48 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Gaza protesters clash with police at Emory University By Bernd Debusmann Jr in New York and Mike Wendling BBC News Police have made arrests at Atlanta’s Emory University and University of Southern California cancelled a graduation ceremony as campus protests against the war in Gaza continue. Emory officials said…
6 minutes ago About sharing By James Cook Scotland Editor Humza Yousaf has been in office for barely a year but his future as first minister is already hanging in the balance. His handling of a deal with the Scottish Green Party, which he inherited from his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon, is the source of much…
Gary Roden quits days after he was criticised for telling BBC some grassroots music venues are “poorly run”.
42 minutes ago About sharing Patrick Harvie says Humza Yousaf’s decision to end the power-sharing agreement has ‘consequences’ By Craig Williams BBC Scotland The Scottish Greens have said they will vote against First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf when he faces a motion of no-confidence. The move came after he ended the power-sharing agreement…
How likely is the first minister to be ousted by a vote of confidence in the Scottish Parliament?
The Supreme Court’s decision on whether Trump has sweeping political immunity will have “major consequences in both the short and long term, regardless of how it turns out,” Lauren Mattioli, assistant professor of political science at Boston University, tells the BBC: If the court rules in favour of Trump, not only will the relevant criminal…
A girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after the stabbings at a Welsh school.
19 minutes ago About sharing Abi Lyle says throughout her nine month relationship with Jonathan Creswell he subjected her to physical abuse By Keiron Tourish BBC News NI north-west reporter A man who was on trial for the murder and rape of showjumper Katie Simpson was an incredibly violent and abusive individual, a former partner…
For some observers, the protests at Columbia and other US college campuses echo the 1960s, when demonstrations against the Vietnam War rocked the country. Among those who see parallels is Marianne Hirsch, a literature professor who also specialises in Holocaust studies. Speaking to reporters this week, Hirsch – who participated in the 1960s protest movement…
19 minutes ago About sharing Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid denied murder and attempted murder By Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria An Islamic extremist has been found guilty of murdering a passer-by in the street. Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed 70-year-old Terence Carney multiple times in Hartlepool in October. He…