20:30 Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat There were some gasps in the room and quite a few unpublishable comments online when Nadji Jeter took home the award for best performance. Although plenty of people did also rush to congratulate him. Dave the Diver surprised some by, in developer Jaeho Hwang’s words, “beating Zelda”. But, overall, the…
2 minutes ago About sharing The law provides for compulsory training for new recruits before they are sent into combat By Robert Greenall BBC News Ukraine’s parliament has passed legislation to help mobilise troops to fight invading Russian forces. The measure – adopted after months of wrangling – is aimed at boosting numbers in the…
1 hour ago About sharing Habibur Masum is accused of murdering his wife Kulsuma Akter The husband of Kulsuma Akter, who was stabbed to death as she pushed her baby in a pram in Bradford, has appeared in court charged with her murder. Habibur Masum, 25, from Burnley, was charged on Wednesday, after a three-day…
13 minutes ago About sharing Seema Misra was pregnant when she was jailed By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News A former sub-postmistress who was wrongly jailed while she was pregnant has rejected an apology by a former Post Office boss who congratulated the team behind her conviction. “Brilliant news. Well done,” wrote then managing…
33 minutes ago About sharing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: I won’t recover for a long time By Anna Lamche BBC News Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she still finds it difficult to keep up with the “hectic” pace of life two years after being released from jail. A British-Iranian national, she told BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour she still…
OJ Simpson’s prolific athletic career began in proper at the University of Southern California in 1967. As a running back for the Trojans, it was there he became a Heisman Trophy winner – college football’s most prestigious athletic award. In 1969, he went pro and was drafted into the National Football League by the Buffalo…
31 minutes ago About sharing OJ Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76, his family says. Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame as a college footballer before playing in the NFL. In 1995, he was acquitted of the murder of his former wife Nicole Brown and…
15 minutes ago About sharing The Trypillya power plant was the largest provider of electricity for three regions By Sarah Rainsford, Eastern Europe correspondent & Laura Gozzi BBC News A major power plant near Kyiv was completely destroyed by Russian strikes early on Thursday, energy company Centrenergo said. Trypillya power plant was the largest provider…
Anouk Garnier climbs a 110m rope to the Eiffel Tower’s second floor in just 18 minutes.
1 minute ago About sharing By Phil Kemp & Henry Zeffman BBC News The police were first made aware of suspicious messages targeting men at Westminster late last year – but did not warn MPs, the BBC has learned. Many of those targeted in the alleged “honeytrap” scandal did not realise others had also been…