Reuters By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News The Russian region of Belgorod has again come under attack from across the Ukrainian border, with at least eight people reportedly hurt in shelling. Russia’s defence ministry has also claimed it thwarted other attempts by Ukraine to “invade” the region. Kyiv has not commented on the allegations but has
By Zoe Conway BBC News Friday’s strike by train guards and station staff will lead to only half of rail services running. Even more trains are likely to be cancelled on Saturday when it’s the turn of train drivers to walk out. But it won’t just be the trains grinding to a halt. Expect gridlock
@buhalis By Maria Zaccaro BBC News A 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy who died after being pulled from the sea off Bournemouth beach had “no physical contact” with a vessel on the water, police said. Dorset Police said it was still “investigating the circumstances that caused a number of swimmers to get into difficulty”
Reuters By Gareth Evans BBC News US prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of Donald Trump in which he acknowledges keeping a classified document after leaving the White House. CNN first reported that investigators had the tape, and people familiar with the matter later told the BBC’s US partner CBS this was the case. The
Getty Images By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australia’s most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan. The outlets were sued over articles alleging he killed unarmed prisoners. The civil trial was the first time a court has assessed accusations of
Reuters By Patrick Jackson & Oliver Slow BBC News Two children and an adult died, and more than a dozen people were injured, in a new night-time missile attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say. Russia has been subjecting the Ukrainian capital to regular aerial attack with missiles and drones. The latest attacks occurred in the
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington The House of Representatives has approved a deal to allow the US to borrow more money, days before the world’s biggest economy is due to start defaulting on its debt. The measure easily passed the chamber by a vote of 314-117, despite some defections on both sides
Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A jury in Los Angeles has found US actor Danny Masterson guilty on two out of three counts of rape. The star of That ’70s Show, a TV series, faces up to 30 years in prison. He was led from court in handcuffs. Three women, all former members of
PA Media Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has given the UK government all the WhatsApp messages and notebooks demanded by the Covid-19 inquiry. Mr Johnson is urging the government to hand the material to the inquiry in full, without redactions. The inquiry, which begins public hearings in two weeks, is investigating how ministers
Getty Images By Mike Wendling BBC News A Nasa panel investigating unidentified flying objects has collected around 800 mysterious reports – but only a small fraction are truly unexplained, researchers say. The agency set up the panel last year to explain its work on what it calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). UAP are defined as
By Angus Crawford BBC News Failing mental health services that do not improve, whether run by private firms or the NHS, could be shut, a Care Quality Commission chief has said. It follows the watchdog judging as “inadequate” three child wards at the Priory Group’s biggest hospital. The wards at Cheadle Royal, near Manchester, “did
Reuters By Antoinette Radford BBC News The billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma will be protected from lawsuits linked to the US opioid crisis in exchange for a $6bn (£4.85bn) settlement. Purdue, which filed for bankruptcy in 2019 amid thousands of lawsuits, made drugs like OxyContin and is blamed for fuelling the crisis. On Tuesday, an
Dashcam footage shows the moment missile debris crashed down on a street in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. The incident happened on 29 May and came during a rare daytime attack on the city. No injuries were reported. The way the missile falls suggests it was intercepted by air defences before it could reach its target. The
Residents of South Korea’s capital city Seoul woke to the sound of an air raid siren and an evacuation message played over loud speakers. The warning was a false alarm, prompted by a failed attempt by North Korea at launching a spy satellite into space, that ended up crashing into the sea. Earlier Pyongyang had
Never one to give up or let fans down, Rick Astley made sure he was on time for his appearance on BBC Breakfast, even if it meant he was still in his pyjamas. The 1980s pop star and subsequent meme legend spoke to Breakfast presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay about his upcoming slot at
By Sarah Rainsford BBC Eastern Europe correspondent, Ukraine When 15-year-old Sasha Kraynyuk studied the photograph handed to him by Ukrainian investigators, he recognised the boy dressed in Russian military uniform immediately. The teenager sitting at a school desk has the Z-mark of Russia’s war emblazoned on his right sleeve, coloured in the red, white and