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Israel’s military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in September. Several people were injured and buildings damaged in northern and central Israel, some of them near Tel Aviv, Israel’s police said. The attacks followed an Israeli…

Huge flames can be seen engulfing a closely-built shanty community in the port area of Manila, in drone footage released by the city’s disaster management office. Hundreds of residents have been left without homes, after around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the blaze on Sunday, Manila Fire District said. Dozens of fire engines and fire…

Daniel Taylor-Sweet / BBC BBC journalist Hazel Martin was told to cut out drinking alcohol altogether At 31 years old, I was told by doctors that if I didn’t stop drinking alcohol, I could die. I was shocked because I didn’t drink every day, I never drank alone and I drank because I enjoyed it…

BBC A scammer pretended to be a 71-year-old widower to trick Sue A 72-year-old woman was targeted by a romance scammer who attempted to trick her into sending them money. Sue, from Staffordshire, who asked not to use her full name, was duped by a man posing as a widower shortly after she lost her…

BBC Encampment residents like Andrew Goodsell say Halifax’s skyrocketing rent has made housing unaffordable for many As cities across North America grapple with homelessness, one Canadian city has taken a different approach by regulating tent encampments instead of banning them, as it tries to tackle what one official calls the issue “of the decade”. Andrew…

BBC Nurse consultant Jennifer Loke says she is not frightened by death threats, but abuse has taken its toll Staff at a GP surgery were left in tears and forced to call police after incidents in which angry patients threatened them and acted violently. Nurse consultant Dr Jennifer Loke, who works at the practice in…

BBC Angela Merkel sat down for a rare interview with the BBC’s Katya Adler The former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was once described as the world’s most powerful woman. Here she talks to the BBC’s Katya Adler about Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat – and how she handled Donald Trump. Angela Merkel led Germany for…

The Scottish government should receive an extra £300m to cover the planned increase to employer National Insurance contributions, the BBC has learned. Last week, Treasury officials are said to have told their counterparts in Edinburgh that they should receive in the range of between £295m and £330m extra – though the Scottish government has said…

The Panthers put up far more of a fight than expected as they twice erased an 11-point deficit to draw level with Super Bowl champions the Chiefs inside the final two minutes. The Chiefs have been winning close games all season, though, and there was a sense of inevitability about Patrick Mahomes striding forward for…

India take the last remaining seven Australia wickets to seal a 295-run win on day four of the first Test of their five-match series in Perth. READ MORE: Superb India thrash Australia to win first Test WATCH MORE: Jurel takes ‘an absolute beauty’ to dismiss Starc Available to UK users only. Source: www.bbc.com…