Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sits speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, May 26, 1961. On Monday, the Trump administration released a trove of records about King’s assassination. Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive Newsportual Archives has published […]
Though Italy only scored three goals in the group stages, they have scored first in each of their four outings in Switzerland. Andrea Soncin’s side controlled possession in the first half against Norway and transitioned from defence to attack with frightening speed. England’s defence have already struggled with the pace of France and Sweden’s forwards, […]
Tessa Wong BBC News, Singapore Getty Images The dam is situated in the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon, said to be the world’s largest and deepest canyon on land Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh. Chinese […]
If it feels like there is an influx of political ads right now, it’s because there are. We look at why the ads are everywhere and who is paying for them. ADRIAN MA, HOST: In recent days, you’ve probably heard ads like these. (SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE) UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR #1: You voted for it. You got […]
Here are the key events on day 1,242 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. This is how things stand on Sunday, July 20: Fighting Russian forces launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing two people and damaging “an outpatient clinic, a school and a cultural institution”, according to the central region’s governor, Serhiy Lysak. […]
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu Blue Bird returned to Pendine Sands 10 years ago for the 90th anniversary of the land-speed record In 1925, on a beach in south-west Wales, the automotive world was changed forever. A car dealer named Malcolm Campbell and his 350-horsepower Sunbeam car named Blue Bird, hoped to use the seven miles […]
There was perhaps no better reaction than that of Dobson, who appeared stunned after coming from seemingly nowhere with 100m remaining to beat world-class competition. Olympic and world silver medallist Hudson-Smith crossed the line second in 44.27, ahead of South Africa’s Zakithi Nene, who has run the fastest time in the world this year with […]
Philippa Roxby Health reporter University Hospital Southampton Ceri Cox’s two-year-old son Harry took part in a trial of the injection Thousands of premature babies in the UK can now be protected against a common winter virus which can cause a dangerous lung infection, and sometimes kill. The injection will provide them “with a protective bubble” […]
Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and […]
Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament. By March 2026, the government wants to see at least 65% of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks. To get there, […]