Twitter By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Outrage is growing in Mexico following a fire at a migrant centre in Ciudad Juárez that killed 38 migrants. Unverified footage has emerged, which appears to show the moment the fire started at the centre run by Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INE). Uniformed officials seem to walk away as
Month: March 2023
TV Presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67. He died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening, his husband Andre Portasio said in a statement. O’Grady rose to fame with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, and went on to present shows such as Blankety Blank. Later in his career, he
Presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67. O’Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage. In this video from 2002, he explained to TV host Michael Parkinson about his early days as Lily on the club scene in London. Later in his career, he
Getty Images By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67. He died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening, his husbandAndre Portasio said in a statement. O’Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his iconic scouse drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present game
Getty Images By Angelica Casas & Nomia Iqbal in Nashville, Tennesee BBC News As Nashville residents hold vigils for the victims of Monday’s mass shooting at a school, this corner of a city known for its music and live entertainment has fallen into a grief-stricken hush. The sorrow and confusion was evident everywhere on Tuesday,
An expert witness faced a testy cross-examination in court as tried to lay out the science of the collision between Gwyneth Paltrow and another skier in 2016. Biomechanical engineer Dr Irving Scher did not see the crash, but he testified that “Paltrow’s version is consistent with the laws of physics”. Plaintiff Terry Sanderson’s lawyer was
AFP By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Public satisfaction with the NHS has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 29% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2022, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns. That is seven percentage points down on last year
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Angelica Casas BBC News, in Nashville Averianna Patton is thought to be one of the last people the Nashville school shooter messaged before the attack. On Monday morning, Ms Patton received a message on Instagram from
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News The shooter who killed six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday bought seven guns legally and hid them at home, police say. Investigators say the suspect’s parents felt the
Reuters By Tom Bateman BBC News, Jerusalem While flames lapped around melting tyres on Tel Aviv’s main highway, doctors walked out of hospitals and Israel’s main airport was shut down, Benjamin Netanyahu kept a country waiting. Unprecedented protests and strikes gripped Israel on Monday, the climax of months of dissent over the government’s plans to
PA Media Kate Forbes, who finished second in the SNP leadership race, is to leave the Scottish government. The BBC understands the finance secretary was offered a move to rural affairs by the new first minister, Humza Yousaf, but turned down the job. Her departure came hours after the new SNP leader was confirmed as
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Bayou Barbie comes with a leg sleeve, a crown and a phone pre-loaded with a half-million social media followers. The national championship trophy is currently sold separately. Future editions might include it. Angel Reese, who early in the season dubbed herself the “Bayou Barbie,” is two wins away from earning a
Olga Podolskaya By Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg & Paul Kirby in London BBC News A Russian single father whose daughter was reported for drawing an anti-war picture has been given a two-year jail term for discrediting the army. But Alexei Moskalev, 53, was not in court in Yefremov for the verdict. The court press secretary
PA Media By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Labour’s governing body has voted to ban Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election. The National Executive Committee (NEC) voted 22 to 12 to approve a motion from Sir Keir Starmer to prevent Labour endorsing Mr Corbyn. There is no appeal
Getty Images By Zoe Conway & Tom Espiner BBC News Talks to resolve a long-running row with Royal Mail staff over pay and conditions are close to collapse. Discussions are “precarious” and in their “last throes”, with the next 24-48 hours key to settling the dispute, a source close to the talks said. The Royal
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Angélica Casas in Nashville & George Wright in London BBC News Three children and three adults have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee. The
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