'I sold it for over £1k': Swatch launch sparks 'chaotic' scenes

Some shoppers have been trying to resell a new line of watches priced at £335 each for up to £16,000.

Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon passes 3,000, officials say

Samantha Granville Beirut

Reuters A woman wearing a black hijab mourns a relative killed in an Israeli air strike, while clutching a portrait of the victim (22/04/26) Reuters
A nominal ceasefire has been in place for a month, but fighting has continued

Lebanon's health ministry says the number of people killed in the country by Israeli strikes during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated at the beginning of March, has surpassed 3,000.

It put the death toll at 3,020 on Monday, a grim milestone in the fighting that shows no sign of abating despite a fragile ceasefire.

Lebanon was drawn into the war


Judge rules gun and writings are admissible in Luigi Mangione's New York murder trial

Getty Images Luigi Mangione speaks with his lawyer during a court hearing in New York on 18 May 2026. Getty Images

A New York judge will allow a gun and writings found in Luigi Mangione's backpack after his 2024 arrest to be presented at his state murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but has ruled that other items are inadmissible.

Judge Gregory Carro ruled on Monday that certain evidence "must be suppressed, including the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip" found with Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.

Carro said that evidence was recovered as part

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed by graduates at mention of AI

Getty Images Eric Schmidt sits with his hands crossed and looks ahead. He is wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a hot pink polka-dot tie. In the background is a blue screen that features different shades of blue. Getty Images

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by students as he spoke about the rise of artificial intelligence during his speech at University of Arizona's graduation ceremony, underscoring growing anxiety over AI's impact on jobs.

"I know what many of you are feeling about that. I can hear you," Schmidt told graduates as jeers rang out at the venue during remarks comparing today's AI boom to the rise of computers four decades ago.

The reaction reflects a broader unease on campuses,


Two men arrested over stunt at enclosure of famed monkey Punch

Getty Images Punch, a young male macaque monkey, is seen sitting next to a stuffed orangutan toy within his enclosure in Japan Getty Images
The abandoned baby macaque went viral online after being spotted hugging a stuffed toy

Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped into the enclosure of an internet-famous monkey at a Japanese zoo while the other filmed the stunt, police have said.

One of the men, who claimed to be a 24-year-old college student, is accused of scaling a fence to gain access to Punch's enclosure on Sunday morning. The other man claimed to be a 27-year


What is Ebola and why is stopping this outbreak so difficult?

James Gallagher , Health and science correspondent ,
Emery Makumeno , BBC Africa, Kinshasa and

Getty Images A medic checks the temperature of a woman, using a contactless infrared thermometer. Only the arm of the medic, who is wearing white, is shown. The woman having her temperature checked has her hair in braids. She is wearing a bright blue top with a pattern and is standing next to a blue wooden door with a white and blue building in the background. Getty Images

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern, by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Dealing with this outbreak is difficult as it involves a rare strain for which there is no vaccine and the cases have been found in an area affected by conflict.

What is Ebola and what are the symptoms?

Ebola is a rare but deadly disease caused by a

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Shakira wins £50m tax refund from Spanish government

EPA/Shutterstock A close-up of singer Shakira smiling EPA/Shutterstock
Shakira is known for hits including Hips Don't Lie, Waka Waka and Whenever, Wherever

A Spanish court has ordered the country's tax authority to refund €55m (£48m, $64m) to singer Shakira after ruling that the money was improperly collected in a dispute over her taxes.

The national high court has ordered the Treasury to repay the amount plus interest to the Colombian singer, who is known for hits like Hips Don't Lie and Wherever,


Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives

Anbarasan Ethirajan , Global Affairs correspondent and
Sarah Rainsford , Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent

Instagram/University of Genoa/Albatros Top Boat Two women and a man on the right - a composite image of three of the victims of a diving tragedy in Italy Instagram/University of Genoa/Albatros Top Boat
Among the five who died were Giorgia Sommacal (L), her mother Monica Montefalcone (C) and diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti

The bodies of four Italian divers who went missing during a scuba diving accident in the Maldives last week have been located, officials have confirmed to the BBC.

One body, belonging to a fifth member of the group, had already been located after the

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At least six Americans exposed to Ebola during DR Congo outbreak

AFP via Getty Images A staff member of the CBCA Virunga Hospital checks a visitor's temperature using a a contactless infrared thermometer, before allowing her access to the hospital in Goma on May 17, 2026 AFP via Getty Images
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency

At least six Americans have been exposed to the Ebola virus during a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sources have told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak as an international emergency, with the DR Congo's health ministry reporting around 350 suspected cases and 91 deaths.

One American is believed to


Israeli forces boarding Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus, activists say

Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via Reuters Video footage from the Global Sumud Flotilla showing armed commandos boarding a sailboat from a raiding craft in the Mediterranean, west of Cyprus (18 May 2026) Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via Reuters
A live stream from the Global Sumud Flotilla showed armed commandos boarding a boat

Pro-Palestinian activists say Israeli forces are intercepting a flotilla of more than 50 boats carrying aid for Gaza in international waters west of Cyprus.

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said its fleet was being boarded in what it called an illegal act of piracy about 250 nautical miles (460km) from Gaza, which is under an Israeli maritime blockade. Its video stream