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Peruvian man charged with sending hoax bomb threats in the US
By Mike Wendling BBC News US authorities say a man in Peru sent more than 150 hoax bomb threats to US schools, synagogues and other public buildings after teenage girls refused to send him explicit pictures. Peruvian authorities arrested Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos in Lima on Tuesday, the US Justice Department said. Mr Nunez Santos,…
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Trump loses bid to delay New York civil fraud trial
By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York A New York appeals court has rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil fraud trial against him in a case that leaves his business empire in jeopardy. The decision paves the way for a trial to begin next Monday. Mr Trump and three of his…
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Impeachment hearing: Republicans promise revealing evidence
By Holly Honderich on Capitol Hill BBC News House Republicans opened their impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden on Thursday with allegations he had lied about the business dealings of his son, Hunter. Republican James Comer of Kentucky, the Oversight Committee’s chairman, said there was “a mountain of evidence” against Mr Biden. But expert witnesses…
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Sir Michael Gambon: A career in pictures
Sir Michael Gambon has died in hospital aged 82. Sir Michael was born in 1940 in Dublin, educated in London and served a seven-year engineering apprenticeship before being selected by Sir Laurence Olivier for Britain’s National Theatre in 1963. He quickly became well-known for his work in a number of Alan Ayckbourn plays. Despite making…
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Women found in lorry in France face deportation
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Alys Davies BBC News Four of six women rescued from the back of a lorry in France on Wednesday must leave the country within 30 days, a French public prosecutor said. The four Vietnamese and two…
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Family in gymnastics racism row say apology is ‘useless’
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Stephanie Hegarty & James Gregory BBC News The mother of a black girl who was not given a medal at an Irish gymnastics event ceremony says the apology she has received is “useless”. A video emerged…
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House will reach a deal to avoid government shutdown
By Gareth Evans BBC News The top Republican in the US House of Representatives has said he is optimistic a last-minute deal will be reached to avert a government shutdown. “At the end of the day, we will get this done,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told CNBC on Thursday. The deadline for Congress to pass…
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How six women trapped in a refrigerated lorry were saved
Six women have been rescued from the back of a lorry in France, after the BBC helped track them down and alert the police. The four Vietnamese and two Iraqis, thought to be migrants, were trapped inside, panicking and struggling to breathe. One of them spoke to the BBC from inside the lorry. The women…
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The New York buildings that Donald Trump could lose
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Long before Donald Trump stepped into the White House, his glitzy and glamorous real estate empire helped make him a nationally recognised star. Now, a judge’s ruling that his business committed massive fraud has thrown the fate of some of the former president’s flagship properties into doubt. On…
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Quiz of the week: Who was Taylor Swift cheer captain for?
It’s the weekly news quiz – how closely have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world over the past seven days? Some mobile users may be experiencing difficulties. If you cannot see the quiz, try this link. Try last week’s quiz via this link or have a go at something…