MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/Sputnik/AFP By Laura Gozzi and Francis Scarr BBC News It was at a grand military awards ceremony last December that Vladimir Putin told the Russian public he would stand for the presidency for a fifth time. Voting is now taking place over three days until Sunday, even though the result is not in doubt
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PA Media By Sam Francis, political reporter & Hannah Miller, political correspondent BBC News Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said she would “like to see” Diane Abbott back as a Labour MP. The party suspended Ms Abbott 11 months ago for saying Irish, Jewish and Traveller people do not face racism “all their lives”.
The new definition of extremism describes it as “the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance” that aims to “negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others” or “undermine, overturn or replace the UK’s system of liberal parliamentary democracy and democratic rights”. The previous definition, introduced in 2011
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brian Wheeler Political reporter Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has resisted opposition calls to return money to a Conservative donor who reportedly said MP Diane Abbott “should be shot”. The PM said Frank Hester’s alleged comments were
Getty Images By Kayla Epstein BBC News US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties’ nominations for the election in November. Four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of
Getty Images Comments allegedly made about Diane Abbott by a Tory donor were “racist and wrong”, Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson has said. Frank Hester, who has donated £10m to the Tories, reportedly said the MP made him want to “hate all black women”. Mr Hester apologised for making “rude” comments but said his words “had nothing
By Alice Cuddy BBC News Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month. Ahmed Abu Sabha, a doctor at Nasser hospital, described being held for a week in detention, where, he said, muzzled
Prince of Wales By Emma Harrison & Sean Coughlan BBC News The Princess of Wales has apologised “for any confusion” after she admitted editing a Mother’s Day photograph of her and her children. Her statement was posted on Kensington Palace social media after five agencies retracted it over editing concerns. “Like many amateur photographers, I
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images There’s always a host of starry names adding to the glamour on Oscars night, which attracts some of the industry’s biggest celebrities. Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh and Zendaya are among the show’s presenters, along with Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser and Jennifer Lawrence. You can also expect
Prince of Wales By Daniela Relph Royal correspondent The first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery in January has been released by Kensington Palace. The image, taken by Prince William at Windsor earlier this week, shows the princess with her three children. The photo is accompanied by a Mother’s Day
US Central Command By Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says. The support ship, General Frank S Besson, set sail from a military base in the state of Virginia on Saturday. It comes
Getty Images By Lipika Pelham BBC News Sweden and Canada have said they will resume aid payments to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the 7 October attack by Hamas. The UN is investigating, and
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN/OPEN ARMS By Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza. The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled to depart from Cyprus – the closest EU country to Gaza – and hope to use a newly opened shipping route.
By Luke Sproule & Julian O’Neill BBC News NI An Army spy operating at the heart of the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland probably cost more lives than he saved, a report has found. Operation Kenova investigated the agent known as Stakeknife. It said speculation he had saved hundreds of lives was wrong
Happens once a year: The State of the Union Address is the president’s annual message to Congress, generally given in January or February – although often presidents don’t give one in their first year of office. It’s rooted in the Constitution: The president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the
GMP By Daniel Sandford at the Old Bailey & Jeremy Culley BBC News Constance Marten has denied harming her newborn baby girl and told a jury she “did nothing but show her love”. Giving evidence in court, Ms Marten said she believed her baby died on 9 January last year and that she wondered if