Putin ordered plane to be downed in 2014
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Putin is expected to win re-election later this month Russia’s President Putin ordered the shooting down of a passenger plane that was reportedly carrying…
Dog ‘hanging’ video appears on Facebook
Image caption Police said they were appealing for witnesses to come forward A video which appears to show a dog being hanged in Belfast has appeared on Facebook. The distressed…
Martin Selmayr: The man at the heart of a Brussels saga
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Martin Selmayr is the subject of cronyism allegations at the European Commission The European Commission has denied allegations of cronyism after a protégé of…
Elon Musk: SpaceX and Tesla alive ‘by skin of their teeth’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Elon Musk said he initially didn’t think his companies were likely to succeed Elon Musk says his companies SpaceX and Tesla are both still…
Trump-North Korea meeting: US ‘knows the risks’, says spy chief
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump: From enemies to frenemies? CIA director Mike Pompeo has defended Donald Trump’s decision to meet North Korean…
Iran plane crash: All 11 people on Turkish jet killed
All 11 people on board a Turkish plane that crashed in western Iran have been killed, Iranian media report. The private jet crashed near the city of Shahr-e Kord in…
Russian spy: Salisbury diners told to wash possessions
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProf Dame Sally Davies said the risk of harm was “low” Up to 500 Salisbury pub-goers and diners have been told to…
Lanhydrock National Trust cream tea advert sparks outrage
Image copyright National Trust Image caption The original “offending” promotional photograph A Mother’s Day cream tea advert has sparked fury for depicting a scone with the jam dolloped on the…
Missing Spanish boy Gabriel Cruz found dead in car
Image copyright EPA Image caption At a rally on Friday, Patricia Ramirez (l) and Angel Cruz (c) appealed to whoever had their son to return him home The body of…
Momentum chief Jon Lansman drops Labour general secretary bid
Momentum founder Jon Lansman has dropped his bid for the vacant post of Labour’s general secretary. On Twitter, he said he had “decided to step back from the race” to…