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The Question Time audience were surprised when Chris Philp answered an audience member’s question about DR Congo.

2 hours ago About sharing By Michael Buchanan BBC News Five women have accused a judge of bullying and sexist behaviour during employment tribunal hearings. One woman told BBC News Judge Philip Lancaster had shouted at her at least 16 times, while another said she feared for any woman appearing before him. The women, who…

39 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Ashley Judd speaks to the BBC after Weinstein conviction overturned By Graeme Baker & Nadine Yousif BBC News Hollywood actress Ashley Judd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction is a “hard day for survivors”. “But we live in our truth,” Ms Judd told…

47 minutes ago About sharing Steve Young, 52, is one of the UK patients enrolled on the trial By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor An important trial of the world’s first “personalised” mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer – melanoma – is now under way in the UK. Steve Young, 52, from…

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…