Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will give evidence to MPs on Monday as part of government plans for social media regulation. Ms Haugen, an American data scientist, worked at Facebook for two years and leaked documents that she said proved Facebook repeatedly prioritised growth over users’ safety. She met the campaigner Ian Russell, whose 14-year-old daughter
Colombian Police/Handout via REUTERS Colombia has announced that the country’s most wanted drug trafficker will be extradited to the US after his capture on Saturday. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint army, air force and police operation. He led the country’s largest criminal gang and has been on the
The husband of the detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is beginning a hunger strike in Whitehall, demanding the government do more to secure her release. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held in Iran for five years on spying charges, recently lost her appeal against a second prison sentence. Richard Ratcliffe said his wife was
Getty Images Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, said she learned about the death of her husband by seeing “RIP Kobe” notifications on her phone. Basketball star Bryant died with his daughter, 13-year-old Gianna, and seven others in the January 2020 crash. Ms Bryant is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for negligence
Sunday night’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and the visiting Indianapolis Colts might be worth tuning for, no matter what NFL team you are a fan of. Unless, of course, you prefer your football to be played sterilized, in a dome, without the influence of weather conditions. A massive storm system is headed into
Getty Images A vigil has taken place in New Mexico to mourn cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after she was fatally shot on a US film set. Industry professionals were among those who attended the event in Albuquerque, lighting candles for the 42-year-old. Hutchins was shot by a prop gun by actor Alec Baldwin on the set
Tesco’s website and app have crashed after what the retail giant said were attempts “to interfere with our systems”. The possible hack at Britain’s biggest supermarket began on Saturday with shoppers unable to order goods and track deliveries. Tesco initially said there was “an issue”, but in a Sunday update said there had been deliberate
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said “strong investment in public services” will be at the heart of his plans for rebuilding the economy when he sets out his Budget next week. Speaking on BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show, he said he would drive growth by spending on infrastructure, innovation and skills. But he said he did
Labour is calling on the government to bring in its Plan B measures to tackle Covid in England, including advice to work from home and compulsory masks. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves also told the BBC the vaccine programme was “stalling” and needed to work better. But Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the data did not currently
Getty Images Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks that have been on display at a Las Vegas hotel for more than two decades have sold at auction for nearly $110m (£80m). The works, which were owned by MGM Resorts, featured in the Picasso Restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel. But the company said Saturday’s auction would help it
PA Media New rules allowing travellers returning to England to take lateral flow tests instead of more expensive PCR tests have come into force. Fully-vaccinated people arriving from a non-red list country can now use a lateral flow test on, or before, day two of their return. The government said the move was a “huge
Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker and the leader of the country’s largest criminal gang has been captured. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by the army, air force and police on Saturday. The government had offered a $800,000 (£582,000) reward for information about his whereabouts, while the US
Film director Joel Souza says he is “gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague” Halyna Hutchins, in his first statement since a gun accident on the set of a movie in New Mexico. Ms Hutchins was killed and Mr Souza wounded when a prop gun with a live round was fired by actor
The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has told the BBC there’s a big difference between her public and private identities. Speaking to the BBC’s global science correspondent Rebecca Morelle ahead of the COP26 climate summit, she also talked about what she hoped would be achieved, and her own plans for the future.
AFP Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has ordered 10 ambassadors, including those from the US and France be declared “persona non grata”. It follows a statement from the envoys calling for the urgent release of activist Osman Kavala. He has been in jail for more than four years over protests and a coup
Reuters Italian ex-interior minister Matteo Salvini has gone on trial in Sicily, accused of preventing a migrant boat from docking in August 2019. The right-wing politician denies kidnap and dereliction of duty charges. Prosecution witnesses include Hollywood actor Richard Gere, who was on board. Mr Salvini closed ports to rescue boats, leaving dozens of migrants