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BELGA MAG/Belga/AFPSmoke was seen billowing from the top three floors of the 10-storey blockAt least six people have died and several others have been injured in a fire that broke out in a 10-storey block of flats in Antwerp, Belgian police say.Thick smoke was seen billowing from the eighth floor of the building in the Linkeroever district, after the fire broke out just before 10:00 (08:00 GMT) on Wednesday.Dramatic video showed a man clambering from his balcony through a neighbour’s window to escape the black smoke.Police say more than 200 people live in the block and the fire department has…
Getty ImagesMore than one million people took to the streets of Mexico City following Mexico’s win over Ecuador in the World Cup knockout stages, the city government saidA 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday.A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died after crowds descended on the city following the country’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador, the capital’s health authority said on Wednesday.More than one million people took to the streets, mainly around the Angel of Independence monument in downtown, to mark the country’s first World Cup…
Family photoHenry Nowak was 18 when he was stabbed to death in a Southampton streetTwo police officers are being investigated for potential gross misconduct following the case of Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying, the police watchdog has said.Nowak, 18, was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa with a large blade in December 2025, which he said he carried on grounds of his Sikh faith. He then lied to police at the scene, falsely claiming he was the victim of a racist attack.Digwa was jailed for life in June, with a minimum term of 21 years.The…
ReutersUS singer Chris Brown has been found liable for a dog attack that left his housekeeper mauled and disfigured at his home in 2020. Following a two-week trial in Los Angeles, the jury found in favour of Maria Avila, who was attacked by a 200lb (90kg) Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown while she was emptying the rubbish at his house in Tarzana, California.Brown and his company Black Pyramid LLC must now pay her $12.9m (£9.7m) for negligence, according to US publication Billboard.BBC News has contacted representatives for Brown for comment.Brown had claimed that the dog was kept for security purposes…
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Families search for earthquake survivors in one of Venezuela’s hardest hit areasBBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Caraballeda, La Guaira, where locals are still desperately searching for family members in the rubble.2 hrs agoLatin America
‘Could be worse’ – Americans on the state of the nation in its 250th yearThe BBC spoke to US citizens across the country ahead of its big anniversary celebration this weekend.1 hr agoUS & Canada
‘I felt like I was going to have the whole world against me,’ says ‘Gemma’Warning: You may find some of the graphic detail in this story disturbingA woman who was raped by Superdry co-founder James Holder has told the BBC she had been working for him at the time of the attack and had to return to work to face him just days later.Gemma, not her real name, was attacked by the disgraced fashion boss in her own home after Holder got into her taxi following work drinks on a Friday night in 2022.In an exclusive interview, she described feeling…
LIVEMexico beat 10-man Ecuador to set up potential tie with EnglandCo-hosts Mexico book spot in last 16 of World Cup with impressive win over 10-man Ecuador.
Watch: Supreme Court’s birthright ruling is major blow to Trump, says BBC’s Gary O’DonoghueThe Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy.In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that children born in the US “to parents unlawfully or temporarily present” are “citizens at birth” under the 14th amendment.President Trump had sought to limit the right through an executive order, arguing that the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary visitors were not “subject to the jurisdiction thereof”, and thus not eligible…