One of Donald Trump’s lawyers has told the BBC that the former president is a “victim of political, selective prosecution”. On Thursday, Mr Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to a hush-money payment made to adult star Stormy Daniels. He has said he plans to appeal against his...
US supermodel sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid are donating $1m (£785,000) to support Palestinian relief efforts. A representative for Bella said the money has been earmarked for equal distribution among four humanitarian organisations that have a focus on children and families affected by the conflict in Gaza. The sisters, whose father is Palestinian property tycoon...
Strike action involving non-teaching staff in Northern Ireland on Monday has been suspended. Nipsa and GMB said their planned action on Tuesday will also no longer go ahead. A third union, Unite, has yet to cancel its strike on Tuesday pending negotiations. Workers in the three unions have been taking action over pay and grading....
Some of the UK’s most famous aircraft have been taking to the skies over Devon as part of a two-day event. The English Riviera Airshow began across the Paignton seafront on Saturday. The RAF Red Arrows gave an aerial display on Saturday while RAF Typhoon jets and a D-Day Memorial display are set to perform...
Jockey Ryan Moore expertly guided favourite City of Troy through the field to an impressive victory in the Derby. It was a second victory in consecutive years for trainer Aidan O’Brien, who extended his record to 10 winners in the Classic at Epsom. The 3-1 chance was boxed in early in the race but burst...
3 hours ago Tanya Gupta,Daniel Sexton,Jacob Panons BBC Thames Water said 616 homes had been given the advice as a precautionary measure Work to make tap water safe in a Surrey village after an alert over a previous fuel leak from a petrol station could take up to four weeks, Thames Water has said. The...
Just now Guy Lambert,Entertainment Reporter, @guybertie Getty Images Actor Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt has submitted a petition to a Los Angeles court to drop Pitt from her name. The daughter of Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took legal action to become Shiloh Jolie on May 27, the date of her 18th birthday. Angelina Jolie...
8 minutes ago Cherylann Mollan,BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Mr Modi’s BJP is on course to win the election, exit polls say India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to win a third consecutive term in office, exit polls suggest. Analysts warn the polls, released by various news agencies, have often been wrong in the...
The commanding officer of the Spitfire pilot who died in a crash has paid tribute to his “dear friend”. Sqn Ldr Mark Long was killed when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) plane he was flying crashed in a field in Lincolnshire on 25 May. Sqn Ldr Mark Sugden thanked the emergency services who...
BBC George Galloway has launched the Workers Party of Britain’s general election campaign with an attack on Labour. He told supporters Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was “indistinguishable” from Rishi Sunak and had “blood on his hands” over his position on Gaza. Mr Galloway said his party was standing hundreds of candidates across the country...