Fire truck drives through raging Texas wildfire
Flames tower above the road as thick smoke rises, in footage filmed by a local fire department.
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Navalny to be buried on Friday in Moscow
1 hour ago About sharing Alexei Navalny was one of Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics By Laura Gozzi BBC News Alexei Navalny will be buried at a cemetery in Moscow on Friday, a spokesperson has confirmed. The service will be held at Borisovskoye Cemetery, after a farewell ceremony in the Maryino district. Alexei Navalny suddenly…
To defeat Putin, stop being boring, Yulia Navalnaya tells MEPs
Alexei inspired people despite the restrictions Putin placed on him during his life, Navalnaya continues. When he was not allowed on TV, he turned to Youtube. When he was denied a vote, he came up with a strategy to take seats away from Putin’s party. “Even in Putin’s gulag, Alexei managed to pass on ideas…
Troubles immunity clause ‘breaches’ human rights
22 minutes ago About sharing The Troubles was a period of conflict which lasted for 30 years and cost the lives of more than 3,500 people By Julian O’Neill BBC News NI crime and justice correspondent The High Court in Belfast is issuing a ruling on whether the government’s controversial Troubles Act is lawful. The…
Rishi Sunak to face Keir Starmer at PMQs after Lee Anderson row
Likely to come up at PMQs this week is the row over former Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson. During his weekly GB News show on Friday, Anderson claimed “Islamists” had “got control” of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of the city. After refusing to apologise for the remarks – arguing that to…
Harry loses court challenge over security protection
The Duke of Sussex fails to overturn a ruling which saw his security status downgraded in the UK.
Chris Mason: All eyes on Speaker at Prime Minister’s Questions
29 minutes ago About sharingBy Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News @ChrisMasonBBC The centrepiece parliamentary moment of the week is Prime Minister’s Question Time. Normally, that means all eyes on the prime minister, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and others. But today will feel different. All eyes will be on the Speaker of the…
Michelle O’Neill attends first Windsor Park game
13 minutes ago About sharing Irish Football Association president Conrad Kirkwood greeted Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly on their arrival First Minister Michelle O’Neill is attending her first Northern Ireland game at Windsor Park. She is joined by Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at the game between the Northern Ireland women’s team and Montenegro. The…
Rare forest wood burned by ‘green’ UK power station
37 minutes ago About sharing Drax power station in North Yorkshire By Joe Crowley BBC Panorama A power company that has received £6bn in UK green subsidies has kept burning wood from some of the world’s most precious forests, the BBC has found. Papers obtained by Panorama show Drax took timber from rare forests in…
New funding to help protect MPs from threats
35 minutes ago About sharing The home secretary is due to meet police chiefs to discuss better safety for MPs MPs facing threats to their safety will get extra security, as part of a £31m package to help protect the UK’s democratic processes from disruption, the government has announced. Measures could include the provision of…