Ghanaian MPs reintroduce controversial anti-LGBT bill
A group of 10 MPs in Ghana have resubmitted a controversial bill that would impose some of the toughest restrictions on LGBT rights in Africa. The bill prescribes a three-year…
The Crown actor faces police interview over pro-Palestinian rally
Charlotte Gallagher BBC News correspondent Getty Images Khalid Abdalla has attended several pro-Palestinian demos in London Actor Khalid Abdalla says he has been told to attend a police interview following…
Why detecting methane is difficult but crucial work
Christine Ro Technology Reporter Helen Gebregiorgis Handheld devices can detect methane and other gases In and around Washington DC, volunteers and activists have been walking through streets and homes to…
Zero hour contract ban to include agency workers in employment bill
Agency workers will be included in a ban on “exploitative” zero hour contracts as part of ammendments to the government’s employment reform bill, the BBC understands. The new rules will…
Teacher’s life ruined after he was falsely branded a paedophile
BBC Mark says he felt cast aside and devalued Lucy Adams Education correspondent, BBC Scotland Mark had been a teacher for years when he was wrongly accused of being a…
How families were devastated by the cruelty of serial killer Peter Tobin
David Cowan Home affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland PA Media Michael Hamilton (left), father of Vicky Hamilton, and Ian McNicol, father of Dinah McNicol, outside the High Court in Edinburgh in…
‘I was one of the Wuhan Covid bus drivers
Covid bus driver It’s five years since he had his face splashed across the news, and Andy Simonds still gets asked about the image – anxious expression, hands gripping the…
India’s billion-dollar fighter jet face-off
AFP The F-35 in action at Aero India 2025, the region’s biggest air show, in Bengaluru city India faces a crucial choice in modernising its air force – but is…
Body found in search for Luis Piovesana
A body has been found in the search for a missing 26-year-old man, police have said. A huge search effort had been launched in Bristol after Luis Piovesana disappeared in…
Rising egg prices in the US spark chicken rental trend
With egg prices soaring in the US, Christine and Brian Templeton of Rent The Chicken in Goffstown, New Hampshire, offer a unique solution—chicken rentals. Their service provides hens, feed, and…