Reuters By Robert Greenall BBC News Rival factions of Sudan’s military have agreed to renew a three-day ceasefire, shortly before it was due to expire. The extension – for another 72 hours – follows intensive diplomatic efforts by neighbouring countries, as well as the US, UK and UN. But there are continuing reports of heavy
Month: April 2023
The suspense is over. As expected, quarterback Bryce Young was selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers moved up to No. 1 in a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Bears last month in order to draft a franchise quarterback as they begin a new era under head coach Frank Reich. Young, the Heisman
Getty Images By Holly Honderich in Washington Nearing the end of his 21st season on air, Jerry Springer stood between two sisters on a soundstage. One, a stripper named Charlynne, had confessed on air to sleeping with her sister Christina’s boyfriend. The pair screamed and fought. At one point in the segment, Christina ripped out
Telegram By Robert Greenall BBC News A police chief in the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol, who defected to Russia after they seized the city, has been killed in an apparent partisan bombing. Oleksandr Mishchenko died when an improvised device exploded at the entrance to the block where he lived. There have recently been reports
FACEBOOK The body of a man has been found in a reservoir by police investigating the murder of a pregnant teacher in Glasgow. He is yet to be formally identified, but police believe it is David Yates, 36, the partner of Marelle Sturrock. Ms Sturrock, 35, was found dead at her home on Jura Street
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News Nobody embraced “trash TV” quite like Jerry Springer, the man who referred to himself on Twitter as “talk show host, ringmaster of civilization’s end”. Mr Springer, who passed away at age 79 on Thursday, was the long-time host of his namesake daytime programme The Jerry Springer Show. Expletives,
Getty Images Jerry Springer, best known for his raucous TV talk shows, has died aged 79. The controversial presenter hosted The Jerry Springer Show for nearly three decades from 1991. Springer died peacefully on Thursday at his home in Chicago, his publicists confirmed to BBC News. In a statement, Jene Galvin, a friend of Springer’s
PA Media By Nick Eardley BBC chief political correspondent A report examining the appointment of the BBC’s chairman Richard Sharp is expected imminently. It looks at whether Mr Sharp properly disclosed details of any involvement in the facilitation of a £800,000 loan guarantee to the then PM Boris Johnson. Mr Sharp has denied any involvement
Reuters By Paul Kirby BBC News Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suspended election campaigning after he fell ill during a live TV interview in which the broadcast was abruptly brought to a halt. After a 20-minute break, he returned to say he had “serious stomach flu” after two days of intense campaigning. Mr Erdogan,
By Jonathan Beale BBC Defence correspondent, Bakhmut A year ago Volodymyr and his men were firing all 40 barrels of their BM-21 Grad rocket launcher in one go. Now they can only afford to fire a few at a time at Russian targets. “We haven’t got enough ammunition for our weapon,” he explains. His unit,
Reuters By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News The Pope will for the first time allow women to vote at an influential global meeting of bishops in October – a move that has been welcomed as a historic first. The new rules announced on Wednesday will give five religious sisters voting rights at the synod, which is
King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla unveiled the stage for the Eurovision Song Contest during a visit to Liverpool. The King also met UK’s entrant, Mae Muller, and told her that he’ll “be watching with great interest”. Liverpool is hosting the competition on behalf of last year’s winner Ukraine.
Getty Images By Holly Honderich BBC News, Washington DC Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has delayed the start of her more than 11-year prison sentence after lodging another appeal. Holmes, 39, was convicted last year on four counts of fraud linked to her failed blood testing start up. But under the 9th US Circuit appeals
Getty Images By Jean Mackenzie in Seoul & Madeline Halpert in New York BBC News US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have secured a landmark deal which includes plans to periodically deploy US nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea. Washington has also agreed to involve Seoul in its planning for the use
Reuters Fighting is continuing in parts of Sudan despite a 72-hour ceasefire largely holding. Speaking via phone from Omdurman, the adjoining city to the capital Khartoum, the BBC’s Mohamed Osman said there was fighting near TV and radio buildings. He also said there was “no fuel at all”, a lack of doctors, and people struggling
Getty Images By Chelsea Bailey BBC News, Washington DC A former columnist suing Donald Trump over an alleged rape nearly 30 years ago has testified she launched the case “to try and get my life back”. E Jean Carroll told the New York civil rape and defamation trial she had been unable to have a
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