The Ferguson Marine shipyard has signed a contract to build three sections of a Royal Navy warship which is currently under construction on the River Clyde. The shipyard is owned by the Scottish government, and last week a committee of MSPs warned it needed urgent investment to allow it to survive. The value of the…
US airports will no longer require passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings run by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – kicking out the unpopular policy after two decades. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the change was in effect immediately for airports across the US, though a “multi-layered” screening process would remain in…
Moment house is swept away in New Mexico flash flooding At least three people are dead in the village of Ruidoso, New Mexico after heavy rain caused flash flooding. Up to 8.8cm (3.5in) of rain fell, causing the Ruidoso river to rise to an historic level. The floodwaters have now receded. A man and two…
Copper entering the US from other countries is set to face a new tax of 50%, President Donald Trump has said. The decision carries through on tariff threats the president made earlier this year, when he ordered an investigation into how imports of the metal were affecting national security. Similar probes are looming over other…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it is working to remove “inappropriate” posts on the multi-billionaire’s social network X. The announcement came after the platform’s Grok AI chatbot shared multiple comments that were widely criticised by users. “Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok…
Donald Trump’s White House had grandly promised “90 deals in 90 days” after partially pausing the process of levying what the US president called “reciprocal” tariffs. In reality, there won’t even be nine deals done by the time we reach Trump’s first cut-off date on 9 July. The revealing thing here, the poker “tell” if…
Texas resident survived floods by standing on electrical box for three hours At least 161 people are still missing in a single Texas county four days after deadly and devastating flash floods hit parts of the state last week, Governor Greg Abbott said, as hope fades for survivors to be found alive. The missing in…
A deadly crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh last year was authorised by then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to audio of one of her phone calls verified by BBC Eye. In the audio, which was leaked online in March, Hasina says she authorised her security forces to “use lethal weapons” against protesters and that…
Trump administration’s vision for Gaza US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday evening for the second time in as many days to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza. The meeting came after Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff suggested Israel and Hamas had one remaining issue to agree on…
‘Wicked’ director Joins J.J. Abrams for Hot Wheels live action Jon M. Chu, following the success of Wicked, teamed up with J.J Abrams to bring Hot Wheels to life. After the blockbuster achievement of the Barbie film, Mattel, the toy and game creator and manufacturer, is bringing another one of its iconic toy lines to life on the big…
