This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC A YouTuber’s announcement of a video games console giveaway sparked chaos and a major police response in the heart of New York City on Friday. A crowd of roughly 2,000
AFP By Yusuf Akinpelu BBC News, Lagos As the seven-day ultimatum given by West African leaders for the military in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum draws to a close, both sides have crucial decisions to make. Last Sunday evening, the regional bloc Ecowas, headed by President Bola Tinubu of neighbouring Nigeria, said the junta
By Katy Austin & Hope Bolger BBC Transport correspondent Travel disruption will be worsened by climate change unless more money is spent on the UK’s transport networks, a government advisor has warned. Intense rainfall and heatwaves have hit road and rail travel with flash floods, landslips and equipment failures. Sir John Armitt said the UK
Getty Images By Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News This week has been a game of two halves, economically speaking, for prospective housebuyers. On Tuesday, the Nationwide building society said that house prices had recorded the biggest annual fall for 14 years. Then on Thursday, the Bank of England hiked interest rates yet again. Falling
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Frank Gardner & Jake Horton BBC security correspondent & BBC Verify The war in Ukraine has reached a critical point. Where it goes from here could decide the country’s future and affect the security of Europe.
Historically high ocean temperatures are threatening a colossal coral die-off in the Florida Keys. But scientists are fighting to stop it. Marine researchers expect the record-breaking hot water to last through September. To protect healthy corals, they are relocating them to deeper waters. Ken Nedimyer, coral restoration pioneer, and Katey Lesneski, research and monitoring coordinator,
The fade list is always a little controversial in fantasy football. Some of you will draft these players. Some of you will openly covet these players. That’s cool. It’s a game of opinions. And certainly, I’ll get my share of things wrong. Of course, most players will make some sense at the right price, but
Getty Images By Alex Forsyth, Brian Wheeler & Becky Morton BBC News Afghan families given refuge by the UK are facing homelessness after being told by the government to move out of hotels, councils have told the BBC. The families, many of whom worked for the British government, came to the UK after the Taliban
EPA By Steve Rosenberg, Russia editor & Ece Goksedef BBC News, in Melekhovo & London The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed a further jail term, at a trial in a remote penal colony. Mr Navalny was found guilty of founding and funding an extremist organisation and activities. He denies the charges.
Getty Images By Paul Seddon Politics reporter Households should be given cash if they live in the path of new large electricity pylons, a government-commissioned report says. The recommendation is among several to speed up the building of new infrastructure in Great Britain to better connect with new renewable energy. Key is a fast-track planning
EPA Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been freed from house arrest in Romania pending his trial on rape and human trafficking charges. Andrew and his brother Tristan were arrested in March and charged in June. They deny the charges. The pair can move freely around the capital, Bucharest, and the surrounding Ilfov district where they
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By James Waterhouse in Kyiv & Kathryn Armstrong in London BBC News A Russian naval ship has been damaged in a Ukrainian naval drone attack in the Black Sea, Ukrainian sources say. The assault reportedly occurred near
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Emma Stanley & Rachael Lazaro BBC News The partner of a pregnant woman killed by a driver who filmed himself speeding at 123mph has branded her killer’s sentence “insulting”. Adil Iqbal, 22, was jailed for 12
Reuters By Georgina Rannard, Mark Poynting, Jana Tauschinski, Becky Dale BBC climate reporter & data team The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet’s health. The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to
Walter Somers / 500px By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News The government of Alberta has pulled its support for a bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games due to rising costs. A joint bid was being considered by the Canadian province, centred around the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. Tourism and Sport Minister Joseph Schow said
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sarah Smith North America editor It’s impossible to know how genuinely worried Donald Trump may be about the prospect of going to jail for any of the criminal offences he has been charged with. He claims