The exchange comes amid diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict and a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia overnight. Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged 146 prisoners of war (POWs) after mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Ministry of Defence says about the latest in a series of exchanges that has seen hundreds of […]
The US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities. United States President Donald Trump has said the nation’s Smithsonian museums only discuss “horrible” topics, including “how bad Slavery was”, as his administration continues a review into the institution’s exhibits for their “Americanism”. In a […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Intel stock (NYSE: INTC) is trading higher in US premarkets today after SoftBank announced a $2 billion investment in the beleaguered chipmaker. Separately, the US government is also reportedly considering a 10% stake […]
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor The Visual Journalism team White House The map in the Oval Office included areas of Ukraine under Russian occupation Russia has occupied a fifth of Ukrainian territory – and a big map showing the area shaded in red was put up in the Oval Office as if to emphasise that […]
Sophia Allsopp BBC News, West of England Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership The maps highlight four routes designed to boost mental health and encourage car-free exploration A set of illustrated walking maps have been launched to encourage people to explore nature, history and hidden corners, while supporting sustainable, car-free travel. Tewkesbury Wellbeing Walks, created by Gloucestershire […]
Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin play Lucille and Leo Frank, in the national tour of Parade, about a Jewish man falsely accused of murder in 1913. Parade ends its tour at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Joan Marcus hide caption toggle caption Joan Marcus The national tour of […]
Reuters Hostages’ families and their supporters want the Israeli government to agree a deal to end the war and bring them all home Arab mediators are awaiting a formal response from Israel after Hamas said it had accepted a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The plan was presented by Qatar […]
Nicola Gilroy BBC Investigations, East Midlands BBC Charlotte Chapman-Hart lives with chiari malformation – type 1, and syringomyelia Weighing six stone and on the brink of organ failure, Charlotte Chapman-Hart is admitted to hospital in excruciating pain. It’s assumed the former model and dancer has an eating disorder. But Charlotte, who repeatedly denies she’s starving […]
Nikki Fox BBC health correspondent, East of England JOHN FAIRHALL/BBC Tony Henderson is taking the Department of Work and Pension to a tribunal after being refused personal independence payments A man living with kidney failure said the system for personal independence payments (Pip) was not fit for purpose after he was rejected for the benefit […]
A man photographs himself depositing his ballot in an official ballot drop box in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting […]