Category: News

  • Mexican police officers convicted over 2021 migrant killings

    Mexican police officers convicted over 2021 migrant killings

    A court in Mexico has convicted 11 ex-police officers of killing a group of migrants near the US border in 2021. The bodies of 17 migrants were found in a burnt-out vehicle in the town of Camargo in Tamaulipas state. Investigators say they were killed as part of a turf war between criminal gangs over…

  • Women are returning to work, but there’s more to the story

    Women are returning to work, but there’s more to the story

    After experiencing record job loss during the pandemic, women are back to work. But don’t start celebrating yet. Finally, there’s some good news for women workers. After a three-year period that saw their workforce participation plummet – so severe, it was labelled the “she-cession” – scores of women are actively searching for jobs. Many are…

  • American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says

    American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says

    This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Doug Faulkner BBC News The American bully XL dog is to be banned, the prime minister has announced, following the death of a man in a suspected attack. Rishi Sunak said the dogs were “a danger…

  • Greta Thunberg charged after blocking Sweden oil port for second time

    Greta Thunberg charged after blocking Sweden oil port for second time

    This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying a police order to leave a protest at a busy port in Sweden, months after she was convicted of a similar offence. She was fined in July…

  • Man attacked by two dogs near school in Staffordshire dies

    Man attacked by two dogs near school in Staffordshire dies

    American bully XL dogs are “a danger to our communities”, particularly children, says Rishi Sunak in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter). He says he “shares the nation’s horror” regarding videos of recent dog attacks, including yesterday’s incident which “tragically led to a fatality”. “It’s clear this is not about a handful of badly…

  • France: Trial opens over bus driver’s death in face-mask fight

    France: Trial opens over bus driver’s death in face-mask fight

    Two men are facing a court in south-west France accused of beating a bus driver to death after they allegedly refused to wear face-masks. The defendants, now aged 24 and 25, are accused of “dealing mortal blows” during the incident in the city of Bayonne in July 2020. Philippe Monguillot, aged 59, died in hospital…

  • Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation

    Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation

    By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Apple will update its iPhone 12 in France after fears about radiation, the country’s digital minister says. Jean-Noel Barrot said Apple would deliver a software update for users in the country in the coming days. Sales of iPhone 12 were halted in France after a regulator detected too much electromagnetic…

  • Luis Rubiales in court over Women’s World Cup kiss

    Luis Rubiales in court over Women’s World Cup kiss

    By Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid & Paul Kirby in London BBC News Luis Rubiales has entered a Madrid court to answer a criminal complaint over kissing Spanish player Jenni Hermoso, days after resigning as head of Spain’s football federation. He said nothing as he walked into the national court to face accusations of sexual assault…

  • Moment puma cub found and rescued by police

    Moment puma cub found and rescued by police

    This is the moment police in Rio de Janeiro swooped in and rescued a puma cub being held illegally. Brazilian Federal Police believe it was to be sold on for more than $4,000. Officers are investigating who is responsible, with no arrests made yet. The cub was sent to an animal centre in Seropédica for…

  • Li Shangfu: Top US envoy questions China defence minister’s absence

    Li Shangfu: Top US envoy questions China defence minister’s absence

    By Tessa Wong Asia Digital Reporter A top US diplomat has questioned the absence of China’s defence minister Li Shangfu, renewing speculation of a possible corruption purge. General Li has been not seen in public for about two weeks and has reportedly missed several meetings. Rahm Emanuel, the US envoy to Japan, speculated on Mr…