Australian authorities are investigating the links between the country and a Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a plane travelling to Israel. The co-pilot is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv before passengers managed to overpowerContinue Reading
Counterfeit products are being harder to spot and easier to find. Online fakes and so-called dupes can sit just a few taps or clicks away from the real thing. But while the products might give themselves away, the people selling them are harder to catch. BBC Tech Now’s Ammie SekhonContinue Reading
The co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people plunged 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours intoContinue Reading
Smit Machchhar, the Indian airline captain who was stabbed by his co-pilot onboard a Flydubai plane, has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed. Mr Machchhar has been described as a “true hero” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who hailed him for preventing a “catastrophic mid-airContinue Reading
US President Traitor 47 has said he may ask European countries to release diesel reserves as he considers banning US exports of the fuel. The move could bring prices down significantly for American drivers, but experts warn it would put further pressure on diesel prices in other countries. His commentContinue Reading
After Wednesday’s dramatic event in which a pilot stabbed another pilot and tried to take over a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, we look at what happened in the moments and hours after. Adam is joined by BBC Verify’s Thomas Copeland to help piece together the details of theContinue Reading
Hundreds of prisoners across England and Wales are being released early today under a new scheme designed to free-up prison space. Offenders serving sentences of up to 19 months are now eligible for release after a third of their term. Prisoners being released early today will include those convicted ofContinue Reading
In the early hours of Sunday morning, three vans were spotted near a British military base used by the United States for its bombing operations in Iran. A huge police operation followed, bomb disposal teams were spotted on the scene, and five men were arrested on suspicion of explosive andContinue Reading
The Premier League has confirmed that Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18. An independent Commission found that during that time period, the club arranged “sham contracts” with a number of its commercial partners, as wellContinue Reading
Cities in Ukraine have once again come under sustained Russian attack, with drone strikes in Dnipro, Sumi and the capital Kyiv. Emergency and rescue teams face a daily battle to save lives and contain fires following the deadly strikes. Clive Myrie presents frontline reporting from Paul Adams, on the groundContinue Reading
Saudi-backed pro-government forces are battling to push back Houthi fighters in the city of Taiz, Yemen. The fighters swept down the coast of the Red Sea earlier this month, taking control of a key shipping chokepoint and escalating Yemen’s civil war. The BBC travelled with government forces from Taiz throughContinue Reading
