US releases Mohsen Mahdawi, detained Columbia student activist2 hours agoAli Abbas AhmadiBBC NewsA Columbia University student and Palestinian activist arrested by US immigration authorities has been...
Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation 2 hours agoLily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent•@lilyjamaliReporting fromSan FranciscoReutersA US district judge has found...
The last-known Nazi concentration camp guard who “helped kill thousands” has died aged 100. Gregor Formanek, a former SS guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, died just before he was due to...
One upon a time there was a pretend princess called Meghan who lives in an enchanted land. It's a beautiful, rich, glittering land where Meghan rules supreme and everything is perfect (her most of...
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A heartless Scottish caregiver who taunted an elderly patient by snapping a demeaning photo of them on the toilet has been banned from the profession. Cara MacLennan, 20, struck a disrespectful pose...
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A statue of Margaret Thatcher should stand alongside the sculptures of Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square, according to Kemi Badenoch. The...
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The rapid remaking of a nation, in 100 days2 days agoAnthony Zurcher and Tom GeogheganBBC News, WashingtonBBCDuring last year's presidential campaign, Donald Trump constantly repeated his intention...
Sarah Smith: Trump's breakneck start is fraught with political risk8 hours agoSarah SmithNorth America editorWithin hours of taking his second oath of office, Donald Trump signed a flurry of...
Today we woke up to the news that foreign sex offenders are to be barred from gaining asylum in the UK, or will indeed be sent back home, under a new law announced by the Home Secretary Yvette...
Kemi Badenoch has said she would not want a man performing an "intimate" examination which checks for breast cancer. The Conservative leader said she would "definitely want a woman" to perform a...
Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court59 minutes agoDominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCAvalonThe UK's only ever judge to publicly say they are...
Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney have been savaged by members of their own party after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on transgender people. Falkirk East MSP Michelle Thomson broke ranks to demand...
Prince William and Princess Kate are celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary today, having originally tied the knot on April 29, 2011. While William, 42, sought the late Queen’s permission in...
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'They aimed to kill' - BBC identifies security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesters11 hours agoBertram Hill & Tamasin FordBBC Africa EyeBBCThe members of Kenya's security forces who shot...
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It is almost unbelievable that we are even having this debate. Yet here we are — people taking to the streets to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is, in fact, a biological woman....