BBC News8 hours agoSwiss Alps coach crash kills several people, local police saybbc.co.uk - Patrick JacksonA tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local police say. The bus overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden - also known as Grisons - region late on Thursday afternoon. A large team of rescuers equipped with several …
BBC News9 hours agoMan jailed after threatening to kill son's teacher in French villagebbc.co.uk - Paul KirbyA man has been given a six-month jail term in France after he threatened to kill a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son at a village primary school. He was sentenced after a fast-track hearing on Thursday, six days after the events unfolded in Le Fauga, a village with a …
BBC News13 hours agoMore than 20 children killed in DR Congo school firebbc.co.uk - Emery Makumeno, Robert GreenallAt least 24 schoolchildren have died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials there have said. Adults are also reported to have died in the fire and there are fears that the death toll could rise …
BBC News13 hours agoYemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokhabbc.co.uk - David GrittenYemen's Houthis have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed pro-government forces, military sources and witnesses say. Mokha's capture leaves the Iran-backed group only 75km (46 miles) away from the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to a trade route that links …
BBC News12 hours agoNew technology may bring more 9/11 victims' families closurebbc.co.uk - Madeline HalpertFor 25 years, the only physical trace Juliette Scauso has had from the last day of her father's life is his mangled firefighter helmet. Scauso's father, Dennis - part of a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) hazmat unit for 12 years - initially was not scheduled to work on 11 September, 2001, but …
BBC News12 hours agoCan Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?bbc.co.uk - Alex BoydUS President Donald Trump has offered every adult American $5,000 (£3,700) if Republicans win November's midterm elections, but it is unclear how such a plan would be funded and whether it is legal. His remarks prompted raucous applause from supporters at a party convention on Wednesday night, …
