Avatar5thflipped into SciTech16 hours agoThe abortion clues that can hide on your phonebbc.co.uk - By Zoe KleinmanAfter the Supreme Court overturned citizens' constitutional right to abortion in the US, there has been concern about data protection, particularly in the 13 states which have already moved to make ending a pregnancy illegal. But what sort of data might incriminate someone, how could the authorities …
Avatar5thflipped into Environment and Climate16 hours agoBangladesh floods: 'I have nothing left except my life'bbc.co.uk - By Rajini VaidyanathanDozens of people have died, many of them young children, in the worst floods north-east Bangladesh has seen in more than a century. More than four million people have been left stranded. Shumana Akhter Aisha's home is surrounded by a blanket of water, on a newly-formed makeshift island. The …
Avatar5thflipped into Global Britain2 hours agoRussian threat means UK army needs more cash, says Ben Wallacebbc.co.uk - By James Gregory & Jonathan Beale, defence correspondentDefence Secretary Ben Wallace has urged the prime minister to increase spending on the UK's armed forces in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In a speech, he said funding must react to the "direct" threat Russia poses to Europe. The UK currently spends around 2% of its GDP on defence, matching …
Avatar5thflipped into US Politics2 hours agoTexas migrant deaths: Mexico blames poverty and US border crisisbbc.co.uk - By Angelica Casas in San Antonio, Leo Sands, Sam Cabral, Bernd Debusmann Jr."Poverty and desperation" led to the deaths of at least 50 migrants abandoned in a Texas lorry, Mexico's president has said. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador blamed trafficking and "a lack of control" at the border - the worst case of migrant deaths due to smuggling in the US. Nearly two dozen Mexicans, …
Avatar5thflipped into Pax Europa?1 hour agoScottish independence: 19 October 2023 proposed as date for referendumbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsScotland's first minister has proposed 19 October 2023 as the date for another referendum on independence. Nicola Sturgeon said the question would be the same as in the last referendum in 2014: "Should Scotland be an independent country?". Ms Sturgeon said she would be writing to Prime Minister Boris …
Avatar5thflipped into Pax Europa?1 hour ago'I need Wimbledon wins to fund Ukraine's war effort'bbc.co.ukWimbledon 2022 on the BBC Venue: All England Club Dates: 27 June-10 July Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina says she is being motivated to win at Wimbledon by earning as much money …
