Grace Beahm Alford/The Post and Courier/Pool By Holly Honderich in Washington In the minutes before Judge Clifton Newman delivered his sentence for Alex Murdaugh – two life sentences, consecutively, for the murders of his wife and son – he sat back, rocking his chair back and forth, and addressed the defendant directly. “I don’t question
Month: March 2023
Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News US President Joe Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed last month during a routine health screening, the White House has said. All cancerous tissue was removed and no further treatment is required, Mr Biden’s doctor said. Mr Biden will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of his ongoing
Getty Images By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News The US is to give $400m (£333m) more in military aid to Ukraine to boost Kyiv’s ammunition stocks depleted during its ongoing high-intensity war with Russia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this included high-precision Himars artillery rockets and howitzers “which Ukraine is using so effectively”. Ukrainian President
By Kayla Epstein in Walterboro, South Carolina, & Madeline Halpert in New York BBC News Disgraced former lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to life in prison, a day after being convicted of murdering his wife and son. Judge Clifton Newman gave Murdaugh two life sentences at a hearing in Walterboro, South Carolina. They will
PA Media By Kate Whannel & Oscar Bentley BBC News MPs investigating whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over lockdown gatherings in Downing Street have produced an update on their investigation. Parliament voted for the cross-party Privileges Committee to examine the matter last year. In a statement, released at the same time as the committee’s update,
Boris Johnson may have misled Parliament over Partygate, MPs investigating his conduct say. Evidence strongly suggests breaches of coronavirus rules would have been “obvious” to Mr Johnson, the privileges committee said in an update. The inquiry has found four examples where Mr Johnson may have misled the House of Commons. This is not the committee’s
Getty Images By Simon Jack & Faisal Islam Business editor & Economics editor The chancellor is expected to extend the Energy Price Guarantee at current levels for a further three months, the BBC understands. Typical household energy bills were scheduled to rise to £3,000 a year from April, but calls have been made for the
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Antoinette Radford BBC News A police officer has died and 79 others taken hostage during protests in Colombia’s southern Caquetá province. Violence erupted on Thursday after residents blockaded the compound of the oil exploration company Emerald
AFP A Belgian woman who murdered her five children has been euthanised at her own request, 16 years after the killings. Genevieve Lhermitte killed her son and four daughters, aged three to 14, in the town of Nivelles on 28 February 2007, while their father was away. She then tried to take her own life
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kate Whannel Political reporter, BBC News MP Neil Coyle has thanked a parliamentary assistant and journalist for “possibly saving my life”, after they complained about his behaviour. Mr Coyle – who sits as an independent after
Reuters By Oliver Slow BBC News Ukraine has told some residents to leave Kupiansk, as Russia seeks to re-take the city in left last year. Kharkiv’s military command urged families and those “with limited mobility” to leave due to “constant” shelling by Russian forces. Russia took the city, an important supply hub, early in the
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kayla Epstein in Walterboro, South Carolina & Jude Sheerin in Washington BBC News A disgraced South Carolina lawyer has been found guilty of murdering his wife and son to distract from his multi-million dollar financial crimes.
Getty Images By Mike Wendling BBC News Tennessee’s governor has signed laws banning drag performances in front of children and restricting medical treatment for transgender youth. Civil rights and LGBT groups vowed to sue to stop the medical treatment measure from taking effect on 1 July. Violators of the new drag law, meanwhile, face nearly
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Alys Davies BBC News More than half the world’s population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035 if action is not taken, the World Obesity Federation warns. More than four billion people will be
China has accused the US of exaggerating national security fears about TikTok to suppress the Chinese company. US government agencies have been ordered to wipe the Chinese app from all staff devices within 30 days. There have also been similar steps taken in Canada and the EU. Ros Atkins looks at how we got here.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Holly Honderich BBC News Jury deliberations have just begun in the US trial of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh, accused of fatally shooting his wife and son. The prosecution has argued Mr Murdaugh killed his wife, Maggie,