João da Silva, Nick Edser & Natalie Sherman Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs sparked a global sell-off on financial markets on Monday, though a last-minute halt to levies on goods from Mexico brought some relief. After steep losses earlier in the day, news of the reprieve prompted…
Two-year-old Palestinian Habiba al-Askari suffers from a rare disease that has cut off the blood supply to her limbs. Doctors treating her said she needed to be evacuated to a hospital outside of Gaza to save her life, and some of her limbs. Jordan has been trying to get Israeli permission to evacuate her for…
James Waterhouse Ukraine correspondent BASE UA Eddy, who has been in Ukraine for more than two years as a volunteer medic, lost his arm and leg in the 30 January strike A British medic who lost his leg and arm in a suspected drone attack while volunteering in Ukraine has told the BBC he feels…
Tim Dale, Simon Thake and Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire BBC The area has been sealed off as police begin investigations A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield, police have said. He was injured at All Saints Catholic High School, in Granville Road in the city, at about 12:17…
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only surviving image of its kind, offering precious evidence of a little-known Christian practice. An Islamic tent depicted on 13th-century frescoes in Ferrara, Italy’s church of…
Aston Villa have signed Spain midfielder Marco Asensio on loan from Paris St-Germain until the end of the season. The three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid is Villa’s fourth signing of the winter transfer window after Marcus Rashford, Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia. Villa will reportedly cover the 29-year-old’s wages but do not have…
Kate Whannel Political reporter EPA The UK is “not choosing between the US and the EU”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said after President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with trade tariffs. Over the weekend, Trump announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and said he would take similar action against the EU…
A photograph of the Princess of Wales taken by her six-year-old son Prince Louis has been released to mark World Cancer Day on Tuesday. The image shows Catherine in a frosty woodland scene, arms open and well wrapped up, and was taken in Windsor in recent weeks. Alongside the photo, the princess posted the words:…
The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the US Department of State after days of upheaval. Plans involved a significant reduction in USAID’s funding and the workforce, CBS News, BBC’s US partner, reports, but it would continue its function as an aid agency. The reported plan…
Dutch Bring Back Risky Play–Parks Where Kids Climb, Sword-fight with Sticks and Build with Hammers
Playground spinner and monkey bars by Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Parts of Dutch society are campaigning to bring risky playgrounds back into their cities and towns as concerns about too much time spent indoors, helicopter parenting, and childhood diabetes risk grow. Some are merely advocating playgrounds with potentially dangerous toys, such as a…
