PA Media By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg An email sent from Suella Braverman’s personal account on the day she had to resign over a security breach could throw fresh doubt over her claims about the speed with which she took action. The email, seen by the BBC, told the recipient of a
Month: October 2022
AFP Twin car bomb explosions near a busy junction in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 100 people, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says. Among the victims “who were massacred [were] mothers with their children in their arms”, the AFP news agency quotes the president as saying. He appealed for international medical help to deal with
Reuters By George Bowden BBC News Nancy Pelosi has said she is “heartbroken and traumatised” by the violent attack on her husband. The US House of Representatives speaker said her family was “grateful for the quick response of law enforcement” and for his medical care. Paul Pelosi was struck with a hammer by a male
Alamy By Damian Zane BBC News London’s Natural History Museum and Cambridge University have said that they are ready to co-operate with Zimbabwe to return human remains that were taken in the colonial era. The fresh statements come after a delegation from Zimbabwe held talks with officials from both institutions. The Zimbabweans are looking for
EPA By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor, Rio Brazil is on tenterhooks as voters are due to decide in the coming hours if the world’s fourth-largest democracy should continue to be led by the far-right incumbent or whether to vote a left-wing former president back in. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from
Getty Images By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Labour is demanding Rishi Sunak “comes clean” and releases assessments of Suella Braverman’s security breach. Last week Ms Braverman resigned as home secretary under Liz Truss after breaching the ministerial code by sending an official document from a personal email account. On Wednesday she was re-appointed by Rishi
Getty Images By Hosu Lee and Merlyn Thomas BBC News, Seoul and London At least 149 people have died in a crush as huge Halloween crowds surged into a narrow street in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, officials say. At least 76 were injured in the incident in the Itaewon nightlife area which was holding its
Getty Images By Jonathan Blake Political correspondent, BBC News The government has been urged to open an investigation into claims former prime minister Liz Truss’s phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary. The Mail on Sunday reported private messages between Ms Truss and foreign officials, including about the Ukraine war, fell into foreign hands.
Reuters By Hugo Bachega in Kyiv and Paulin Kola in London BBC News Russia has announced it is suspending its involvement in the internationally-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports. It came hours after it accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol,
Reuters Guantanamo Bay’s oldest prisoner has been released to his home country, Pakistan, after almost two decades. Saifullah Paracha, 75, was arrested two years after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US and accused of being an al-Qaeda sympathiser. Mr Paracha was suspected of financing the jihadist group, but maintained his innocence and was
Reuters By Hugo Bachega in Kyiv and James Gregory in London BBC News Ukraine has carried out a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, damaging one warship, Russia says. Nine drones were used, a top official said. Ukraine has not commented. Without providing evidence, Russia accused
EPA By Laurence Peter BBC News The Ukrainian authorities have warned people in the capital Kyiv to expect longer power cuts, lasting more than four hours, because of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Rolling blackouts are hitting not only Kyiv but also central regions of Ukraine, including the city of Dnipro. President Volodymyr Zelensky said
LA District Attorney’s Office A US man who spent nearly four decades in prison for murder has been released after new DNA evidence pointed to a different person. Maurice Hastings served more than 38 years in state prison for the 1983 murder of Roberta Wydermyer in California and two attempted murders. But new DNA evidence
PA Media By Aoife Walsh BBC News The head of the Royal Navy has ordered an investigation into allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against women in the Submarine Service. Several whistleblowers who served in the fleet told the Daily Mail they faced mistreatment from all ranks. Adm Sir Ben Key, the First Sea Lord,
The Philadelphia Phillies got knocked down. But they got up again, climbed back and finally overtook the Houston Astros on J.T. Realmuto‘s go-ahead home run to win World Series Game 1, 6-5, in 10 innings. After falling behind 5-0 early, the Phillies rallied against likely Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, with Realmuto ripping the game-tying
Reuters By James Clayton North America technology reporter Donald Trump was fiercely critical of Twitter when he was banned, supposedly for life. After the Capitol Hill riots Twitter said the permanent suspension was “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”. Mr Trump even sued Twitter, about what he described as “censorship”. However that
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