AFP By Aoife Walsh BBC News At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a train derailed in southern Pakistan, a police spokesman has confirmed. Several carriages of the Hazara Express overturned near Sahara railway station in Nawabshah, about 275km (171 miles) from the largest city Karachi. Wounded passengers were moved to
Month: August 2023
PA Media By Sean Seddon BBC News A controversial rule which deducted living costs from compensation paid to wrongly imprisoned people has been scrapped. The government announced the change on Sunday after the case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit, prompted calls for it to
Reuters By Aoife Walsh BBC News Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been given three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations. A court in Islamabad found him guilty of not declaring money he had earned from selling state gifts. He denies the charges and says he will appeal. After the verdict, Mr Khan was taken
Reuters A Russian-flagged tanker has been hit in a Ukrainian attack in the Black Sea, Russia’s Tass state-run news agency has said, quoting maritime officials. Tass said the vessel’s engine room was damaged in the overnight strike in the Kerch Strait. None of 11 crew was hurt. Several Russian military bloggers said it was Russia’s
PA Media By George Torr and Dan Martin BBC News A social media influencer and her mother have been found guilty of murdering two men who died when their car was rammed off the road. Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, from Oxfordshire, died on the A46 near Leicester in February 2022. It followed
Reuters By Georgina Rannard, Mark Poynting, Jana Tauschinski, Becky Dale BBC climate reporter & data team The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet’s health. The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News Ex-US President Donald Trump has lashed out at charges against him of plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat, on the eve of his court appearance. The “unprecedented indictment” shows the “corruption,
Getty Images By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Interest rates are expected to rise for the 14th time in row as the Bank of England continues its battle to control stubbornly high price rises. Most economists have predicted the Bank will increase its base rate to 5.25% from its current 5% later on Thursday.
CPS By Dan Martin and Callum Parke BBC News and PA News The stepfather of a 10-month-old baby who endured a “culture of cruelty” has been found guilty of his murder. Jacob Crouch suffered at least 39 rib fractures, and died from a “vicious assault” at the hands of Craig Crouch, Derby Crown Court heard.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He is accused of four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a
UK Parliament MP Margaret Ferrier, who was suspended from the Commons for breaking Covid lockdown rules, has lost her seat in a recall petition. A total of 11,896 out of the 81,124 eligible constituents in Rutherglen and Hamilton West signed the petition. That exceeded the 10% threshold and means a by-election will take place. Ferrier
By Nalini Sivathasan and James Stewart BBC News Renters with incomes of more than £30,000 are being excluded from so-called affordable housing schemes, even though they can afford to pay the rent. Some applied through adverts where no minimum income level was listed, only to be told they did not earn enough. The minimum income