Author: BBC

The frontier communities of northern Israel are today like ghost towns. More than 80,000 residents have been evacuated to centres further south, but Nissan Zeevi is one of the few who has stayed. The businessman, and civil defence member, shows me around his kibbutz – Kfar Giladi, just north of Kiryat Shmona. The scenery is beguiling as you look out over the lush, green Hula valley and Mount Hermon in the distance, but this border has always been volatile. Source link

The Alaska Airlines incident could have been much worse, but is still a major issue for the US plane-maker. Source link

The Irish singers, who both died in 2023, were friends and recorded a duet together in 1995. Source link

A hotel in downtown Fort Worth in Texas was the site of a huge explosion on Monday.The front of the building was demolished with debris scattered over the road.According to local officials, at least 21 people injured have been injured in the incident, which they believe was caused by a gas explosion. Source link

Your rights explained as residents and businesses count the cost of flood damage. Source link

“After spending millions of pounds acquiring our site in Stratford and collaboratively engaging in a five-year planning process with numerous governmental bodies, including the local planning authority who approved our plans following careful review, we cannot continue to participate in a process that is merely a political football between rival parties.” Source link

When one of her pupils was murdered, Margot in Margate decided to quite teaching to pursue art and is reaching new levels of success Source link

Jung Ah Chae, the executive director of the Humane Society in Korea, said she was surprised to see the ban in her lifetime. “While my heart breaks for all the millions of dogs for whom this change has come too late, I am overjoyed that South Korea can now close this miserable chapter in our history and embrace a dog friendly future”, she said. Source link

President Biden says the agreement “clears the way” for Congress to avoid a government shutdown. Source link

One commentator joked his monologue was “a bomb” and viewers also commented on his one-liners. Source link