Death penalty for Indian man who burnt alive wife over skin colour
This article contains details some people may find distressing. A court in India has given the death penalty to a man for burning alive his wife over her skin colour.…
Birmingham parents debate costs in queue for school uniform
Rachael LewisBBC Radio WM and Tanya GuptaBBC News, West Midlands BBC Rebecca Onyeachie said parents should be protected from the expense People queuing to buy school uniforms ahead of the…
Hundreds of Parliament security staff start strike action
PA Media The union will also carry out action short of a strike, including an overtime ban and a work-to-rule, until 12 September Hundreds of security staff based in the…
Key moments from China’s military parade
President Xi Jinping showcased China’s military might and unveiled new weapons during a parade in Beijing, marking 80 years since Japan’s surrender in World War Two. The event was attended…
Trump says 11 killed in US strike on drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela
President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 “Narcoterrorists”. He posted on social media that Tuesday’s US…
US panel releases over 33,000 pages of Epstein files
Department of Justice An image from jailhouse video A US congressional panel has released a trove of documents related to the federal investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.…
Sue Gray questions working class-only civil service internship
Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Baroness Sue Gray has challenged the government’s plan to limit a civil service internship scheme to working-class students. The Labour peer questioned the…
‘No chaos’ in Durham County Council, Reform UK deputy says
Richard MossPolitical editor, North East & Cumbria PA Tice says he is confident of more success for Reform UK in the North East at next year’s local elections Reform UK’s…
How to protect yourself from common scams
Getty Images Fake texts about unpaid tickets and tampered machines that secretly steal your card details are two common parking scams Fresh warnings have been issued by police forces and…
Activist Sativa tells the BBC how he was shot and left for dead
Alfred LasteckBBC News in Mbeya BBC Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. In the wake of his abduction on a highway in Tanzania’s main city…