Alex Boyd

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alex Boyd

Macron waxwork stolen from French museum by activistsReutersActivists later displayed the waxwork outside the Russian embassy in ParisA waxwork figure of French President Emmanuel Macron has been stolen from a museum in Paris by environmental activists who disguised themselves as employees.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Esme Stallard |Alex Boyd

Ground movements indicated latest eruption happened on the south eastern edge of the volcano, according to INGV. This appears to be where a known 200m-wide vent is. Footage shared throughout Monday shows a rapidly moving mix of ash, gas and rock - known as a pyroclastic flow - emerging from the site and moving down the side of the volcano. Geologists monitoring the eruption said it was likely that part of volcano's crater collapsed and that this was the material being carried down its slopes.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Alex Boyd

New rules may take unfinished housing sites off developersPA MediaDevelopers who leave housing sites unfinished for years could see their land handed over to local councils under new rules aimed at getting new homes built faster. Under government plans, housebuilders will have to commit to delivery time frames before they get planning permission, and will also have to submit annual reports to councils showing their progress.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Alex Boyd

Senior general appointed new Royal Navy chiefMODA senior general and former head of the UK Special Forces has been appointed head of the Royal Navy. Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins has taken over the role after Adm Sir Ben Key was removed as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff while under investigation over allegations of misconduct. Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed King Charles had approved the general's appointment.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Alex Boyd

Israel renewed its military operations in Gaza in mid-March and has prevented food, medication and other aid from entering Gaza for 70 days, saying it is putting pressure on Hamas to release its remaining hostages. There has been international condemnation of the blockade, including from the UN which has said it has supplies at Gaza's border crossings, ready to enter if Israel allows. Aid agencies have said the blockade could be a war crime and amounts to a policy of starvation.