Liverpool Women's Hospital explosion declared a terror incident
By Lynette Horsburgh
BBC News
An explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital on Remembrance Sunday has been declared a terror incident by police.
The suspected attacker died when a homemade bomb exploded in a taxi outside the hospital, while the injured driver - named locally as David Perry - escaped before the car caught fire.
The passenger is not believed to have been known to MI5, according to BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera.
The UK terror threat level has been raised to severe.
Concerns grow for Chinese tennis star who accused ex-vice-premier of assault
Peng Shuai has not been publicly heard from since she made accusation online on 2 November
A growing movement including Chinese feminist groups and international tennis stars is raising concern over the whereabouts of the former Chinese doubles pro Peng Shuai after she accused a senior government figure of sexual assault.
Peng, one of China’s biggest sporting stars, has not been publicly heard from since a Weibo post on 2 November, in which she alleged the former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli coerced her into sex and that they had an intermittent affair.
The post was taken down by China’s censors but still went viral. Subsequent posts and reactions, even keywords such as “tennis”, also appeared to be blocked, and numerous references to Peng were scrubbed from China’s internet.
Ukraine: NATO alarmed by Russian troop buildup on border
The military alliance has urged Russia to be "transparent about its military capabilities" on its border with Ukraine. Meanwhile, Germany has called on Moscow to exercise "restraint."
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern on Monday about Russia's military buildup on the border with Ukraine.
He also vowed that the trans-Atlantic defense alliance will stand with Kyiv in the face of any potential Russian aggression.
What did Stoltenberg say?
"NATO remains vigilant. We are monitoring this situation very closely," Stoltenberg said following a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. "Any further provocation or aggressive actions by Russia would be of serious concern. We call on Russia to be transparent about its miltiary activities."
A city fit for pharaohs? Egypt’s new capital rises from the desert
Rising up out of the desert 50km from Cairo, Egypt’s new administrative capital city recalls the vast construction projects of the country’s ancient rulers, but aims to be at the cutting edge of urban planning. Built entirely from scratch at a cost of around $45 billion, the city will provide room for more than 6 million inhabitants, relieving pressure on the sprawling metropolis of Cairo.
UN releases funds for Ethiopia aid as humanitarian crisis deepens
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths says he released $40m aimed at scaling up emergency operations in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit north, and as an early response to drought in the south.
The United Nations says it has released emergency funds to help provide life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection to civilians caught up in Ethiopia’s spiralling conflict.
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Monday that he had released a total of $40m aimed at scaling up emergency operations in the Tigray region and the rest of Ethiopia’s conflict-hit north, and as an early response to drought in the south of the country.
Fairness mania’is fueling a dangerousdrug dependence in India
Amessage notification from a stranger. That was all it took for Soma Banik to be transported back to her teenage years, and for the memories of all the “horrific things” she went through to come flooding back.
The stranger in question was Janet James, who reached out to her one afternoon in June 2018. “I need your help,” James messaged Banik on the social networking platform Quora. She described how she had been using a cream containing the steroid Betamethasone for over two years to lighten her skin and was experiencing disturbing side-effects. “Whenever I stop using it, my face starts itching and small blisters arise,” she wrote.
James had stumbled upon Banik's skincare blog, in which she documents her own painful experience with topical steroid creams and had sent her an urgent plea for guidance.
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