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Gladstone’s: The UK’s only residential library
For more than 100 years, clergy, scholars and ordinary people have spent their days studying and their nights sleeping in this unique institution. Minutes after I crossed from England into Wales, my GPS announced a turn down a quiet lane in the village of Hawarden, and my bibliophile heart began to race. What awaited me,…
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Hamas hostages: Families ‘worried sick’ for relatives held in Gaza
By Lucy Manning Special correspondent A British-Israeli woman has told the BBC she is “worried sick” for the health of her diabetic mother and brother who are believed to among the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Ayelet Svatitzky’s mother Channah Peri, 79, and brother Nadav Popplewell, 51, were taken by Hamas when their kibbutz…
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Dead and wounded strain Gaza hospitals as air strikes intensify
By Adnan El-Bursh, BBC Arabic, and Sean Seddon BBC News Warning: This article contains details that some may find distressing At the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza, they are running out of material to cover the dead with. The bodies are stacked in a courtyard outside, prayers are said, and relatives collapse to the…
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Family of missing UK teen say she was murdered in Hamas attack
By Lucy Manning Special correspondent The family of missing British teenager Noiya Sharabi have said she was murdered in the Hamas attack, along with her 13-year-old sister and mother. Noiya, 16, and Yahel disappeared after Hamas attacked Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel and killed her British-born mother Lianne. Her British family told the BBC she…
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Iran warns Israel to stop war in Gaza or region will ‘go out of control’
By Ece Goksedef BBC News Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned Israel that the Middle East could spiral out of control if it does not stop strikes on Gaza. He said the US was also “to blame” for providing military support to Israel. Hours later, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned troops his people were…
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Sir Patrick Stewart makes surprise Woodstock Bookshop visit
By Dave Gilyeat BBC News A bookseller says she was “delighted” when Sir Patrick Stewart made a surprise appearance to sign copies of his new book. The actor dropped into The Woodstock Bookshop in Oxfordshire when he saw copies of his memoir in the window. Sir Patrick posted a video on X of him surprising…
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Israel Gaza live news: Gaza hospital images show rows of dead bodies as Israel steps up bombing
BBCCopyright: BBC Warning: This post contains details some people may find distressing. BBC Arabic’s Adnan El-Bursh has been reporting from Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir Al Balah in central Gaza, which has been overwhelmed with casualties. Our reporter says procedures taking place at the hospital are extremely rushed, and bodies are being wrapped in…
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Rushdi Abualouf reports from a Gaza camp where thousands live in tents
BBC correspondent Rushdi Abualouf reports from a camp in Gaza, where thousands of displaced people are living in tents. He says around 2,000 families are struggling to find water, food and bathrooms, and there is very little medication for those who need it. It’s two weeks since Hamas launched its assault on Israel, killing more…
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Iran hijab police accused of beating girl into coma
By David Gritten BBC News A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after an alleged altercation with morality police is now considered to be “brain dead”, state media say. Armita Geravand, 16, collapsed after boarding a Tehran metro train on 1 October. Activists accused morality police of assaulting her for not wearing a…
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Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll found murdered
The president of a synagogue in the US city of Detroit, Samantha Woll, has been found stabbed to death in a park not far from her home. Police said they responded to a call in Lafayette Park on Saturday and found the victim unresponsive, but they believe she was killed at home. They have been…