Baroness Meyer faces suspension over offensive racial remark
Getty Images A baroness who called a fellow peer of Indian origin “Lord Poppadom” is facing a suspension from the House of Lords after an investigation found her comments amounted…
Trump rings bell on record stock market
Getty Images Donald Trump stood on Wall Street on Thursday, a euphoric crowd of America’s business elite assembled before him, and hammered the bell to kick off morning stock market…
Europe tries to boost economy as Trump presidency looms
The European economy is going to have a tough few years, if new forecasts are correct. Despite the European Central Bank (ECB) cutting interest rates for the third time in…
Bowen returns to Assad’s presidential palace
Jeremy Bowen has returned to Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace in Damascus, almost a decade after he interviewed the Syrian president in 2015. The BBC’s international editor recalls his impressions of…
Indian teen,18, becomes youngest-ever world chess champion
EPA Chess grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju of India defeated defending champion Chinese player Ding Liren Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest-ever world chess champion after defeating defending champion China’s…
Firearms seized from suspected gun factory
Twenty firearms have been seized from a suspected gun factory and a man has been charged. Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) recovered four Glock pistols, nine shotguns, six…
Where does the government want to build 1.5 million new homes?
PA Media The government has outlined plans to tackle England’s housing shortage, with local councils given targets for new homes in their area. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said the focus…
Missing rugby star’s body found after Storm Darragh
BBC A body has been found in the search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce, who went missing in an area flooded during Storm Darragh. Police feared the 43-year-old…
Parents who caused death of buried Birmingham boy jailed
PA Media Both defendants had denied the charges at Coventry Crown Court A couple whose severely malnourished son’s body was found buried in the garden of their former home have…
First final compensation in blood scandal to be paid in days
The government has said the first victims of the infected blood scandal will receive final compensation payments this week. Ten people have been offered a settlement worth over £13m in…