Image copyright AFP Image caption The Enigma machine scrambled messages to make them much harder to decipher Computer historians have staged a re-enactment of World War Two code-cracking at Bletchley Park. A replica code-breaking […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The singer was born and grew up in Barbados Pop singer, actress and designer Rihanna can add another accolade to her growing list of achievements after being given […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Social care workers are some of those most likely to be underpaid A record £15.6m worth of underpayment to UK workers has been discovered by the government in […]
Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin will make their ring walk at 21:50 BST on Saturday Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Saturday 22 September Coverage: Live text commentary from 20:00 BST […]
Widodo [right] and his rival, Prabowo, battle for the support of Indonesia’s roughly 80 million young voters [Reuters] Indonesian President Joko Widodo has launched his re-election campaign, hoping to win over the country’s millennial […]
Malaysia’s likely next prime minister condemned the former leader over the country’s ongoing corruption scandal, calling it one of the worst cases of graft the world has ever seen. Anwar Ibrahim, president-elect of […]
A high-stakes standoff is under way in Washington over US President Donald Trump’s choice for Supreme Court justice. Brett Kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford. The university professor said she’s […]
Isaiah Crowell pretends to use the ball as toilet paper in the New York Jets’ defeat to the Cleveland Browns New York Jets coach Todd Bowles has criticised running back Isaiah Crowell for a […]
Protesters gather outside the White House to protest Kavanaugh’s nomination [File: Brian Snyder/Reuters] Sexual assault survivors are taking to Twitter to share the challenges in reporting abuse after US President Donald Trump questioned Christine […]
By BBC News Staff Image caption Theresa May’s statement at Downing Street on Friday, calling for the EU to treat the UK with more respect in the Brexit negotiations, leads most of Saturday’s papers. […]
Abdulla Yameen has jailed or forced into exile nearly all of his political rivals [Courtesy: president’s office] Male, Maldives – Guests on a five-star honeymoon resort in the Maldives caught a rare glimpse of […]
Tiger Woods claimed a share of the lead on Thursday at the Tour Championship. Follow his Friday round with shot-by-shot analysis.
Image copyright Instagram Anna Shapiro Image caption A picture of the Alex King and Anna Shapiro, posted on Ms Shapiro’s Instagram account in 2015 A woman taken to a hospital amid fears she had […]
Foreign interference into the Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro issues is unacceptable, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister said, adding that the Balkans shouldn’t be made chose either Russia or the West. Lavrov said that […]
Controversial French Muslim rapper Medine has announced he was cancelling two planned performances at the Bataclan theater, the site of the 2015 terrorist attack. The decision was claimed as a victory by right-wing protesters. […]
In poverty-stricken Kiev, Ukraine, a millionaire TV host and Washington Post writer sat down with a multimillionaire musician to discuss Europe’s rising tide of populism. Unsurprisingly, readers learned little. Journalist Fareed Zakaria, a Harvard-educated […]
The president of Ukraine is suing British broadcaster BBC over a report that he paid $400,000 for a chance to meet Donald Trump. The news comes months before presidential election, which is set to […]
The new punitive measures the US imposed on buyers of Russian weapons – China in particular – is just a sign of unfair competition, aiming to get rid of “hyper-competitive” Russian-made arms, the Kremlin […]
Greg Eden has scored 18 Super League tries this season Betfred Super 8s Castleford (16) 42 Tries: Eden 4, Minikin, Millington, Moors Goals: Gale 7 Wakefield (0) 10 Tries: Tupou, Lyne Goals: Hampshire Greg […]
Sam Simmonds powered over for his, and Exeter’s, second try and is now the Premiership’s joint top try scorer this season with five Gallagher Premiership Newcastle (10) 17 Tries: Kibirige, Williams Cons: Flood 2 […]
Free Syrian Army fighters train in a camp in the northwestern city of Azaz earlier this month [Ugur Can/DHA via AP] Russia and Turkey agreed on borders of the demilitarised zone around Syria’s Idlib, […]
FCC head honcho, Ajit Pai, didn't mince words in comments regarding California's recent passing of a tough net neutrality bill. In his keynote speech for neoconservative policy organization Maine Heritage Policy Center, Pai called California's SB 822…
Google has introduced some new experimental features for developers working with the Lenovo Mirage Solo, the standalone Daydream headset released earlier this year. First up is see-through mode, a setting that lets the user see the real space around…
Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” network contributor Donny Deutsch said the Republicans’ handling of the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is putting on “display,” that the party is “just ignorant white men.” Deutsch […]
Sara Fagen, a friend and former colleague of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, recounted Friday how the future Judge offered her moral support moments following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Speaking before the “#IStandWithBrett” […]
Laura Cox Kaplan joined more than 75 other women Friday at the #IStandWithBrett press conference and expressed her outrage over how close friend Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his family have been treated […]
Christine Blasey Ford, the California psychology professor who has emerged to accuse Judge Brett Kavanaugh of groping her in high school over 35 years ago, wants to move Monday’s scheduled hearing to Thursday instead, […]
The timeline of events following Christine Blasey Ford’s decision to go public with her allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh can be characterized as a series of solicitous accommodations on the part of the Senate […]
A new report claims Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein offered to secretly tape President Donald Trump inside the Oval Office and wanted to “recruit” top administration officials to oust the president with a vote […]
Thousands have been killed in the conflict since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 [Ahmad al-Basha/AFP] Saudi Arabia has been accused of attempting to shut down a UN-backed war crimes investigation in Yemen where thousands […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Rosenstein: “There is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment” US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has denied a New York Times report alleging he discussed removing President Donald […]
Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on leave Friday hours after his ex-wife made more allegations of domestic abuse in a blog post.
