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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete - There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.
  • Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine's troops will withdraw - The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.
  • Flu cases at record high for time of year as NHS warns of 'unprecedented' outbreak - An average of 1,700 patients were in hospital in England with flu last week - more than 50% higher than the same period last year, figures show.
  • Have British spies learned lessons from the Skripal poisonings? - Rusia's ability to target a defector with nerve agent is almost certainly diminished but it may pose other threats, the BBC's security correspondent writes.
  • 'All Israeli people are with us', parents of last dead hostage in Gaza tell BBC - The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza.
  • German president compares UK ties post-Brexit to Oasis - Frank-Walter Steinmeier says both sides had decided to not look back in anger while referencing band's reunion.
  • Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague - A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic.
  • Two hundred homes evacuated in Derby as two men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences - A controlled blast took place after two men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences.
  • Hegseth did not give order to 'kill them all' in Venezuela boat strike, lawmakers say - Admiral Frank Bradley, who gave the order for a second strike on a drug boat, was on Capitol Hill briefing lawmakers about the September incident.
  • We'll end children living in B&Bs, government says in child poverty pledge - The child poverty strategy also includes making childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit.
  • Was Harry referencing Trump in joke for Late Show sketch? - Prince Harry appeared in a sketch with Stephen Colbert, auditioning for a "Christmas prince" film role.
  • Alert sent for Nevada earthquake that did not happen - An erroneous alert warning of a major Nevada earthquake reached as far as California before being withdrawn.
  • MND took our son at 14 - anyone at any age can get it - Kyle Sieniawski, from Pontypridd, died last month, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in January.
  • Boat strike briefings help Hegseth - but shipwreck video release may hurt - Republicans and Democrats agreed he didn't order killing everyone on an alleged drug boat. That's where the consensus ended.
  • 'Not becoming of a president': Somali-Americans respond to Trump's 'garbage' remarks - Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.
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