Month: October 2022

PA Media By Nick Eardley & Vicki Young BBC Politics Suella Braverman failed to sign off on measures which could have eased pressure at a migrant processing centre, sources have told the BBC. The home secretary was warned by officials the government was acting outside the law by failing to provide alternative accommodation. Sources claim

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor, Rio Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election. After a

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jean Mackenzie BBC Seoul correspondent Survivors of the deadly Seoul Halloween crush have been speaking of their horror at watching friends and strangers suffocate in an alleyway as dance music blared into the night. At least

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jean Mackenzie, Hosu Lee and Merlyn Thomas BBC News, Seoul and London At least 151 people have died in a crush as huge Halloween crowds surged into a narrow street in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, officials

Getty Images By Wongbee Lee in Seoul & Merlyn Thomas in London BBC News A number of people are feared to have died after crushes among huge Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea’s capital. Emergency officials said dozens were in cardiac arrest after revellers thronged Seoul’s Itaewon district. Videos from the

PA Media By Aoife Walsh BBC News The head of the Royal Navy has ordered an investigation into allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against women in the Submarine Service. Several whistleblowers who served in the fleet told the Daily Mail they faced mistreatment from all ranks. Adm Sir Ben Key, the First Sea Lord,

Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington An intruder who attacked the husband of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was searching for the Democratic politician, reports say. Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken to hospital after a break-in at their California home on Friday morning. He is expected to make a full recovery.

AFP By James Clayton in San Francisco and Peter Hoskins in Singapore BBC News The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to US media and an investor in the firm. He tweeted “the bird is freed,” in an apparent reference to the deal closing. A number of

EPA By Kate Whannel & Becky Morton BBC News No 10 has said Suella Braverman has “strong relationships” with the security services, following concerns about her return as home secretary. Reports have emerged suggesting that, as attorney general, she was investigated over the leak of a story involving MI5. Ms Braverman was reappointed as home

Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian commanders of “craziness” in their efforts to capture the eastern town of Bakhmut. The town – which sits in the Donetsk region and had a pre-war population of 70,000 – has been the centre of Russian attacks for months. Despite a looming Ukrainian advance on the

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Noor Nanji & Dharshini David BBC News A much-anticipated plan on the UK’s tax and spending has been delayed by more than two weeks. It was due on Monday, but Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said moving it

Gareth Fuller By Ione Wells Political correspondent Rishi Sunak has appointed his team of top ministers, on his first day as the UK’s prime minister. In a key speech outside No 10, he said he wanted to bring the country and party together, promising economic stability and confidence. The cabinet reshuffle saw some predictable choices,

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Rishi Sunak has warned of “difficult decisions” ahead as his government grapples with a “profound economic crisis”, in his first speech as prime minister. He said he had been elected as Tory

Getty Images The UN’s nuclear watchdog says it will send a team to inspect two sites in Ukraine at the government’s request. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors will examine the sites for signs of “undeclared nuclear activities”, officials said. The location of the facilities was not announced, but Director-General Rafael Grossi said that one

EPA By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Rishi Sunak will become the UK’s first British Asian prime minister after his only remaining rival pulled out of the Tory leadership contest. Nearly 200 Conservative MPs publicly backed the former chancellor ahead of the nomination deadline on Monday. Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt dropped out after failing to secure

Getty Images By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News September’s loser appears on the verge of becoming October’s prime minister. With the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson out, the firm favourite to be the new prime minister is Rishi Sunak. Unless Penny Mordaunt assembles an army of supporters many times greater than those currently signed