New director general says he wants to focus on impartiality after accusations of biasTim Davie is to crack down on staff posting their views on social media in a move to restore the view of the BBC as impartial, and raised the question of slashing the corporations’ output by a Read more
Ground-breaking crowdfunded case demands that states make more ambitious emissions cutsYoung activists from Portugal have filed the first climate change case at the European court of human rights in Strasbourg, demanding 33 countries make more ambitious emissions cuts to safeguard their future physical and mental wellbeing.The crowdfunded legal action breaks Read more
Attorney General Bill Barr said Wednesday that Jacob Blake was was committing a felony and ‘armed’ at the time a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back. Via: Bill Barr claimed Jacob Blake was 'committing a felony and armed' when he was shot in the back
A man was shot dead by police in Washington DC Wednesday afternoon. Black Lives Matter D.C. have tweeted: ‘Don’t let MPD control the narrative! Police lie! We’re on our way.’ Via: Man is shot dead by DC police as BLM protesters say 'we're on our way'
The 48-year-old revealed the news on Wednesday, saying that his wife Lauren and their daughters all tested positive for COVID-19 saying they’re no ‘on the other end of it’ and are ‘no longer contagious.’ Via: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson reveals his entire family has tested positive for coronavirus
US public health departments being told to prepare November vaccine distribution; signs Covid-19 easing in Brazil; Berlusconi tests positive. Follow the latest updatesTrump sets up fight with Congress over plan to cut dues to WHO immediatelyHydrocortisone found to save lives of some patientsSchools reopen across Europe as cases grow 2.42am Read more
HORATION CLARE: Anguilla anguilla, the European eel, is an almost unbelievable creature. It can live for a hundred years, wriggle across fields and even appear dead and dried out, before threshing back to life. Via: Is this the most miraculous creature on the planet? It can return from the dead Read more
The Duke of York (pictured in July), 60, left lockdown at Windsor in Berkshire to rush to the Scottish Highlands castle to see his mother for the first time since July. Via: Duke of York 'has visited Queen at Balmoral for crisis talks over Jeffrey Epstein'
Lifeboat spotted but strong winds and rain hamper rescue of crew from Philippines, New Zealand and AustraliaThe Japanese coastguard is looking for a cargo ship carrying livestock and dozens of crew members that went missing after issuing a distress signal during typhoon Maysak. The storm has killed one person and Read more
Guy Mitchell, who had his right eye removed at the age of five, rode a winner 30 years after first applying for a jockey’s licence“I was feeling a bit better by Tuesday,” admits Guy Mitchell, reflecting on the Sunday night celebrations that followed his earlier success at Goodwood. The overindulgence Read more