French court jails ex-doctor in latest Rwandan genocide trial
A court in France has sentenced a Rwandan former doctor to 27 years in jail for crimes relating to the 1994 genocide in his country. Eugene Rwamucyo was found guilty…
Broseley deaf pupil, 9, angry at lack of school interpreter
A nine-year-old girl who was born deaf says she is angry after being unable to go to school because her council could not find her a specialist interpreter. Maisie has…
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke walks off stage as fan shouts Gaza protests
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke briefly walked off stage during his Australian solo tour after an exchange with an audience member who heckled him with a protest about deaths in Gaza.…
Students taught about spiking dangers in new campaign
BBC Alexandra Godfrey said spiking is something her and her friends are always thinking about Students are being taught about the dangers of drink spiking using goggles that simulate how…
Drone strikes on civilians suggest new Russian terror tactic in Ukraine
See evidence of drone strikes in Kherson authenticated by BBC Verify – some are too graphic to show Just before noon one day Serhiy Dobrovolsky, a hardware trader, returned to…
Budget to hit living standards in short-term, think tank says
The Budget will hit living standards in the short-term as the government hopes to drive economic growth in the longer-term, according to the Resolution Foundation think tank. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’…
‘I tracked a thief and got my bike back within 48 hours’
Alasdair Bayman Alasdair Bayman tracked down his stolen bike via the selling platform Gumtree About 20,000 bicycles are stolen in London every year. And if your bike is one of…
Basildon Upper Academy has worst pupil attendance rate in England
PA Media The leader of Basildon Council wants to implement a collaborative approach to tackle the issue A council leader has called for improvements to be made after a school…
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, which flew for 86 minutes – the longest flight recorded yet – and over 1,000km, before falling into waters off its east…
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change, report says
Getty Images Cyclone Sidr wrecked homes and killed more than 6,000 people when it hit Bangladesh in 2007 Human-caused climate change made the ten deadliest extreme weather events of the…