57 minutes ago By Robert Plummer, BBC News How Bolivia’s failed coup attempt unfolded… in 75 seconds It’s been more than 40 years since Bolivia last had to worry about the armed forces seizing power. The country was governed almost continuously by military regimes from 1964 to 1982, but has been a democracy ever since. Now Gen […]
The US Supreme Court has blocked a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family from future lawsuits over their role in fuelling the opioid crisis. The Sacklers, who owned and operated the Oxycontin-maker for decades, had agreed to pay $6bn (£4.7bn) toward a wider settlement in exchange for […]
3 hours ago By Nick Triggle, Health correspondent, @nicktriggle • Elena Bailey, BBC News PA Junior doctors in England have begun a five-day strike – the 11th walkout in their long-running pay dispute. British Medical Association (BMA) members walked out from 07:00, with NHS England warning of significant disruption to routine hospital services. The union said it was taking action as […]
Metropolitan police says at least 7 officers now under investigation over election timing bets The number of Metropolitan police officers under investigation over bets on the timing of the general election has risen to at least seven, the force has said. On Tuesday the Met said six officers were being investigated – of whom one […]
5 hours ago By Tom Espiner, BBC business reporter • Emma Simpson, BBC business correspondent Getty Images A former Fujitsu software engineer who appeared as an expert witness in court has admitted the Post Office asked him to alter his draft witness statement to make it less emotive. The public inquiry into the Horizon scandal heard that evidence that Gareth […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted the former head of the Islamic police in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors say al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a “reign of terror” in Timbuktu after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine […]
7 hours ago By Philippa Roxby, Health reporter Reuters Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread. The virus, which can cause lesions across the whole […]
Patients face major disruption in England this week, NHS bosses are warning, as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the year. British Medical Association (BMA) members will stage a five-day walkout from Thursday – the 11th in the long-running pay dispute. It comes with yellow heat-health alerts in many parts […]
It started like any other pickup basketball game at an open gym — players sweating on the court, others waiting on the sidelines and spectators casually observing. Jessica Brogan, who had attended similar practice-like sessions with her two hoops-hungry sons, said it began as a “normal open run.” However, on this particular Saturday, there was […]
Specially trained dogs are arriving in Tenerife as the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater enters its ninth day. Police confirmed to the BBC that new resources had been brought in to help find the 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. The Guardia Civil, whose ground searches had concentrated on the area where his last mobile […]