The fight to save the mighty Mekong and New York City's best photo-ops
| | | | | | | Hello. Israel is continuing military operations in Gaza, where a lack of fuel has forced the UN to suspend aid distribution. In Cambodia, Laura Bicker journeys along the banks of the Mekong river and finds people fighting for its survival. On a lighter note, you can take a moment to note down the best spots for memorable New York City photographs, and gasp at an aerial view of the Icelandic town of Grindavik, which has partially sunk by more than a metre due to volcanic tremors. |
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| | | | Top of the agenda | | Lack of fuel shuts down Gaza aid delivery | | | | The UN said it cannot communicate with staff on the ground in Gaza. Credit: EPA |
| | The UN's biggest agency in Gaza has said it is no longer able to deliver and distribute aid due to a lack of fuel, which has also caused a communication blackout that makes it difficult to contact sources and verify reports. The UN's World Food Programme has said its bakeries have had to shut, causing Gaza's population to face "the immediate possibility of starvation". Last night, Israel was still operating around Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, where it says Hamas operates a command centre - something Hamas denies. The Israeli military now says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages, Noa Marciano and Yehudit Weiss, in structures nearby. They were among about 240 people kidnapped by Hamas gunmen during the 7 October atrocities, which killed 1,200 people. Follow our live page for the latest news and analysis. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | AT THE SCENE | Scotland, UK | | Reckoning with record rain | | Intense rain in October caused infrastructure damage across Scotland. The clear up has been arduous and the effects painful. The Met Office says while rainfall is highly variable in the UK, intense downpours have become more common between October and December due to the effects of climate change. | | | | James Cook, Scotland editor |
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| | For six weeks, a handful of students have been unable to take the bus to Lochgilphead High School after a landslide cut off the community of Ardfern during the wettest two-day period ever recorded in Scotland. A trip by sea is, for now, their commute. We have become used to seeing the fight against climate change fought by the young. Here in Argyll we can see the effects sudden and violent weather events can have. It is daily life for the kids on these boats. One of them, Morven, puts it gently: "We should definitely try to be active in climate change to stop stuff like that happening," she says. |
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| | | | Beyond the headlines | | Saving the mother of water | | | | Mai finds that it's become harder to catch enough fish to make a living. Credit: BBC |
| | Many of the languages spoken along its banks call the Mekong river “the mother of water”. But a warming world and hydropower dams are destroying one of the world’s richest ecosystems - and threatening the millions of people who rely on it. Asia Pacific correspondent Laura Bicker hears from those affected. | | | | |
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| | | | Something different | | Lights of New York | | A photographer's pro tips to make your New York snaps stand out of the crowd. | | |
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