This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Ahmed Shihab-Eldin BBC News In Egypt, homosexuality is highly stigmatised, and there have long been allegations that police are hunting LGBT people online. Now BBC News has seen evidence of how the authorities are using dating
Month: January 2023
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month US tourist visa, his lawyer has told the BBC. Mr Bolsonaro has been staying in Florida since 30 December. The former president plans to stay in the US while immigration officials process the visa. He is
Getty Images By Jasmine Andersson BBC News Firefighters across the UK have voted for strike action in a row over pay. The Fire Brigades Union said while it had a mandate to take its members out on strike, it would not announce any dates until after it meets employers. More than 80% of members who
EPA By Megan Fisher BBC News Couples in China’s Sichuan province will be allowed to have as many children as they want, as the country continues to try and get a grip on its declining population. Last year, the population in China fell for the first time in 60 years. For decades, the country had
EPA By Nicholas Yong BBC News Chinese health officials say the country’s current wave of Covid-19 infections is “coming to an end”. The number of severe Covid cases and deaths is trending downward, the country’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report. It also said there had been “no obvious rebound”
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Carrie Davies in Islamabad & Malu Cursino in London BBC News At least 28 people have been killed and 150 injured in a blast at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. A section of
Getty Images By Helen Bushby Entertainment and arts reporter Actress Annie Wersching, who played the character Tess in the hit video game The Last of Us and was in 37 episodes of TV drama 24, has died aged 45. “You left us way too soon,” said The Last Of Us creator Neil Druckmann, confirming the
EPA By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Almost immediately after any ministerial sacking or resignation, there is an immediate ricochet towards the prime minister. What does it say about their judgement and their political standing? Let’s try to answer both of those. Rishi Sunak has sought to define integrity by a desire to seek
Getty Images By Monica Miller BBC News Mining giant Rio Tinto says it is working with authorities to try to find a radioactive capsule that went missing in Western Australia this month. “We recognise this is clearly very concerning and are sorry for the alarm it has caused,” the firm told the BBC. The casing
PA Media By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Thousands of extra hospital beds and hundreds of ambulances will be rolled out in England this year in a bid to tackle the long emergency care delays. The 5,000 new beds will increase capacity by 5%, while there will be a 10% boost in the ambulance fleet with
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, & William McLennan BBC News Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an “extraordinary” phone call in the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The then-prime
Reuters By Chelsea Bailey & Antoinette Radford BBC News in Memphis and London The lawyer representing Tyre Nichols’ family has called on the US Congress to pass urgent police reform legislation in the wake of his death. Mr Nichols, 29, was fatally beaten by five police officers in January. Speaking to US media, Ben Crump
EPA By Antoinette Radford BBC News The German chancellor has ruled out sending fighter jets to Ukraine, just days after committing to supplying tanks. In an interview with a German newspaper, Olaf Scholz warned against a bidding war for weapons. But Ukraine has asked allied nations to create a “fighter jet coalition” to bolster their
The Iranian defence ministry says it has foiled a drone attack on a military facility in the city of Isfahan. The ministry said three drones were involved but there were no casualties. One drone was destroyed by air defence systems and two were caught by “defence traps”, causing minor damage to a building, the ministry
Family handout A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl who was stabbed to death in Northumberland. Holly Newton, 15, was fatally wounded in the Priestpopple area of Hexham at about 17:10 GMT on Friday and later died in hospital. A 16-year-old boy, who was also taken to hospital, suffered non-life-threatening
A mural in a community centre created by artists has been described as “absolutely brilliant”. The Norwich Dandies specialise in helping community groups, and also perform, write and film. Chrissie Rumsby, from the Phoenix Centre where the mural was painted, said it was designed by children. “It’s absolutely brilliant because I’ve wanted a mural in
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