BBC News Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke have received support from most of the major opposition parties, farmer leaders, activist and celebrities, including Bollywood actors. Leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi said said that the students’ demands were “legitimate” and described Modi “as the most anti-youth prime minister India has ever had”. The government […]
BBC News Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has rejected a new contract with growing Premier League interest in the England Under-21 international. The Cherries have made it a summer priority to tie Scott down to fresh terms but as things stand there is no agreement. The development comes amid interest from Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, Manchester […]
BBC News Nineteen people in Indonesia have been convicted for trafficking at least 34 babies. Investigators say 20 babies were bound for Singapore – and at least 12 made it there. But the biggest question wasn’t answered in court – what happens to the children now? The BBC’s Astudestra Ajengrastri and Tessa Wong explain everything […]
BBC News Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. More than 1,000 domains were shut down in the US alone during the tournament, with a similar number blocked in Colombia. Enforcement agencies in America and across South America carried out […]
BBC News After Labour’s election victory, she took the helm at the transport department, making headlines with an early decision to give train drivers a 14% pay rise across three years to end their long-running strike action. She was dubbed “Red Lou” in the press, reflecting her vibrant shades of dyed hair as well as […]
BBC News The UK government borrowed slightly less than expected in June, according to official figures published as new prime minister Andy Burnham began setting out measures to cut living costs for households. Borrowing – the difference between spending and income from taxes – was £16bn last month, £7.9bn lower than at the same point […]
BBC News Why are Mercedes struggling to understand George Russell’s straight-line deficit? They must have all the data on his battery deployment, ICE output, e-motor power, plus how much drag his aero and car set-up, such as rake angle, generates – Sean At the Belgian Grand Prix, Mercedes experienced unexplained behaviour from their power unit. […]
BBC News Former DUP MP Ian Paisley previously told the BBC he saw Donaldson “blindingly drunk” during a St Patrick’s trip to Washington. However, Little-Pengelly said she did not see anything that made her think Donaldson was a hard drinker. “I can say hand in my heart, I didn’t see anything that made me think […]
BBC News RSPCA London chief inspector Clare Dew said: “No-one noticed anything unusual on the bus before the monkey was discovered but we’ll be looking at CCTV and logs for scanning on and off to see if we can locate the person who left her on board. “It was clearly intentional. This is clearly a […]
