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China 'floods UK universities with spies' as lecturer told ‘we’re watching you’

University staff and students in the UK claim to have been subject to surveillance from China. An alarming new report by the UK-China Transparency (UKCT) think tank says academics and pupils of...

France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row

France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row2 days agoRorey BosottiBBC NewsGetty ImagesFrance has suspended its programme for receiving Palestinians fleeing Gaza.The freeze will be...

France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row

France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row10 hours agoRorey BosottiBBC NewsGetty ImagesFrance has suspended its programme for receiving Palestinians fleeing Gaza.The freeze will...

Tom Troupe dead: Mission Impossible and Star Trek legend dies as tributes pour in

Star Trek and Cagney and Lacey legend Tom Troupe has died aged 97, his representative has confirmed. The Hollywood actor rose to fame in the 1990s, appearing in hit film Mission Impossible and My Own...

Iris Williams dead: BBC legend who sang for late Queen dies as tributes flood in

Welsh singer, Iris Williams, has died today, July 11, at the age of 79. The star had performed around the world including in the US, where she was living at the time of her death.The daughter of an...

Iran must not trade a turban for a crown – why 'Baby Shah' is not the answer

Some of my contacts who helped me research this article would face execution were they based in Iran, thanks to a new “espionage” bill passed unanimously a few days ago by Iran’s supine,...

Two deaths in Russian custody spark rift with former ally Azerbaijan

Two deaths in Russian custody spark rift with former ally Azerbaijan1 day agoMagerram Zeynalov & Grigor AtanesianBBC News RussianAzertagThe deaths of two brothers in Russian custody have laid...

Two deaths in Russian custody spark rift with former ally Azerbaijan

Two deaths in Russian custody spark rift with former ally Azerbaijan56 minutes agoMagerram Zeynalov & Grigor AtanesianBBC News RussianAzertagThe deaths of two brothers in Russian custody have...

I'm a military historian – this is 1 lesson Donald Trump may have forgotten over Iran

So far America and Israel have pursued a proactive, high-risk air campaign, specifically to avoid inserting large numbers of ground forces into Iran, whose population of 92 million dwarfs that of...

Mystery of William Shakespeare's co-writer and critic solved after 433 years

University researchers have identified the true author of a scathing contemporary criticism of William Shakespeare, more than 400 years after the Bard was attacked by England's literary elites and...

Mystery of 200-year-old runes found in Canada finally cracked, leaving experts astonished

Archaeologists have finally deciphered a 200-year-old code carved into a remote Canadian rock – and the results have stunned researchers.The 255 mysterious symbols were discovered in 2018 when a...

Where is Israel's operation heading?

Where is Israel's operation heading?47 minutes agoLyse DoucetChief international correspondentBBCOn Friday, after Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran, its Prime Minister Benjamin...

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam3 days agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwo French antiques experts have been convicted of forging historic chairs that they claimed...

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam27 minutes agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwo French antiques experts have been convicted of forging historic chairs that they...

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa2 days agoPenny DaleJournalistWomen’s History Museum ZambiaA wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia has...