Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned
New York court states disgraced Hollywood film mogul did not receive a fair trial.
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‘Stay strong,’ parents tell Gaza hostage after video
1 minute ago About sharing Watch: Parents of American-Israeli hostage in Gaza react to video released by Hamas By David Gritten BBC News The parents of an Israeli-American hostage in Gaza have urged him to “stay strong” and “survive” after Hamas released a proof-of-life video. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, is seen without his lower left arm…
Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.
Paris’s Moulin Rouge loses windmill sails overnight
35 minutes ago About sharing By Nadia Ragozhina BBC News The windmill on top of the world famous Moulin Rouge cabaret club in Paris has lost its sails. The blades fell onto the street below in the early hours of the morning. The cause of the collapse isn’t clear. Police say there were no injuries….
BBC Proms to feature Florence + The Machine and Sam Smith
Full details of the 2024 season have been announced, with one of the most diverse line-ups in years.
Ex-senior Post Office boss van den Bogerd due at inquiry
A large contingent of sub-postmasters have turned up to hear Angela van den Bogerd’s evidence at the inquiry today, including Parmod Kalia. Parmod, a former Postmaster in Orpington, was given a six month prison sentence in 2001 after being falsely accused of stealing £22,000. His conviction was overturned in 2021. In 2015, he wrote a…
Cavalry horses in serious condition after bolting
3 minutes ago About sharing Horses filmed running in central London By Jess Warren BBC News Two Household Cavalry horses are in a serious condition after they threw off their riders and raced through London. Five horses were spooked by a loud noise in Belgravia and ran through the city, colliding with vehicles, including a…
Hunt defends job cuts to increase defence spending
4 hours ago About sharing The Chancellor said cutting services will cost “a great deal less” than allowing Putin to succeed in Ukraine By Eleanor Montague & Sam Francis BBC News, in Kyiv & London Jeremy Hunt has defended plans to slash civil service jobs to increase defence spending and Ukraine aid, during a surprise…
Arizona indicts Trump allies over fake elector scheme
7 minutes ago About sharing Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is among those charged in Arizona By Max Matza BBC News Arizona has indicted a number of former President Donald Trump’s advisers over an alleged scheme to flip his defeat in the state and overturn the 2020 election result. Ex-Trump advisers Rudi Giuliani…
LGBT veterans memorial: ‘We’re not a dirty secret’
The memorial will end decades of feeling “swept under the rug”, campaigners say.