Sarmila Dharmalingam A court in Singapore has executed a Malaysian drug smuggler, his sister has confirmed to the BBC. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam had been on death row for more than a decade for attempting to bring around three tablespoons of heroin into Singapore. His case was highly controversial as he was assessed by a medical expert
Month: April 2022
The Minnesota Timberwolves had no answer for Ja Morant on Tuesday night. The Memphis star, with a ridiculous poster that could go down as the dunk of the postseason and a last-second layup, led the Grizzlies to a 111-109 win in Game 5 of their series with the Timberwolves on Tuesday. He nearly had a
Getty Images Russian energy firm Gazprom has told Poland and Bulgaria it will stop sending gas to the two countries from Wednesday. Polish state gas company PGNiG said it had been told all gas deliveries would be halted from 08:00 CET (06:00 GMT). The Bulgarian Energy Ministry also said it had been informed deliveries would
Melissa Lucio On 27 April, Melissa Lucio was supposed to die. But two days before the 53-year-old mother of 14 children was due to be executed, she was given a second chance. For 14 years, Lucio had been on death row for the 2007 death of her then-two year old daughter, Mariah. But she has
No 10 Ministers have pitched ideas to tackle the cost of living, as record inflation pushes up food and energy prices. Boris Johnson called for proposals from his team – that do not rely on spending taxpayers’ money – during Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. The BBC has learned that the PM said he wanted to reduce
Reuters The Russian government has accused the UK of “provoking” Ukraine into attacking facilities on Russian soil. The Russian defence ministry said it was ready to attack targets in Kyiv in response, while its foreign minister accused Nato of conducting a proxy war. Sergei Lavrov also said Western weapons sent to Ukraine would be fair
BBC/Rushdi Abualouf A stone statue of an ancient goddess of beauty, love and war has been found in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian archaeologists say that the head of the Canaanite deity, Anat, dates back 4,500 years to the late Bronze Age. The discovery was made by a farmer digging his land in Khan Younis, in
Getty Images Elon Musk has struck a deal to buy Twitter with a promise to reduce censorship on the platform, raising questions about what his approach will mean for the “digital town square”. Human rights groups have raised concerns that a lack of moderation could lead to a rise in hate speech. Many Twitter users
Getty Images The first African American to serve on a presidential security detail is among three people to have been pardoned by US President Joe Biden. Abraham W Bolden Sr, 86, was convicted in 1964 on bribery charges. The White House also announced that the prison sentences of 75 others – most of whom were
Getty Images DJ Tim Westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them. The 64-year-old is accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching, in incidents between 1992 and 2017. The BBC and the Guardian have heard detailed accounts from
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. It would be acceptable for Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to attack military targets on Russian soil, a UK defence minister has said. James Heappey said strikes to disrupt supply lines were an “entirely legitimate” part
Getty Images The average food bill could increase by £271 this year as prices continue to rise, research suggests. Grocery prices were 5.9% higher in April than a year ago, the biggest increase since December 2011, according to research company Kantar. It said shoppers were turning to discount retailers Aldi and Lidl as pressures on
The village of Senkivka in Ukraine is situated at the nexus of the border crossing between Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. Once the site of festivals that celebrated the friendship between the three countries, it’s now a war front line, and its residents tell of families separated across borders living in fear. With rare access to
Getty Images The UK government has dropped plans to turn back people crossing the English Channel just over a week before they were due to be challenged in court. Campaigners say the policy, which would allow Border Force patrols to intercept boats and take them back to France, is inhumane and a risk to life.
Getty Images Johnny Depp has said text messages he sent about burning and drowning his former partner Amber Heard were a joke based on a Monty Python sketch. Testifying before a Virginia court on Monday, the actor said he was “ashamed” of the messages, and that they were an attempt at humour. Mr Depp, 58,
Reuters At first, the story of Twitter and Elon Musk feels a little like a tale of unrequited love. Our unlikely couple starts out with an imbalance of power. Elon Musk loves Twitter. He has an enormous audience of 87m followers. He tweets prolifically, sometimes controversially, occasionally catastrophically. The SEC banned him from tweeting about
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