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Israel judicial reform: Water cannon used outside parliament ahead of key vote
EPA-EFE By Raffi Berg BBC News Police have used water cannon and arrested protesters outside Israel’s parliament ahead of a key vote on reforms which have caused uproar. The vote brings to a head months of turmoil with some of the biggest demonstrations in Israel’s history. About 150 major firms, including banks, are striking on…
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Watch: Drone shows fire ravaged Rhodes town
Devastating wildfires have forced Greek islands to issue evacuation orders, with fires on Rhodes forcing 19,000 people to leave their homes and hotels. A drone has captured the scale of the destruction on the seaside town of Kiotari in Rhodes. Read more about the wildfires here.
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Drone footage shows scale of massive landslip
Aerial footage captured by a drone has revealed the extent of a massive landslip on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. The collapse happened overnight last Thursday at Seatown Beach, near West Bay, along the same section of coastline as another landslip in 2021. Warnings have been issued after visitors were seen walking near the edge of the…
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BBC reporter’s front row seat to live dance battle
A high energy form of street dance, known as breaking, will feature at the Olympics for the first time next year. The BBC’s John Maguire has been to a dance school in Manchester, where he was treated to an on-air dance battle – with commentary from the school’s coach.
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Raigad: Dozens still missing as India landslide search called off
Getty Images Indian authorities have called off efforts to find survivors four days after a deadly landslide hit a village in the western state of Maharashtra. Twenty-seven bodies were found while 57 people are still missing after the landslide, which occurred in Irshalwadi village in Raigad district. Rescue efforts were hindered by the tough terrain…
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Coach found alive in China school gym collapse
At least 11 people have been killed after a roof of a school gymnasium completely caved in while it was being used by a girls’ volleyball team in north-east China. Officials said 19 people were in the building in Qiqihar city, in the industrial Heilongjiang Province. According to eyewitnesses, many of the victims were children.
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Rhodes fires: Planes sent to collect stranded Britons
Reuters By Thomas Mackintosh, Sean Seddon & Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Hundreds of holidaymakers have landed back in the UK following wildfires on Rhodes, with more repatriation flights set to take place. As many as 10,000 Britons are estimated to be on the Greek island – part of which has been ravaged by fierce fires.…
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New Zealand: Minster quits after drink driving crash
Getty Images By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore New Zealand’s justice minister has resigned with immediate effect, after failing an alcohol breath test in the wake of a car crash. 39-year old Kiri Allan was charged with careless driving and resisting arrest. She is the fourth minister from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ cabinet to leave…
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China: Ten die in gymnasium roof collapse, one arrested
Chinese local media At least 11 people are now known to have died after the roof of school gymnasium collapsed under heavy rain in north-east China, state media reports. Officials say 19 people were trapped inside the gym when it collapsed. Eyewitnesses told media that many of the victims are children, although this is yet…
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Russia accuses Ukraine of Moscow drone attack
Reuters By George Wright BBC News Russia has accused Ukraine of being behind a drone attack that damaged at least two buildings in the capital Moscow early on Monday morning. The Russian defence ministry said two Ukrainian drones were “suppressed and crashed”, adding that there were no casualties. Russia’s Tass news agency reported that one…