Jonathan Ditchburn

The ceasefire ended two days of fighting that killed 34 Palestinians and paralysed parts of Israel.
BBC News – Middle East

Hugo Carvajal disappeared in Spain after a court ruled he should be sent to the US on drugs charges.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The damage from the 1.87m (6ft) high waters is a “blow to the heart of our country”, PM Conte says.
BBC News – Europe

Record numbers in England are on hospital waiting lists, while A&E delays highest since target introduced.
BBC News – UK

Donald Trump was overheard asking about “investigations” into Joe Biden, a top US diplomat says.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Africa’s rugby world champions strip to their pants to raise awareness of testicular cancer.
BBC News – Africa

LSU Deserved No 1 – But Should Georgia Be Ahead Of Alabama?
The second set of CFP rankings are out and the SEC continues to dominate with two teams in the top four, and LSU deservedly moving into the No 1 slot. […]

NFL Week Eleven has a couple of highlights and a few crunch games, which although not elimination games per se would make it very hard for the losers to progress to the playoffs. One of these kicks the week off […]

Schemes are in place to protect most householders, but businesses may face extra costs.
BBC News – Business

The death of a Palestinian commander triggers some of the most intense fighting for months.
BBC News – Middle East

Jeanine Áñez is condemned by ex-leader Evo Morales who says it is the “sneakiest” coup in history.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Elon Musk says “outstanding” German engineering is part of the reason he picked the new factory site.
BBC News – Europe

The party says it would tax the “wealthiest” to cut hospital waiting times if it wins the election.
BBC News – UK

Several places experience record-breaking low temperatures as an Arctic air mass hits the country.
BBC News – US & Canada

The BBC’s Orla Guerin meets a family waiting to cross to Europe from Libya with orphaned children whose mother died on the way.
BBC News – Africa

NFL 2019 Week Ten – And Then There Was None
It s taken 10 weeks but finally every NFL team has at least one loss thanks to an exciting OT win for Seattle in Monday Nights game. Talk about seconds counting – well […]

The Chinese company says it will invest £1.2bn in British Steel following rescue agreement.
BBC News – Business

The body of ex-British Army officer James Le Mesurier is found near his office in Istanbul.
BBC News – Middle East

At least 20 people are reported injured a day after Evo Morales’ resignation over a disputed poll.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Napoleon expert Oleg Sokolov admits in court he shot his girlfriend in his St Petersburg flat.
BBC News – Europe