10am on Monday and sprayed ‘1.5 Is Dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave

13 Jan 2025
<p>A frozen pool of water in St James's Park in Central London. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued cold weather health alerts for all of England ahead of a week of low temperatures.</p>
London

Snow and cold weather warnings for London as amber alerts issued

Snow forecast for London on Saturday as health bosses warn of risks of freezing temperatures

3 Jan 2025
<p>Police cordon off the area around the site of the overnight attack</p>
World

Pick-up truck driver who rammed into New Orleans revellers named

‘Terrorist attack’ driver was ‘hellbent on creating carnage’ and ‘didn’t work alone’, say authorities

1 Jan 2025
<p>A performer takes part in the New Year's Day Parade in central London</p>
London

London's New Year's Day Parade takes place after weather delay

Thousands brave wind and rain to watch New Year’s Day spectacle - after capital sees in 2025 with spectacular fireworks display

1 Jan 2025
<p>Senior Sergeant Lynn Fleming died in the incident </p>
World

New Zealand police officer killed in vehicle ramming attack

Vehicle drives into police officers ‘at speed’ as they perform routine patrol of car park on New Year’s Day

1 Jan 2025
<p>Police arrested a 40-year-old man following the incident in north London</p>
Crime

Two hurt after car 'swerves into New Year revellers' in Primrose Hill

Video footage apparently taken at the scene of the incident in Primrose Hill shows panicked revellers running away as police attend

1 Jan 2025
<p>Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben</p>
UK

London defies weather to welcome 2025 with stunning fireworks display

City Hall’s display - believed to be costing around £2million - went ahead as Big Ben’s bongs sounded at midnight

1 Jan 2025
<p>Sir Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>
London

Sadiq Khan ‘truly humbled’ to be knighted in New Year Honours list

Three-term London mayor receives top New Year honour - but Tories call it a ‘reward for failure’

31 Dec 2024
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London

London music teacher with terminal cancer is awarded MBE

Nathaniel Dye said he is ‘absolutely thrilled’ to be made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours List

31 Dec 2024
<p>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (Yui Mok/PA)</p>
Showbiz

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt settle divorce after eight years

Angelina Jolie's attorney James Simon confirmed the couple has come to a deal

31 Dec 2024
<p>Honoured: Sir Stephen Fry, Carey Mulligan and Myleene Klass</p>
UK

Mulligan, Fry and Klass among stars recognised in New Year Honours

Honours have gone to a host of Team GB athletes, including runner Keely Hodgkinson, who was named the 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

30 Dec 2024