2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Putin’s first words on Prigozhin plane crash By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Vladimir Putin has broken his silence over Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death – some 24 hours after the Wagner chief’s private jet crashed. Russia’s president said the head of the mercenary group was a “talented person” who “made…
The BBC’s Analysis Editor takes a look at four different potential causes of the plane crash.
World football’s governing body has opened disciplinary proceedings against Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales for his behaviour at Women’s World Cup final. Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain beat England. He earlier grabbed his crotch as he celebrated at the final whistle. According to reports in Spainexternal-link Rubiales is set…
Two men are in police custody on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
4 hours ago About sharing By Hazel Shearing, education correspondent, and Marcus O’Brien BBC News Students who picked up their GCSE results on Thursday were part way through Year 8 when the pandemic hit and schools closed during national lockdowns. Further school closures followed, while they were in Year 9, and many experienced disruption due…
Politics / August 24, 2023 The Scariest Lie at the GOP Debate Wasn’t About Donald Trump The debate confirmed two things: that climate denial is thriving in the GOP, and that these candidates will do absolutely nothing to save the planet. John Nichols Ad Policy Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy at the first…
Politics / August 24, 2023 The Donald Trump Look-Alike Contest At last night’s Republican primary debate, candidates struggled to assume the mantle of the one who wasn’t there. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Republican presidential candidates Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, and Doug Burgum at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. immediately…
World Today 12:56 pm Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next? Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next? Private military companies, war, and the dilemma of the elites. Katrina vanden Heuvel August 24, 2023 After Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash, a Wagner member stands at a memorial for him in Novosibirsk, Russia, on…
1 hour ago About sharing Glyn Razzell was found guilty of his wife’s murder at a trial in 2003 By Richard Greenaway and Sarah-Jane Bungay BBC News A man who murdered his wife has refused to reveal where her remains are. Glyn Razzell, 64, from Somerset, is serving a life sentence for the murder of…