'UN intervention needed over Myanmar'

William Shatner has become the oldest person to go into space, as he blasted off aboard the Blue Origin capsule. After landing, the Star Trek actor said tearfully that the experience had been “unbelievable”. “Everybody in the world needs to do this,” he said. Three other individuals shared his journey on the rocket system, which…

From a bike lock which emits a foul smell if you try to cut it, to a motion sensor alarm and bicycle with an in-built tracking device, Tom Brada looks at some of the tech that could help keep your two-wheeler more secure. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick

Medecins sans Frontieres is calling for the cessation of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants because it is affecting the organisation’s ability to provide care, one of its medical coordinators has said. Every day more and more people were dying from the violence, Dr Natalie Thurtle told BBC World News. “The border to Gaza is…

BBC reporter Yalda Hakim visits Kabul to look at four key areas of concern in Afghanistan.

A massive Covid financial relief plan will mean many Americans getting cheques for $1,400 (£1,008). Donna Kelly-Yu told BBC World News of the relief she felt, knowing the money was coming. Donna was laid off from her job as an order taker and cashier at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last March. She said the…

The Israeli-Gaza conflict can be ended if Hama stops firing rockets, Jerusalem’s deputy mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum has said. She told BBC World News on Thursday that Hamas had been looking for a war for some time: “They have been planning this for months. The Palestinian Authority are trying to distract people from cancelling an election.”…