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Emilia BelliWestminster correspondent, BBC Wales NewsMel WallaceMel Wallace was a keen motorbike rider but now, as she waits for a hip replacement, she struggles to put her own socks onNHS patients from Wales who need knee and hip operations in England face lengthy delays after a health board asked English hospitals to copy Wales’ longer waiting times.Powys health board announced the change as it could not afford the cost of how quickly operations over the border were being carried out, but patients have said they were not informed.Mel Wallace, 59, from Howey, Powys, was initially told she would have a…

NewsFeedThe stepmother of a Palestinian boy, whose killing was witnessed by an American contractor at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site, has told Al Jazeera his body is still missing. She didn’t know what happened to Abdul Rahim after he went to retrieve food, until whistleblower Anthony Aguilar posted photos of ‘Amir’.Published On 4 Aug 20254 Aug 2025

The outcry after a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, seemingly due to pressure from payment processors, prompted Mastercard to release a brief statement Friday pushing back against recent headlines. “Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations,” the company said, adding, “At the same time, we require merchants to have appropriate controls to ensure Mastercard cards cannot be used for unlawful purchases, including illegal adult content.” This follows an open letter by the advocacy group Collective Shout addressed to executives at…

When 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut’s port on August 4, 2020, it ripped through the city, killing more than 218 people. Among them was three-year-old Alexandra Naggear.Five years later, the investigation into who is at fault for the blast has been delayed, and at times derailed, by political interference.“The most important thing for us is not for the decision, but for full justice to happen,” Tracy Naggear, Alexandra’s mother and a key activist advocating for the blast’s victims, told Al Jazeera by phone. “And we won’t accept a half-truth or half-justice.”As the fifth anniversary of the tragedy…

Addra* insists that his aunt, Anyessi Dossou, does not have a story to tell. “She’s just an old woman who’s never left the village,” he says, as he guides us along dirt tracks in fading light to her home in Avlo, Benin.When Dossou, in her early 80s, emerges from her room in the compound house she shares with generations of her extended family, the conversation begins hesitantly. “I told you,” Addra says.Then the levees break. Asked about her husband, Dossou recounts the impact of being widowed at a young age and raising five children. She speaks of small joys and…

15 The rental market in Lagos has been described as unstable, unpredictable, and filled with hidden rules that many tenants do not understand. This was revealed in the third edition of the State of Lagos Housing Market report, published by the Roland Igbinoba Real Foundation for Housing and Urban Development. According to the report, the Lagos housing market remains one of the most active in Nigeria, with strong demand across all income levels, especially among low- and middle-income earners. But the demand is not matched by enough supply, making decent housing harder to find for most residents. The report pointed…

Opening summary: Scotland braces for amber weather alertGood morning and welcome to our blog covering Storm Floris with a yellow weather warning for wind already in effect for a swath of the northern UK and an amber wind alert for much of Scotland due to start at 10am. Heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph are possible, the Met Office said.Some trains and ferry services have already been cancelled with more likely to be affected.Train operator LNER has told passengers not to travel north of Newcastle while Avanti West Coast has advised passengers not to travel north of Preston,…

Cinema can “preserve history, influence mindsets, and provide a space for reflection and escape,” Cambodian auteur Rithy Panh (Graves Without a Name, Exile, Meeting With Pol Pot, Everything Will Be OK) said when he was unveiled as the surprise jury president of this year’s 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. The long-time documentary chronicler is best known for his work about the 1970s Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, which saw his parents, siblings and extended family perish of starvation and forced labor. Panh escaped to Thailand and then to France, where he discovered filmmaking. In 2013, his The Missing…

Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head.The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump’s firing of the top official responsible for compiling employment statistics after her dismissal raised concerns about the future credibility of crucial economic data.Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), on Friday, claiming without evidence that the latest jobs report had been “rigged” to make him look bad.On Sunday, Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, denied that Trump was “shooting the messenger” and questioned the accuracy of…

  Lusikisiki Mass Murder Trial Resumes in Court The trial of six men accused in the Ngobozana massacre resumes at the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court, reports SABC News.The case was adjourned after the first witness, the brother of slain  African National Congress politician Mncedisi Gijana, gave emotional testimony. He described how three armed men in balaclavas came to their home looking for Gijana, who was later found shot multiple times. The attackers allegedly fled in his wife’s car. The state has now added Gijana’s case to the trial after linking the firearms used in both killings.  The state is expected to…