India and Canada have appointed new high commissioners to each other’s countries, in the latest step to restore ties strained by the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in a Vancouver suburb in 2023. India’s previous high commissioner left Canada last October after Ottawa expelled him, linking six diplomats to the murder of Hardeep Singh…
It’s tough shopping for organic bedding. If you don’t know your way around the certification lingo, you might buy something that has just organic materials but doesn’t use an organic process or chemicals to make the bedding you end up sleeping on. One of our favorite brands that checks all the boxes is Naturepedic, which…
If you don’t know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com in terms of budget and use case, but my eye goes first to the high-end HP Omen gaming monitors, like the fantastic HP Omen Transcend 32. This 4K 240Hz monitor is a favorite among PC…
The White House has named a replacement for the director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a day after its previous leader was forced out of the job. Jim O’Neill currently serves as the deputy to Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, and will replace Susan Monarez after she was in…
New Zealand police have released fresh CCTV footage believed to show a fugitive who disappeared with his three children more than three years ago . The night-time footage shows two people in full-body clothing – who police are “confident” is Tom Phillips and one of his children – apparently breaking into a store before driving…
9 hours ago Tom BatemanBBC News, Minneapolis and Max MatzaBBC News Watch: Minneapolis shooter “wanted to watch children suffer”, says official Investigators say that the attacker who opened fire on pupils as they were praying at a church in Minneapolis was “obsessed with the idea of killing children”. Robin Westman, who killed two children and…
The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran – lifted under a 2015 deal – as tensions once again escalate over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The move will trigger a so-called snapback mechanism, which could result in the return of sanctions in 30 days. In a letter to…
12 hours ago Merlyn Thomas, Benedict Garman & Sebastian VandermeerschBBC Verify Videos show where Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least four times Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least four times during its deadly attack in southern Gaza on Monday, an analysis of new video footage by BBC Verify has found. The attack, which has attracted…
The sinuses become inflamed in people with chronic sinusitis Science Photo Library/Alamy Surgery is typically a last resort for people with a chronically blocked or runny nose. But in some cases, it may actually work better than the antibiotics that are routinely prescribed to treat the condition. Chronic sinusitis affects about 9 per cent of…
Access to social media will be controlled in Australia Anna Barclay/Getty Images In just a few months, the online world of Australian teenagers will be turned on its head as the federal government’s ban on social media for under-16s comes into effect. But with the December deadline looming, children and their parents still have no…