This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Matt Murphy BBC News Ukraine has accused Russia of attacking the besieged city of Bakhmut with phosphorus munitions. In drone footage released by Ukraine’s military, Bakhmut can be seen ablaze as what appears to be white
King Charles and Queen Camilla have been crowned in a ceremony full of music and symbolism inside Westminster Abbey. Ben Birchall / PA Media Andrew Matthews / Pool Andrew Matthews / Pool Best pictures of the King’s coronation so far Pool PA Media Yui Mok / PA Media PA Wearing his grandfather’s crimson velvet robe,
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Matt Murphy & Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News The Duke of Sussex has joined other royals at Westminster Abbey for his father King Charles III’s Coronation. Prince Harry appeared relaxed as he arrived at the Abbey and
Reuters Saudi Arabia is to host the first face-to-face talks on Saturday between the warring armies in Sudan, after several ceasefires broke down. A joint US-Saudi statement welcomed the start of “pre-negotiation talks” in Jeddah between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). On Friday reports spoke of continuing clashes in Khartoum. The
Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News A 24-year-old ex-Marine who placed New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold has defended his response, saying he and other passengers were acting in self-defence. In a statement issued by his lawyers on Friday, Daniel Penny expressed condolences to Mr Neely’s family. His cause
Getty Images By Alex Murray BBC News On 1 May, 1943 a plane carrying a mostly Canadian crew went down in the Netherlands. Eighty years on, the BBC is retelling the events of that fateful day – and their far reaching consequences – as part of our ongoing project “We Were There”, which features British
A lorry driver crossing the Gulana-Lulalu causeway in Kenya was surrounded by sudden flood waters. The alarm was raised by worried onlookers, but thankfully the aerial unit of a local wildlife charity were on hand to save the day. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust flew their helicopter over the rushing water and managed to save the
Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News A convicted man in Oklahoma has escaped a fourth execution attempt after a rare intervention from the US Supreme Court. The court halted Richard Glossip’s 18 May execution after the state’s top lawman said he did not receive a fair trial. In 2015, Glossip was only a few
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The first coronation in 70 years is to take place on Saturday morning, with King Charles III and the Queen Consort preparing for their historic carriage ride to Westminster Abbey. Despite forecasts
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says his party is on track to win the next general election after the Tories were hammered in local polls across England. The Tories have lost 48
By Sir John Curtice Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University Hopeful for Labour, encouraging for the Liberal Democrats and the Greens, but only a little short of calamitous for the Conservatives. These are the key messages to have emerged from the ballot boxes. After all but 40 of the results were declared, Labour had made
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Cabral BBC News A video of a deposition given by former US president Donald Trump as part of his civil rape trial has been released by the court. The roughly 48-minute video shows Mr Trump,
The Panthers took Young No. 1 overall after their big trade-up and will remake their franchise around him. While the Panthers also have the competent Andy Dalton, who had a nice year on the Saints in 2022, on the roster … Young should be considered a 99% lock to start Week 1. Head coach and likely
By Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News The CBI has hired a team of ethics advisors to help overhaul its operations, following allegations of serious sexual misconduct by staff. The business lobby group’s new head Rain Newton-Smith told members on Friday it had taken on the consultancy firm Principia Advisory. The CBI is trying to
Reuters The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a “global health emergency”. The statement represents a major step towards ending the pandemic and comes three years after it first declared its highest level of alert over the virus. Officials said the virus’ death rate had dropped from a peak of
Concord Press Service By Paul Kirby BBC News The leader of Russia’s Wagner Group has threatened to withdraw his troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut by Wednesday, in a row over ammunition. His statement came after he posted a gruesome video of him walking among dead fighters’ bodies, asking defence officials for more supplies.