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Party leaders in the UK’s devolved nations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to impose immediate sanctions on Israel and said waiting until September to recognise a Palestinian state is “far too late”. The leaders and senior politicians from parties in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales said they are “united …

Normal People author Sally Rooney risks committing a terror offence under UK law if she funds the banned group Palestine Action, Downing Street has said. The award-winning Irish author had earlier said she will donate her earnings from her books and BBC adaptions to support the group, which was proscribed …

An Ozzy Osbourne documentary has disappeared from the BBC’s schedule without explanation. The film was billed by producers as “a moving and inspirational account” of the last chapter of the metal legend’s life. It was meant to air at 9pm on Monday on BBC One – as well as be …

The BBC is hoping that 10,000 pin badges, 7,000 mugs and 6,000 lanyards will cement a cultural change in staff behaviour in the wake of recent scandals. A Freedom of Information request by Sky News has revealed that more than £61,000 has been spent on accessories as part of a …

Sir Billy Connolly has warned fans that scammers are using artificial intelligence to impersonate him online. The Scottish comedian and actor – affectionately known as The Big Yin – said his wife Pamela Stephenson had also been targeted. In a message on his website, the 82-year-old said: “Dear friends, I …

Marking his maiden Grand Slam title by mimicking a goal celebration from a football video game could not have been more Daniil Medvedev. Those who didn’t play Fifa had no idea why Medvedev fell to the court, on his side like a dead fish, when he beat Novak Djokovic in …

Hope Webb BBC Scotland News BBC Omulbanin Sultani said she enjoyed exploring Scotland when she was not studying Even in the summer months, when her university classes are on a break, Omulbanin Sultani studies six days a week. The 22-year-old dreams of becoming a dermatologist one day and serving the …

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted uproar among Chinese social media users. Critics said the pose resembled the racist “slanted eye” historically used to mock Asians. Calls for a boycott of Swatch products grew …

“Skibidi”, “tradwife” and other slang terms popularised on social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. Skibidi is a gibberish term coined by the creator of a viral animated video series on YouTube, while tradwife is a shortening of “traditional wife” …

Truly, this is a moment as important as it is unusual. History does not provide us a guide here. Never before have we seen so many world leaders gather at such short notice for a meeting like this at the White House, and with a president as consequential as he is …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy could “end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to”, Donald Trump has said – ahead of crucial White House talks on the future of Ukraine. Mr Trump made the comment in a series of social media posts throwing forward to his meeting with the Ukrainian …

When Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his European allies meet Donald Trump in Washington, a huge amount is at stake. Ukrainian officials are reported to feel betrayed by the US president, who appears to have shifted position to side with Vladimir Putin on a number of key points in the wake of …

Spain has deployed a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have spread across parts of the country in scorching conditions – taking the total number of troops to 1,900. The fires have burned 158,000 hectares so far this year, according to the EU’s European Forest Fire Information System – …

If there’s one thing the past 24 hours has confirmed, it’s that it’s still Donald Trump’s world, and we’re all just living in it. In the aftermath of the Alaska meeting, the US president’s deal-making skills came under question when he seemingly walked away empty-handed. But it was clear he …

Getty Images “Hostages Square” on Sunday in Tel Aviv Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Israel to call for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. The largest crowd was seen in Tel Aviv’s “Hostages Square” on …

The coordinates came through last minute. The instruction was to get there fast. People organising demonstrations, blocking motorways and major intersections, did not want police getting wind of their plans. The one we found ourselves at, near the town of Lod, halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, felt a bit …

Tear gas was deployed in the latest violent clash between protesters and police in Serbia. Tensions soared in the Balkan nation on Saturday after a group of young men wearing scarves over their faces threw flares at President Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party offices in Valjevo, 100km (60 miles) from …

When the newest demo of the Figure 02 humanoid robot folding towels dropped, I knew I had to make a video about it. CNET’s robot coverage always gets comments from viewers asking if robots could do their laundry.  In the demo, Figure 02 folds towels at a rate of approximately …

More than 30 people have been arrested in Israel for “disruption of order” as families of hostages held in Gaza step up their campaign with a nationwide strike. Protestors are demanding the Israel government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza. The campaign …

BBC Louie is one of the teenagers who had to chance to flex their video game creation skills It is a multi-billion pound industry, in which tech-savvy teenagers Louie, Sam and Amina hope to carve out a career. An estimated three billion people worldwide regularly play video games, and the …