Month: October 2022

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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