Reuters By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of eight migrants, including two children, who died trying to cross illegally from Canada into the US. A police helicopter spotted two more bodies in the St Lawrence River on Friday. Two families from Romania and India are among the dead.
Month: March 2023
By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Rises in a host of essential bills are now taking effect, adding pressure to strained budgets – but the lowest earners are also receiving better pay. The start of April marks the point at which council tax, water bills, and some mobile costs rise, coming just as food
Getty Images By Chelsea Bailey BBC News, Washington The oldest killer whale in captivity may soon be returned to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, more than 50 years after her capture. Lolita, a 56-year-old orca, was the star attraction at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida for decades. Animal welfare activists have spent years
Reuters Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are to be moved from custody to house arrest with immediate effect, a Romanian judge has ruled. The ruling by the Court of Appeal in Bucharest replaces the latest period of custody, which was to end on 29 April. Two associates, Georgiana Naghel and
Getty Images By Robert Plummer & Nada Tawfik BBC News, London and New York Donald Trump’s lawyer has said the ex-president’s legal team has not seen the indictment against him and has only media reports to go on. Joe Tacopina was speaking after a grand jury voted to indict Mr Trump in connection with a
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared “on the balance of probabilities” of using racist language towards ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq. Vaughan was accused of saying “there’s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that” to Rafiq and three other Asian players representing Yorkshire in 2009. The Cricket
Reuters Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole in South Africa. The 36-year-old had been seeking early release 10 years after the Valentine’s Day shooting. But the prison authorities said he had not served enough time and they would consider the matter again next year. Ms Steenkamp’s
Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT. The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US start-up OpenAI and is backed by Microsoft. The regulator said it would ban and investigate OpenAI “with immediate
Teddy is a trans man who’s been performing in musical theatre since he was four. Currently in a touring production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Teddy’s also taking testosterone to help him transition. One of the effects of the treatment – which is given to people diagnosed with gender dysphoria – is a deeper
Getty Images By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News The UK has signed a deal to join a trade pact with 11 Asia and Pacific nations, three years after it officially left the European Union. Joining the group will boost UK exports by cutting tariffs on goods such as cheese, cars, chocolate, machinery, gin and
EPA By Andrew Harding BBC News, Atteridgeville prison The mother of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman who was murdered by Oscar Pistorius, says she does not feel the former Paralympics star is remorseful. June Steenkamp spoke as she arrived for a parole board hearing that is considering whether he be freed early. He has so far
ANI At least 35 people have been killed after falling into a well while offering prayers at a temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Fourteen others have been rescued and one person is still missing in the accident that took place in Indore city. Police said the victims were standing on a
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Holly Honderich & Sam Cabral in Washington, DC and Park City, Utah Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has thanked jurors who found her not liable for a 2016 ski crash at a resort in the US state
EPA Finland will become the 31st member of Nato after Turkey’s parliament voted to approve its application. Turkey had delayed Finland’s bid to join the West’s defensive alliance for months – complaining the Nordic nation was supporting “terrorists”. Sweden, which applied to join Nato at the same time last year, is still being blocked by
Getty Images Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. The details of the charges he will face have not yet been released. A grand jury voted to indict him on criminal charges, after investigating a $130,000 pay-out to Stormy
Getty Images By Judith Burns BBC News Home Affairs Staff at a quarter of fire and rescue services in England have reported alleged racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour in their ranks in the past five years, inspectors say. Their report found bullying allegations in all services – and inspectors say this could be “the tip
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