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Over 300 climate adaptation projects have been created in Denmark’s capital to protect the city from floods and extreme weather. In 2011, Copenhagen was hit by a major flood, leaving the capital knee-deep in water and causing widespread damage. The projects include underground tunnels, to carry away rainfall, as well as the creation of new green spaces. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Copenhagen #Climate #BBCNews source

Hundreds of police officers in France are hunting for an armed gang who ambushed a prison van on a busy road near Rouen in Normandy , shooting dead two prison guards and freeing a prisoner known as ‘The Fly”. The brutal attack, which took place at a road toll booth and was captured on CCTV, has shocked France. Gunmen opened fire on prison officers, killing two and critically injuring two others. France’s President Emmanuel Macron said “everything is being done to find the perpetrators.” The prisoner, Mohamed Amra, was being taken from court to a prison when a car rammed…

Prince Andrew is among high-profile figures named in newly released US court documents detailing connections of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A judge ordered the release of the records as part of a legal case related to Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Former US presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are also named, though neither is accused of illegality. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews source

Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Labour campaign co-ordinator Lucy Powell accused presenter Andrew Neil of interrupting her as he questioned the party’s deficit reduction plans. Mr Neil challenged her claim that there had been an “explosion” in zero-hours contracts under the coalition government. Subscribe to BBC News HERE Check out our website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: source

Three people have been killed and eight have been injured in a knife attack in the western Germany city of Solingen, police say. The attacked fled the scene and police are still searching for an “unknown” suspect and police say the motive for is unclear. Celebrations were under way to mark the 650th anniversary of the city’s foundation when the attack happened. The search is ongoing and police are urging locals to be cautious. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Germany #BBCNews source

UKIP leader Nigel Farage and comedian Eddie Izzard clashed over housing and immigration during an episode of Question Time. Presenter David Dimbleby joked that he would have to make them change seats if they carried on as they were. Please subscribe HERE Islamic State’s ‘Most Wanted’ World In Pictures Big Hitters Just Good News source

Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews What was apartheid? Many millions of children and young adults have only known a world without it. t led to international isolation and civil conflict, but eventually crumbled after Nelson Mandela was freed from 27 years in prison. Subscribe Check out our website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: source

Three North Koreans want to tell the world about the situation in the country. They expose, for the first time, the disaster unfolding there since the government sealed the borders more than three years ago starvation, brutal crackdowns and no chance to escape. Under the tyrannical rule of Kim Jong Un, North Koreans are forbidden from making contact with the outside world. A spokesperson for the North Korean government has disputed the claims, which they said were “not entirely factual”. Please subscribe here: #NorthKorea #Pyongyang #BBCNews source

At least 45 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Videos from the scene in the Tal al-Sultan area on Sunday night showed a large explosion and intense fires burning. The Israel Defense Forces said it had killed two senior Hamas officials and that it was reviewing reports that civilians were harmed as a result of the strike and fire it ignited. Hours earlier, Hamas had fired eight rockets from Rafah towards Tel Aviv – the first long-range attacks on…

A dinosaur’s leg, stunningly preserved, has been presented by scientists claiming it was likely killed by a giant asteroid which caused the species’ extinction. The limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State of North Dakota. But it’s not just their exquisite condition that’s turning heads – it’s what these ancient specimens purport to represent. The claim is the Tanis creatures were killed on the actual day the asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, which saw the reign of dinosaurs end. The BBC’s Rebecca…