Covid cases surge in South Africa where Omicron variant emerged – BBC News
South Africa which recorded some of the earliest cases of Omicron is seeing a major increase in levels of the disease. In the past week the daily number of new Covid infections has risen rapidly, from less than 3,000 to…
French navy accuses UK of “ingratitude” over migrant crossing patrols – BBC News
More than 17,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel I’m small boats in 2021, that’s double the number for all of 2020. The UK government has threatened to withhold millions of pounds in funding from the French authorities unless they…
Third Russian agent charged with Novichok poison attacks in Salisbury – BBC News
A third Russian man has been charged with alleged involvement in the Novichok nerve agent poisonings in Salisbury, England in 2018, which left one woman dead and three people critically ill. Security sources say Denis Sergeev led the team on…
New evidence of Uyghur children separated from their families in China – BBC News
The BBC has been investigating the plight of thousands of children believed to have been separated from their parents as a result of China’s treatment of its minority muslim Uyghur population. The UK and the US have accused China of…
Boris Johnson and Joe Biden discuss Brexit and Northern Ireland at G7 summit – BBC News
Boris Johnson has held his first face to face meeting with President Biden ahead the G7 summit in Cornwall. They committed to working together on a number of global challenges. The Prime Minister described their meeting this afternoon as a…