Getty Images By Noel Titheradge Investigations correspondent Staff at a hotel for asylum seekers obstructed a police investigation into a report that a man masturbated in front of a seven-year-old child, the BBC has been told. Officers were blocked from entering the east London hotel and staff delayed providing CCTV – which was later automatically
Getty Images By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Interest rates are expected to rise for the 14th time in row as the Bank of England continues its battle to control stubbornly high price rises. Most economists have predicted the Bank will increase its base rate to 5.25% from its current 5% later on Thursday.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News Ex-US President Donald Trump has lashed out at charges against him of plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat, on the eve of his court appearance. The “unprecedented indictment” shows the “corruption,
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jessica Murphy BBC News, Toronto Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie are separating after 18 years, following “meaningful and difficult conversations”. The couple said they would remain “a close family with deep love and
Getty Images By Nadine Yousif BBC News A US federal jury has sentenced the attacker who killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in October 2018 to the death penalty. The ruling needed a unanimous vote from the 12-member jury for the sentence to be imposed. Prosecutors had asked the jury to vote for
PA Media By Ione Wells & Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has told the BBC the government plans to “halve” the time it takes for more power lines to be built across the UK. Mr Shapps said a report proposing ways to speed up the construction of electricity cables and pylons would
CPS By Dan Martin and Callum Parke BBC News and PA News The stepfather of a 10-month-old baby who endured a “culture of cruelty” has been found guilty of his murder. Jacob Crouch suffered at least 39 rib fractures, and died from a “vicious assault” at the hands of Craig Crouch, Derby Crown Court heard.
We’re getting close to the teeth of fantasy football draft season, and it’s time to talk about mistakes. I’m going to run back some of the mistakes from last year’s column, and I’ll add two fresh mistakes at the bottom. You’re welcome to offer your own lessons learned, I’m all ears: @scott_pianowski. All summer long,
Getty Images By Sarah Smith North America editor The January 6th attack on the capitol was “fuelled by lies”, said special counsel Jack Smith at his brief news conference. Donald Trump’s lies. Throughout the 45 detailed pages of this indictment that theme of dishonesty is repeated again and again. It talks about “prolific lies about
Reuters Former US President Donald Trump’s indictment for allegedly plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat has drawn a mix of responses from his Republican rivals. While some have backed the former president and criticised the process, others have been less supportive. The indictment, the third being faced by Mr Trump, caps an inquiry into
Getty Images By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Artificial intelligence can “safely” read breast cancer screening images, a Swedish study suggests. Researchers led by a team at Lund University found computer-aided detection could spot cancer at a “similar rate” to two radiologists. But they said more research was needed to fully determine whether it could be
Oleh Kipper/Odesa ODA By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News A Russian drone strike has hit port facilities in the south of Ukraine’s Odesa region, starting fires, authorities say. A grain silo and port infrastructure were damaged, authorities said, without revealing which port was hit. Ukraine’s air force said earlier that drones were heading for the Danube
Getty Images By Kayla Epstein BBC News, New York The special counsel investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 US election has charged the former president with four criminal counts. The 45-page indictment alleges Mr Trump orchestrated a broad conspiracy designed to keep him in power after he was defeated by
UK MOD By James Landale Diplomatic correspondent Thousands of women in Africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the UK’s overseas aid budget, ministers have been warned. According to an internal assessment by civil servants, almost 200,000 more women will also face unsafe abortions. Their report reveals the impact
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He is accused of four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a
EPA The US government’s credit rating has been downgraded following concerns over the state of the country’s finances and its debt burden. Fitch, one of three major independent agencies that assess creditworthiness, downgraded it from the top rating of AAA to AA+. Fitch said it had noted a “steady deterioration” in governance over the last