Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump fund
Meta has donated $1m to a inauguration fund for Donald Trump, in another sign of tech giant’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, attempting to build bridges with the president-elect. Trump has previously…
Judge shot dead in Acapulco
Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a judge outside a courthouse in the city of Acapulco. Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón was hit by at least four bullets as he was…
Thurrock teachers locked out of school in row with trust
Stuart Woodward/BBC Unionised teaching staff who had voted to take action said they had been locked out of the school by the academy trust At least 25 teachers have been…
Record court backlog as victims wait years for justice
The backlog in courts handling the most serious crimes in England and Wales has reached an unprecedented high and is likely to rise further still. Some 73,000 trials were unheard…
Mobo Awards founder Kanya King reveals cancer diagnosis
Getty Images Revealing her diagnosis, Kanya King says she “never saw it coming” Mobo Awards founder Kanya King announced she has been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer. Kanya launched…
US man found near Damascus after being freed from Syrian prison
An American man identifying himself as Travis Timmerman has been found near the Syrian capital Damascus after being freed from a prison as rebels took over the country. Mr Timmerman,…
Briton, 18, on bail over Dubai sex with girl, 17
Detained in Dubai Marcus Fakana has been unable to leave the country since September An 18-year-old British man sentenced to one year in prison for a sexual relationship with a…
Israeli strikes kill people guarding aid lorries, Gaza medics say
At least 35 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, including 12 guarding incoming aid lorries, local medics and the Hamas-run Civil Defence authority say. Seven guards were…
Hospitals hit by ‘tidal wave’ of winter viruses
Hospitals in England are being hit by a “tidal wave” of flu and other winter viruses, NHS bosses say. Data released by NHS England showed there were an average of…
Man gets joint-longest sentence for summer riots
A man who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years, the joint-longest prison sentence in connection with the UK’s summer of…