[ad_1] Russia is ready to carry out cyber attacks on the United Kingdom and other allies in a bid to weaken support for Ukraine, a senior minister will warn later.Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden is set to tell a Nato meeting that the Kremlin could target British businesses and leave millions without power. It is the latest in a series of warnings about the cyber-warfare capabilities of
[ad_1] Getty ImagesNila Ibrahimi beat 165 other nominees to be named this year's International Children's Peace Prize winnerWhen Nila Ibrahimi set out to build a website telling the stories of Afghan girls, it wasn't just to give them a voice.The 17-year-old Afghan refugee was also determined to remind her fellow Gen Zs in her adopted country, Canada, that they were similar - they even listened to Taylor Swift just like
[ad_1] AFPOrthodox Ethiopian Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and Irish pop music past and present are once again asking whether Ethiopians know it is Christmas.In 1984, responding to horrific images of the famine in northern Ethiopia broadcast on the BBC, musicians Bob Geldof and Midge Ure corralled some of the biggest stars of the era to record a
[ad_1] Shams Ur Rehman AlaviAbida Sultaan was the eldest daughter of the last Nawab of Bhopal, Hamidullah KhanAbida Sultaan was nothing like your typical princess.She wore her hair short, shot tigers and was an ace polo player. She flew planes and drove herself around in a Rolls-Royce from the age of nine.Born in 1913 into a family of brave 'begums' (a Muslim woman of high rank) who ruled the northern
[ad_1] FacebookDavid Crisp sold his high-end perfume in RussiaA British businessman caught on camera confessing he was illegally selling luxury perfume to Russia is not facing criminal charges, the BBC has learned.David Crisp admitted to an undercover investigator that he had “ignored government edicts” on sanctions by selling £1,000-a-bottle “Boadicea the Victorious” perfume in Russia.The BBC can now exclusively show the undercover video, which has previously only been shared in
[ad_1] Eko Siswono Toyudho/Getty ImagesNew funding could help vulnerable countries prepare for the worst impacts of climate changeRicher countries have pledged to give a record $300bn (£238bn) to the developing world to help them prepare for and prevent climate change.The talks at the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan ran 33 hours late, and came within inches of collapse.The head of the UN climate body, Simon Stiell, said it had
[ad_1] Des lost £76,000 after falling victim to a scam advert on Facebook"It's quite difficult for me to have to sit in the same room as you", money saving expert Martin Lewis says as Des Healey, a kitchen fitter from Brighton, walked into the BBC Radio 5 Live studio.Like many other people, Des had fallen victim to a scam advert on Facebook which used a deepfake of Martin along with
[ad_1] Getty ImagesZayn Malik has paid tribute to his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at his show in Leeds on Saturday night, with a sign which read: "Love you bro".The message, which has been widely shared on social media, also had Payne's name and the year he was born and died.Malik's tour was meant to begin in Edinburgh earlier this week. However, he rescheduled two of his shows in
[ad_1] ReutersGisèle Pelicot has attended almost all the trial since it began in SeptemberAt the epicentre of this devastating family drama is Gisèle Pelicot, a diminutive 71-year-old woman, drugged by her former husband and abused for a decade by dozens of strangers he had recruited online.Watching her entering the court in Avignon and giving evidence, it was staggering to imagine the amount of abuse her body sustained.But as other members
[ad_1] Sean DilleySean Dilley says the last straw came after he and his guide dog Shawn were stopped from entering a restaurant last weekAs a guide dog handler of 25 and a half years, I’ve had hundreds of experiences of being refused service - but online threats and increasing hostility towards disabled people mean I’m giving up on asking publicly for equality and respect.The last straw came about a week
