The families of a dissident journalist and his girlfriend, held after a plane was diverted to Belarus, have spoken of their concern for their safety. Roman Protasevich and his Russian girlfriend Sofia Sapega are now being in detention. I’m calling on the whole international community to save him,” said his mother Natalia Protasevich. A video […]
By Lauren Turner BBC News The BBC’s reputation has been “highly damaged” following an inquiry into the Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, Priti Patel has said. The home secretary said Lord Dyson’s probe into how Martin Bashir obtained the interview was a “really significant moment” for the BBC. The independent inquiry found Bashir […]
Climate change The EU’s top official on climate action has backed the German Greens’ call for tax and pricing changes to make rail travel more popular than flying. EU Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans said “I support taxing kerosene like other fuels” and “nobody has to fly 10 or 12 times a year”. He did not, […]
Coronavirus pandemic Bars, shops and cultural spaces across France have reopened their doors as the country starts lifting restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. From Wednesday, groups of up to six people are allowed to eat together at outdoor restaurant terraces. France’s nationwide curfew is also being pushed back from 19:00 to 21:00. […]
Coronavirus pandemic Special Belgian police units are searching for a heavily armed soldier with far-right views who they believe poses a serious threat. The suspect has been named as Jurgen Conings, a shooting instructor who took weapons from a barracks. He is said to have made threats in the past against virologist Marc Van Ranst, […]
At least 6,000 migrants have reached Spain’s Ceuta enclave from neighbouring Morocco, a record number over a single day, Spanish officials say. They say the migrants – who include about 1,500 minors – either swam around the border fences that jut out into the sea or walked across at low tide. They are said to […]
Chile protests Independent and opposition candidates have a won a key two thirds of seats in the body that will write a new constitution in Chile. A new constitution to replace the one dating back to Gen Pinochet’s military rule was a crucial demand of protests which swept through Chile in 2019. Government-backed candidates have […]
By Niall Glynn BBC News NI A giant bird that has been part of Irish folklore and was often kept as a pet in medieval times could be returning to the island after an absence of more than 300 years. A pair of cranes are nesting on a rewetted peat bog in the Republic of […]
The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have paid tribute to their grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh. In separate statements, Prince William described him as an “extraordinary man”, while Prince Harry said he was “a man of service, honour and great humour” and the “legend of banter”. “I will miss my Grandpa, but I know he […]
The health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is deteriorating and he is beginning to lose sensation in his legs and hands, his lawyer says. Vadim Kobzev said Navalny, who has been sent to a penal colony for two and a half years, had been diagnosed with two spinal hernias. Last week, Navalny started a […]
