Gaza situation dire, UN says, as Israeli military admits security failures With updates from Rushdi Abu Alouf in Gaza; Jeremy Bowen, Lyse Doucet and Lucy Williamson in southern Israel; Yolande Knell in Jerusalem; Nick Beake in Tel Aviv; Anna Foster in northern Israel; and Hugo Bachega in southern Lebanon.

More than 250 bodies found at site of Israeli Supernova festival - rescuers

The Islamic State group mastermind thought to have planned the devastating 2021 bombing at Kabul airport has been killed by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, US officials say. The bombing that August killed 170 civilians and 13 US soldiers as people were trying to flee the country as the Taliban took control.

As it happened: Suspect used handmade gun to kill Abe - police

As it happened: Ukraine deaths as battles rage on day one of Russian invasion

Are trees intelligent? Can jellyfish help us solve our problems? Why do we choose to text instead of talk? Introduction Compared to historical pandemics like the Spanish flu and economic crises like the Great Depression, coronavirus isn’t apparently so bad. Neil and Georgina discuss a historian’s view of coronavirus versus other pandemics. This week's question Where exactly did the Silk Roads run?

Many scientists believe that knowledge of another language can boost your brainpower – so what are we waiting for – we should all be learning another language. But that's easier said than done as acquiring this new skill can be hard. 6 Minute English looks at the reasons for learning a new language and hears from an expert who has a tip for making it easier. This week's question: Approximately how

Tom Symonds: "This house is now one of 13 addresses being investigated by the police" A married couple suspected of holding three women as slaves for more than 30 years are former Maoist activists Aravindan Balakrishnan and his wife Chanda, the BBC understands. According to national Marxist records they were leading figures at the Mao Zedong Memorial Centre in Acre Lane, Brixton, south London, in

It's been more than 30 years since the last proper Python project as David Sillito reports All of the surviving members of comedy group Monty Python are to reform for a stage show, one of the Pythons, Terry Jones, has confirmed. "We're getting together and putting on a show - it's real," Jones told the BBC. "I'm quite excited about it. I hope it makes us a lot of money. I hope to be able to pay of

Inspector Joanna Beavan-Desjardins said 108 arrests were made across Canada Police in Canada say 348 people have been arrested and nearly 400 children rescued during a three-year investigation into child pornography. At the centre of the inquiry was a Toronto-based firm that allegedly sold DVDs and streamed videos of naked children. Azov Films marketed the footage as "naturist" and claimed it was