Watch: Ballot drop box set on fire in Washington state
Police and firefighter crews responded to a fire inside a ballot drop box in the early hours of Monday. Source link
Iran executes dissident Jamshid Sharmah over terror conviction
Iran has executed German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, following his conviction for “leading terror operations”, state media is reporting. Sharmahd was sentenced to death last year for “corruption on Earth”, having…
Vietnamese smugglers selling ‘priority’ service
BBC One of the Vietnamese smuggling gang who offered our undercover reporter a space on a small boat to the UK The Vietnamese people smuggler emerged, briefly and hesitantly, from…
AI features start to roll out to some iPhones
After a long wait, Apple has finally released its artificial intelligence (AI) tools for iPhone – to a select few. Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI tools announced in June,…
Why tuition fees are set to rise
BBC Once every three weeks, Adelaide Coupland drives the hour and a half from Leeds to her mum’s home in Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. There, she works on Friday evenings and…
Tens of thousands of Oasis fans face having their tickets cancelled
PA Thousands of tickets sold on resale websites will be cancelled by Oasis ahead of their upcoming reunion tour. The band’s promoter, Live Nation and SJM, has told BBC File…
What is a working person?
Getty Images The government has promised not to raise taxes on “working people” in this Wednesday’s Budget. However, with the big day looming, it still isn’t clear exactly what this…
Malawi politician accused of plotting to kill president
A leading member of Malawi’s opposition has been charged with plotting to kill the country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera. Patricia Kaliati, Secretary-General of the UTM party, was arrested last week on…
Commons Speaker rebukes Rachel Reeves for Budget comments in US
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has reprimanded Chancellor Rachel Reeves for giving interviews to reporters in the US about her upcoming Budget. Parliamentary rules say major government announcements should be…
Bomb squad evacuate tower block in police probe into man’s death
BBC Several police vehicles and fire crews were sent to the scene at Overtoun Court A tower block in Clydebank has been evacuated after the bomb squad was called to…