Stephen Bear ordered to pay £27k over sex tape
The 34-year-old is told to pay back the money he made from illegally sharing sexual footage.
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Beyoncé’s country album: The verdict
24 minutes ago About sharing By Mark Savage Music correspondent, BBC News When Beyoncé turned up to the Grammys in a cowboy hat, we should have known that something was afoot. A week later, she officially announced her country era – dropping two surprise singles in the middle of the Super Bowl. One of them,…
Secret papers show Post Office knew case was false
1 hour ago About sharing Joan Bailey, whose branch is mentioned in the report, said its contents made her “very angry” By Hannah Price and Tom Beal BBC News investigations A draft report uncovered by the BBC shows the Post Office spent £100m fighting sub-postmasters in court despite knowing its defence was untrue. The document…
‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried jailed for 25 years
Samuel Hapak’s firm represented 200 investors who lost a total of $35m after FTX filed for bankruptcy protection. The CEO of trading software developer Wincent and has just spoken to World Business Report on the BBC World Service, and he says Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year sentence is “fair”. “Twenty-five years is a lot and I believe…
Man arrested after death of Gogglebox star
Police are questioning a man after George Gilbey fell from a height while at work.
DPD driver killer gang guilty of ambush murder
Aurman Singh suffered repeated axe attacks to the head after five men tracked him on his rounds.
Man held over stabbing in front of train passengers
A teenager is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbing on a train in London.
Thames Water shareholders say bills must rise before they give it cash
25 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Simon Jack & Karen Hoggan & Tom Espiner Business editor & reporters Thames Water is in a race to find extra cash after its investors said they would not give the struggling water giant extra cash unless bills rise. The UK’s largest water firm has been pushing for…
Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC
5 minutes ago About sharing Noora Mohammed can’t get the treatment she needs in a Gaza hospital By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor, Jerusalem After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a manmade famine. It has increased the pressure on…
Two more abusers at J-pop predator’s company
6 hours ago About sharing By Mobeen Azhar BBC News The man in charge of compensating sexual abuse victims of Japan’s most famous pop Svengali says the scandal goes further than first thought. Noriyuki Higashiyama told the BBC he believes there were two more perpetrators at Johnny Kitagawa’s agency Johnny & Associates. He believes these…