After two consecutive losing seasons, the Texas Rangers fired Jeff Banister as manager, the club announced Friday.
Watch: Moto2 rider grabs rival’s brake lever Italian rider Romano Fenati has been banned for the rest of the year after pulling a rival’s brake lever while travelling at 135mph during a race. The […]
At least 15 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck in western Afghanistan, officials said, in the second major traffic accident this month. Another 30 were injured in the early morning […]
Liam McIlvanney’s book The Quaker picked up the 2018 McIlvanney Prize, named after his father William.
At least 5.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association [Alexandra Beier/Getty Images] Sheila often thinks back to the day more than two decades ago when her mother, Theresa, sat with […]
A rattled UK PM May insisted her plan was the only one on the table, and Britain was prepared to walk away without a deal [Jack Taylor via AP] An angry Prime Minister Theresa […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May: “I will not overturn result of the referendum” Theresa May has warned that the Brexit negotiations are at an impasse and there will be […]
Many workers were using shovels to dig on the second day of the rescue operation [Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press] The Philippines has suspended all mining operations in seven regions of the country after a […]
Gary Cahill has lost his place in Chelsea’s defence, with David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger being preferred for much of the season so far Chelsea defender Gary Cahill says he will ask for a […]
Delicia Cordon doubled the reward to $40,000 for any information related to her assault that she claims Bills RB LeSean McCoy was involved in.
Summerhayes finished seventh in the slopestyle final in Pyeongchang in February Two-time Olympic freestyle skier Katie Summerhayes has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament for the third time. Summerhayes, who finished seventh in the slopestyle […]
The ferry MV Nyerere overturned on Lake Victoria on Thursday with an unknown number of people aboard [AP] The death toll from Tanzania’s ferry disaster hit 136 on Friday as hopes faded for more […]
Residents in a street in Essex had a shock when sparks began to fly from overhead power cables. The unexpected light show in Nevada Road, Canvey Island lasted for several minutes on Thursday night. […]
Zoe Kleinman explores concerns that law enforcement agencies are collecting too much biometric data.
Image copyright Getty Images One teen chat app has featured in more than 1,100 child sexual abuse cases in the last five years, the BBC has found. Of 29 police forces that supplied information […]
Image copyright Shidlovski Image caption Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects 26,000 people The right to offer patients a choice to use the cheap, effective drug Avastin to treat wet age-related macular degeneration, has […]
Khaleesi, Arya and Sansa are all to be found on the latest list of most popular baby names.
Image copyright Met Police Image caption Fatima Khan said she was ashamed of the video she made of Khalid Safi’s dying moments A woman who filmed her boyfriend dying in a pool of blood […]
Image copyright Met Police Image caption Fatima Khan said she was ashamed of the video she made of Khalid Safi’s dying moments A woman who filmed her boyfriend dying in a pool of blood […]
Image copyright Cavendish Press Image caption Graham Benbow was given a six month sentenced, suspended for two years A teacher who drove at a Manchester Airport parking official in a row over drop-off costs […]
Image copyright Cavendish Press Image caption Graham Benbow was given a six month sentenced, suspended for two years A teacher who drove at a Manchester Airport parking official in a row over drop-off costs […]
President Trump attacked the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in a tweet wondering if the alleged ‘attack’ was so bad, why did she wait so long to come forward? […]
International rating agency Fitch has downgraded its 2019 global GDP forecast. The worsening trade conflict between Washington and Beijing is behind the decision, it said. According to Fitch, protectionist US trade policies have now […]
