Deirdre Finnerty

Oct 18, 2023 | bbc.com | Deirdre Finnerty

Image source, Ibrahim AlAagha Image caption, Ibrahim AlAagha, who was visiting Gaza from Ireland, fled with his family to his parents' house in the southIbrahim AlAgha and his wife Hamida had been enjoying an extended holiday in Gaza when Israeli air strikes of the territory began. The couple, who are Irish citizens, had travelled there with their three Dublin-born children to visit relatives. "I wanted them to be close to their family… understand the language, the culture, all of that", he says.

Jul 24, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Lora Jones |Deirdre Finnerty

By Lora Jones, Deirdre Finnerty & Maryam AhmedBBC News"Debt help" social media posts are aggressively targeting people in problem debt. The posts claim to help end money worries but charities warn some companies are misleading people who are struggling. Some who sign up to the products on offer, known as IVAs, could end up worse off, a BBC investigation has found. Shauna was £17,000 in debt with car and furniture loans when a specific sort of social media post started to appear in her feed.