Emma Pengelly

South East District

Verify and UGC Journalist at BBC News

BBC Verify journalist | Previously @BBCNews UGC journalist

Articles

Families of Hamas-held hostages tell of growing concern for their fate

3 weeks ago | winnmediaskn.com | Lucy Manning |Emma Pengelly

by Lucy Manning & Emma Pengelly(BBC) – Families of Israeli hostages taken to Gaza in the 7 October attacks have expressed their increasing concern about the fates of loved ones, as doubts grow about how many are still alive. One family said the hostages were at risk “every day” they continued to be held captive by Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week there was “uncertainty” over the condition of three of the 24 hostages previously believed to be alive.
Israel-Gaza war: Families of Hamas-held hostages share concerns

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Lucy Manning |Emma Pengelly

Image source, Hostages and Missing Families ForumImage caption, Twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman are still being held in GazaFamilies of Israeli hostages taken to Gaza in the 7 October attacks have expressed their increasing concern about the fates of loved ones, as doubts grow about how many are still alive. One family said the hostages were at risk "every day" they continued to be held captive by Hamas.
Israeli army fired as close as 12m, audio suggests

1 month ago | bbc.com | Merlyn Thomas |Emma Pengelly |Matt Murphy

Merlyn Thomas, Emma Pengelly & Matt MurphyBBC VerifyIsraeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack in which they killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, with some shots from as close as 12m (39ft) away, a forensic audio analysis of mobile phone footage commissioned by BBC Verify has found. Two audio experts examined a 19-minute video authenticated by BBC Verify, showing the incident and the moments leading up to it near Rafah on 23 March.
'We're gutted' - Make-A-Wish trip cancelled after Eurostar disruption

Mar 7, 2025 | flipboard.com | Emma Pengelly

3 hours agoSen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. — who, in the wake of President Donald Trump's address before a joint session of Congress, accused his own party of "a sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance" — issued a tweet on Friday in which he once again called out Democrats. "#TheResistance," he wrote, …
O que se sabe sobre os reféns que Hamas ainda mantém em Gaza

Jan 15, 2025 | g1.globo.com | Emma Pengelly |Jamie Ryan |Alex Murray

Famílias de reféns se manifestam no Portão Begin em Tel Aviv Israel e o Hamas fecharam um acordo de cessar-fogo e libertação de reféns. Dentre as 251 pessoas feitas de reféns no dia 7 de outubro de 2023, quando o Hamas invadiu Israel, 94 ainda estariam em Gaza, segundo apurou o BBC Verify, serviço de checagem de informação da BBC News, dos quais 60 estariam vivos e 34 estariam mortos. Há ainda outras quatro pessoas que foram feitas de reféns entre 2014 e 2015, duas delas mortas.
O que se sabe sobre os reféns que Hamas ainda mantém em Gaza

Jan 15, 2025 | terra.com.br | Emma Pengelly

Israel e o Hamas fecharam um acordo de cessar-fogo e libertação de reféns. Dentre as 251 pessoas feitas de reféns no dia 7 de outubro de 2023, quando o Hamas invadiu Israel, 94 ainda estariam em Gaza, segundo apurou o BBC Verify, serviço de checagem de informação da BBC News, dos quais 60 estariam vivos e 34 estariam mortos. Há ainda outras quatro pessoas que foram feitas de reféns entre 2014 e 2015, duas delas mortas.
Muslim counter-protesters embraced by pub-goers

Aug 7, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Emma Pengelly |Jonny Humphries

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Muslim counter-protesters embraced by pub-goers

Aug 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Emma Pengelly |Jonny Humphries

Emma Pengelly & Jonny Humphries - BBC Verify & BBC NewsAugust 7, 2024 at 3:45 PM·2 min readA Muslim anti-fascist protester has spoken of the moment his group was embraced in support by pub-goers in Lancashire. Thousands of counter-protesters have taken to the streets in towns and cities across the UK after rumours that far-right organised gatherings would target immigration centres and mosques.
Emma Little Pengelly: As I join leaders from across the UK and allied nations in France, I remember the sacrifice of Northern Ireland soldiers in the D-Day landings

Jun 6, 2024 | newsletter.co.uk | Emma Pengelly

Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly at the June 5 D-Day 80th anniversary events in Portsmouth, to mark the sailings for France on the eve of the landingsEmma Little-Pengelly, the DUP MLA and deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, is representing the province at today’s commemorations in France, and yesterday’s memorials in Portsmouth.
Passports: Welsh tourist says 10-year rule cost him £3,000

Mar 27, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Emma Pengelly |Oliver SlowBbc Wales |Oliver Slow

A holidaymaker says he lost £3,000 after being caught out by the "passport 10-year rule" when tried to travel to the European Union. Huw Gosling could not board the plane to Bulgaria last year because his passport was issued more than 10 years before the departure date. "I was livid, but I didn't know who to be livid with," he said. Holidaymakers are being warned not to get caught out by the rule, which came into effect after Brexit.