The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. BBC News
Read More »BBC in Dhaka: 'The trial may be over… anger very much remains'
World champion bike rider on his homemade obstacle course
Bike trials rider Charlie Rolls spoke to the BBC ahead of his win at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Riyadh. BBC News
Read More »Scotland's papers: Labour 'civil war' and fair trial fears
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News
Read More »Scotland's papers: Prison release blunder and Scots obesity trial hopes
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News
Read More »Free bus passes for under 22s in England scrapped
The BBC’s Shaun Dacosta explains why the proposed plan to trial free bus passes for under-22s will not go ahead. BBC News
Read More »Jurors shown video of asylum seeker dancing after Rhiannon Whyte’s death
An asylum seeker accused of killing a Walsall hotel worker was seen on video dancing after she died, jurors have heard. Deng Majek, from Sudan, denies murdering 27-year-old Rhiannon Whyte, in October 2024. Jurors were shown mobile phone and CCTV footage. The trial continues. BBC News
Read More »Hull Funeral director admits 35 offences and denies others
A former funeral director has pleaded guilty to 35 charges of fraud by false representation at Hull Crown Court. Robert Bush, 47, also admitted a charge of fraudulently running a business Hull-based Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. Mr Bush, formerly of Kirk Ella, East Yorkshire and now residing in West Yorkshire, …
Read More »Vicente Modahl: Ex-Olympic athletics coach accused of child sex offences appears in court
Former British Olympic athletics coach Jose Vicente Leiva-Modahl has appeared in court after being accused of child sex offences. Leiva-Modahl, 65 – the husband of former Olympic middle-distance runner Diane Modahl – is facing 19 separate charges including sexual assault of a child, rape and controlling and coercive behaviour. Leiva-Modahl, …
Read More »Ex-HIV charity boss fails to attend embezzlement court case
A former chief executive of HIV Scotland who is accused of embezzling funds from the charity has failed to arrive in court for trial. Nathan Sparling was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday charged with embezzling £15,984.60 from the now-defunct charity between 2019 and 2021 but did …
Read More »How Diddy’s emotional day in court unfolded as he was sentenced
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Friday, after a lengthy trial in July saw him found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution involving his two ex-girlfriends, Cassandra Ventura and “Jane”. In the emotional sentencing hearing, many spoke on the music mogul’s behalf, …
Read More »Man hospitalised as fire crews tackle garage blaze
A man has been taken to hospital after fire broke out in a garage at an industrial estate near Fort William in the Highlands. Emergency services were called to Caol Industrial Estate in Banavie at about 18:00. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it sent seven appliances to the …
Read More »Cae Pawb Porthmadog yn rhoi bwyd ar blât drwy gydol y flwyddyn
Mae Rhys hefyd yn hoffi arbrofi ar y rhandir ac mae’n tyfu ffrwyth ciwi. “Maen nhw fatha bwledi ar y funud – tydyn nhw ddim yn barod. Eleni ydi’r flwyddyn gyntaf iddyn nhw flodeuo. Mae’n siwr fod yna fis arall o dyfu ac aeddfedu iddyn nhw. Gawn ni weld mewn …
Read More »Brilliant Reusser wins world time trial title
Switzerland’s Marlen Reussser wins the women’s elite individual time trial at the UCI World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, with Duth riders Anna van der Breggen and Demi Vollering taking silver and bronze. BBC News
Read More »Industrial estate fire ‘may have been deliberate’
A fire that damaged a number of lorries at an industrial estate may have been started deliberately, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has said. Crews from Ballyclare and Glengormley were called to the Dennison Industrial Estate in Ballyclare, County Antrim at 22:38 BST on Wednesday after receiving …
Read More »Newidiadau Undeb Rygbi Cymru: Galw am eglurder yn y gogledd
Yn ôl Gareth Davies, fu’n gadeirydd URC tan 2020, mae angen “negeseuon positif” gan yr undeb i’r gymuned rygbi y tu hwnt i’r lefel broffesiynol. “Fydden ni’n meddwl dylen nhw ganolbwyntio fwy ar trial egluro beth sy’n mynd ‘mlân,” meddai. “Ar y funud ‘na gyd ni’n gael yw’r headlines fel …
Read More »Test Match Special
Kate Cross & Alex Hartley discuss the trials & tribulations in end of season cricket. BBC News
Read More »Tech Now
Lara Lewington explores the tech being trialled to find ‘hidden’ pancreatic cancer cases. BBC News
Read More »Scotland's papers: Rape trial evidence fears and MPs 'warn' Starmer
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News
Read More »Four guilty of murdering man by stab wound to heart
Four men have been found guilty of murdering a man who had dropped his girlfriend off outside her house in East Renfrewshire. Tony Ferns suffered a stab wound to the heart while sitting in his car in Thornliebank in April 2019. He managed to drive a short distance to the …
Read More »Man, 45, dies after falling into Liverpool factory silo
A man has died after falling into an empty silo at a factory, police have said. Merseyside Police confirmed the 45-year-old, whose next of kin has been informed, died at the scene in the Speke area of Liverpool. The force said emergency services responded to reports of an “industrial incident” …
Read More »
Recent Comments