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We have no Plan B if Ukraine falls, says Estonia https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722zxj0kyro?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #news #bbc
#News #BBC


'I took blame for Post Office shortfall to protect my mum'

Ravinder Naga says he confessed to stealing £35,000 from his mother's post office in Greenock to save her from prison.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crggqxlq589o

(c) #BBC #News

#News #BBC


Content warning: The indiginous people of New Caledonia are rebelling against their colonial oppressors. And who does BBC news interview? (Do you need to look? You already know, right?)


BBC World Service - lite



My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow).
They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS.
Page sizes drop significantly:
* Transferred: ~600KB -> 30KB
* Total: 1.65MB -> 135KB
Just append `.lite` on a URL e.g. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/crgyyvdz1dro.lite
There's no on/off UX at the moment but they're working on that too.
#WebDev #WebPerf #WebPerformance #BBC


US says Israel may have used American arms illegally in Gaza

State department says it is "reasonable to assess" that US-supplied weapons were used in ways inconsistent with Israel's legal obligations.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68984999

(c) #BBC #News #World


Palestinian doctor dies in Israeli prison

Israeli authorities said they were investigating the death of orthopaedic surgeon Dr Adnan Al-Bursh.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cer3740ddj3o

(c) #BBC #News

#News #BBC


Reminds me of the #British #BBC factoids program #QI, where they once mentioned that ‘boy’ used to mean ‘servant’ and children of both sexes were called girls. The pic is from Indiatoday, a rather arbitrary secondary source…