The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media (www.bbc.co.uk)
“As the social media landscape ebbs and flows, the team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse, a collection of social media...
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ukraine war: Burger King still open in Russia despite pledge to exit (www.bbc.co.uk)
Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe (www.bbc.co.uk)
BBC journalists held at gunpoint by Israeli police (www.bbc.co.uk)
Why BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists' - John Simpson (www.bbc.co.uk)
I guess not strictly news - but with all of the vitriol I have seen in discussions on the Israel situation, that have boiled down to arguments over wording, I feel that this take from the BBC is worthy of some discussion....
Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31 (www.bbc.co.uk)
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2089998...
Florida man arrested after trying to cross Atlantic in hamster wheel vessel (www.bbc.co.uk)
'I just find bombs, dead people... it's really scary' - British Palestinian girl in Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ukraine war: Zelensky says Israel-Gaza conflict taking focus away from fighting (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Israel-Gaza war is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted....
Man who threatened Biden shot dead in FBI raid in Utah (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1255681...
Zoom orders workers back to the office (www.bbc.co.uk)
A company that achieved success due to people having to WFH are now forcing staff back in to the office
Donald Trump fraud trial live updates: Former president takes the stand - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Trump is now being asked whether the valuations of a number of his properties are accurate....
Tou Thao: Ex-officer in George Floyd case gets 57 months for role in killing (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1175741...
Climate change: Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Ukrainian drone strike has destroyed a Russian TU-22 long range bomber at an air base south of St Petersburg
The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media (www.bbc.co.uk)
Edit: they published some transphobic shit: thepinknews.com/…/ilga-europe-transphobia-uk-bbc/
Japan's top court says trans sterilisation requirement unconstitutional - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ivanka Trump must testify in fraud case, judge rules (www.bbc.co.uk)
***UPDATE – The New York Attorney General’s Office said the former president will testify on 6 November and his three children will take the stand before him....
Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82 (www.bbc.co.uk)
The actor, a four-time Bafta award winner, was best known for playing Dumbledore in the hit film series.
US health department recommends looser restrictions on cannabis (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2129776...
Australian tycoon apologises over calls for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes (www.bbc.co.uk)
Maui resident: 'We still have dead bodies floating in the water' (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Lahaina resident talks about the recovery efforts after a wildfire swept through the Maui town.