Getty Images Former environment minister Zac Goldsmith has been banned from driving for a year after he was caught speeding seven times in 2023. The Conservative peer, 49, broke speed limits in his hybrid electric Volkswagen Golf on London roads in Paddington, Chelsea and Twickenham between April and November last year. He was also caught
BBC/Maarten Lernout By Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent, USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier It’s not just merchant ships being targeted by the Houthis in the Red Sea. The US carrier strike group trying to protect them has also been under constant threat too. The BBC is the first British media to visit the USS Dwight
Majdi Fathi/BBC By Joel Gunter BBC News, Jerusalem When dawn broke last Monday morning, signalling the beginning of Ramadan, it brought a cruel irony for the people of Gaza. The holy month when Muslims fast during daylight had arrived amid a looming famine. Gazans had already endured five months of war. Virtually the entire population
Tata Steel UK By Felicity Evans Money editor, Wales Tata Steel has announced the coke ovens at its giant plant in south Wales will close on Wednesday over concerns about their “operational stability”. The Community union called it “a massive blow” while Unite said it was the “result of years of betrayal”. About 200 workers
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464m (£365m) he has been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud case. The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond in order to continue his appeal.
Getty Images Five episodes of GB News programmes hosted by serving Tory MPs have been found to have broken broadcasting rules by media regulator Ofcom. They include two episodes of Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State of the Nation, and three of a show fronted by married MPs Esther McVey and Philip Davies. Politicians are not normally
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor As predictions go, a Putin landslide was the easy one. No crystal ball or tea leaves required there. After all, in Russia the Kremlin tightly controls the political system. Including elections. But
By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News A Californian man has described “holding on for dear life” as he sat on an Alaska Airlines flight inches away from a gaping hole which appeared when an unused door flew off mid-flight. Cuong Tran told the BBC his seat belt saved him as his phone, socks and shoes were
By Becky Morton BBC political reporter Conservative MPs speculating about ousting Rishi Sunak as prime minister should “stop it”, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said. Reports have been swirling in recent days that some Conservative MPs want Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt to replace him. But Ms Badenoch told BBC Breakfast this was only “a small
Getty Images By Sean Seddon BBC News Israeli forces have launched an overnight raid on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, with reports of tanks and heavy gunfire at the facility. An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said the IDF was carrying out a “high precision operation in limited areas” of the hospital. The IDF said “senior
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Kirby BBC News Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all rubber-stamped by the Kremlin. But when election officials said results gave
Getty Images By Will Grant BBC News, Cap-Haitien, Haiti As the passengers from Port-au-Prince disembark at the bus terminal in Cap-Haitien, the harrowing journey is evident on their faces. The trip out of the beleaguered Haitian capital city involves running the gauntlet along risky and dangerous roads, trying to avoid gunmen and sporadic violence along
Selection Sunday is here. Before the brackets are revealed later today though, there are still a few conference championships to play and automatic berths to lock up. After some surprising early round upsets, the SEC and Big Ten men’s title games are both missing their top seeds as Florida takes on Auburn and Wisconsin plays
Getty Images By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News One of Labour’s most senior MPs has said she would be sad if Diane Abbott’s career ends without her being readmitted to the parliamentary party. Ex-deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman told the BBC Ms Abbott was “an amazing trailblazer” but said the party must investigate her
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News A senior cabinet minister has denied the Conservative Party has a problem with race after accepting at least £10m from a donor who is accused of racism. Transport Secretary Mark
As I walk around Borovsk, two things strike me about this town 60 miles (100km) from Moscow. First, there is almost no sign of the presidential election coming up this weekend. I see few election banners or billboards and no political flyers being handed out. Not surprising, really. The absence of election preparations mirrors the
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