Israel’s government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas. Hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure, police raided the broadcaster’s office in Jerusalem on Sunday. The broadcaster, which is headquartered in Qatar, called claims it was a threat to Israeli security a "dangerous and ridiculous lie". Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews

Dozens of people have died after heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southernmost state. According to officials, 55 people are confirmed to have died, with another 74 missing in Rio Grande do Sul. Nearly 25,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes since the storms began last Saturday, and at least half a million people have been left without power and clean water. More than half of the 497 cities in the state have been affected by the storms, with roads and bridges destroyed in several areas. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Brazil #BrazilFloods #BBCNews

Scientists have recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman - one of our closest evolutionary cousins. The 3D model is based on the flattened, shattered remains of a skull whose bones were so soft when excavated they had the consistency of "a well-dunked biscuit". The skull was found in Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the remains of 10 Neanderthal men, women and children were previously unearthed. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Neanderthal #Paleontology #BBCNews

North Korea’s latest propaganda song “Friendly Father” has proven to be an unexpected hit… on TikTok. The pop-y propaganda has drawn praise from Gen Z users of the social media app, but experts say it hides something more sinister. With lyrics including “Let’s sing Kim Jong Un, the great leader/ Let’s brag about Kim Jong Un, our friendly father”, the song is full of praise for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un – who has vowed to “thoroughly annihilate the US” and has launched dozens of ballistic missiles. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #NorthKorea #BBCNews

Mexican authorities have found three bodies in an area of Baja California where two Australian brothers and an American went missing. The FBI said the bodies were found in the town of Santo Tomas and have not yet been identified, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported. Jake, 30, and Callum Robinson, 33, from Perth, and American Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, were on a surfing holiday near the popular tourist town of Ensenada. They disappeared on 27 April. On Thursday Mexican police questioned a woman and two men in connection with their disappearance. Forensic tests will be conducted by a state laboratory to identify the bodies, the state of Baja California prosecutor's office said. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Mexico #BBCNews

May the Fourth be with you. On this Star Wars Day, we're revisiting a funny and frank BBC archive interview with Carrie Fisher, aka Princess Leia, from a long time ago… in 1977. It was a role that would make Carrie Fisher one of the most famous faces on the planet. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Read more on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4dl5IXk #Movies #History #BBCNews

Miami is a city known for its golden beaches, glamour and entertainment - but it is also the home to the Miami Heat basketball team. But the Miami Heat isn’t just a sports team - it is also a tech start-up. Before, during and after matches, data is gathered on spectators and what they do and purchase while at the venue, before being analysed on the team’s own data platform. The BBC’s Alasdair Keane heads to a Miami Heat basketball match to find out how their technology is making a name for itself off the court. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews

The actor Kevin Spacey has given a TV  interview saying he has been "baselessly attacked", ahead of a documentary which appears to make new claims by a number of men about his behaviour towards them. Mr Spacey was found not guilty at trials in the United States and the UK following allegations of sexual misbehaviour.   Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by culture and media editor Katie Razzall Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews

A ship is preparing to set sail from France to lay the next section of the largest ever sub-sea internet cable. The 2Africa cable is an incredible 45,000 km long and stretches around the entire continent. But even as the world celebrates ambitious projects like getting more people online, internet freedom is on the decline around the world. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews

The UK government has been defeated in court - for a second time - for not doing enough to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental campaigners argued that the energy minister signed off the government's climate plan without evidence it could be achieved. The High Court ruled on Friday that the government will now be required to redraft the plan again. In response the government defended its record on climate action. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #ClimateChange #BBCNews

India is in the midst of its six-week election period, where almost one billion people are eligible to vote. About 28 million people in the country rely on fishing for their livelihood. In the coastal state of Kerala, it's one of the biggest industries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have been campaigning in the region. Fishermen in the region have said they feel forgotten during the election campaign. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #IndiaElection #Fishing #BBCNews

A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southern Brazil after days of heavy rain that triggered massive flooding, killing more than 30 people. Another 60 people are missing in Rio Grande do Sul state, officials said. About 15,000 residents have fled their homes since Saturday. At least 500,000 people are without power and clean water across the state. The extreme weather has been caused by a rare combination of hotter than average temperatures, high humidity and strong winds. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Brazil #Flooding #BBCNews

UK's Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said that Ukraine has the right to use British weapons to attack targets inside Russia. Lord Cameron, who has met President Zelensky during a visit to the country’s capital, Kyiv, said the UK would donate military aid worth £3 billion a year "for as long as is necessary". He said British support would include precision-guided bombs and air defence missiles, which Ukraine could use as it saw fit. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously said that Russia is taking advantage of the slow delivery of Western weapons to go on the offensive. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Russia #Ukraine #BBCNews

A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, said scientists. It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant. After researchers saw Rakus applying the plant poultice to his face, the wound closed up and healed in a month. The behaviour could come from a common ancestor shared by humans and great apes, scientists have said. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Orangutan #Indonesia #BBCNews

Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the strip. The measures would be in place until Israel allowed an "uninterrupted and sufficient flow" of aid into Gaza, the Turkish trade ministry said. A UN-backed assessment said last month that 1.1 million people were facing catastrophic hunger and that famine was imminent in northern Gaza by May. Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to the group's attack on southern Israel on 7 October, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 253 others were taken hostage. More than 34,500 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #IsraelGaza #Turkey #BBCNews

Apple boss Tim Cook tried to beat back doubts about the future of the tech giant, after it reported its biggest sales fall in more than a year. Sales slumped 4% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024 to $90.8bn (£72.5bn), weighed down by a sharp drop in demand for iPhones. Executives said the results were distorted by Covid-related supply disruptions, which led to unusually strong sales during the same period last year. They said sales would return to growth in the months ahead, noting upcoming product launches and investments in artificial intelligence. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Apple #iPhone #BBCNews

Paul Dean, a United States official in the State Department, asked China and Russia to declare that only humans – and not artificial intelligence (AI) – will make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons. Officials in China and Russia have not immediately issued a comment. A dizzying array of AI-assisted tools is under development or already in use in the defence sector. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Russia #China #BBCNews

President Joe Biden has addressed the Pro-Palestinian protests that are continuing at universities across the US, saying students have the right to protest but not "cause chaos”. Dozens of college campuses across the US have been taken over by students protesting against the war in Gaza, demanding institutions boycott companies and individuals with ties to Israel. More than a thousand demonstrators have been arrested, as universities struggle to deal with encampments, days before graduation ceremonies. Meanwhile, national politicians have called on colleges to do more, highlighting reports of antisemitism at some of these protests. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #US #JoeBiden #BBCNews

US singer Olivia Rodrigo has expressed her disappointment after her gigs at the UK's largest indoor venue were called off. The singer is the latest act to fall foul of a crisis at Manchester's troubled Co-op Live arena. The decision came after the arena's opening was postponed for a third time on Wednesday when a fault scuppered a gig by rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. The £365m venue was due to be opened by comedian Peter Kay last week, but his shows have been postponed twice. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Manchester #CoopLiveArena #BBCNews