Month: February 2023

Anton Gerashchenko By George Wright BBC News A drone has crashed in the Moscow region in what was likely an attempt to target civilian infrastructure, the regional governor said. Andrei Vorobyov was speaking after the defence ministry reported downing two Ukrainian drones in southern Russia. Ukraine does not claim responsibility for attacks inside Russia. Russian
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Family handouts By Daniel De Simone and Vinnie O’Dowd BBC News A Muslim preacher who was close to the Manchester bomber had been suspected by MI5 of being a radicaliser more than a decade earlier, the BBC can reveal. A public inquiry into the atrocity will this week report on how Salman Abedi was radicalised,
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Becky Morton BBC News Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed his deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland as a “decisive breakthrough”. Many Conservative MPs, including those who supported Brexit, gave their backing to the
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Reuters By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned people to “buckle up” as he signed a bill giving the state control over Disney’s sprawling Orlando theme parks. The bill strips power uniquely held by Disney for over 50 years and enables more oversight by Mr DeSantis’ Republican-led legislature. The move
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PA Media By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles has met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for tea at Windsor Castle following the unveiling of a new Northern Ireland Brexit deal. Buckingham Palace said the meeting had been arranged on the advice of the government. The pair were pictured shaking hands shortly after
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York This week marks another critical moment for US President Joe Biden’s one-time student loan forgiveness plan. The Supreme Court is reconvening to hear two cases related to the programme, which
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