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Wedding dresses from the 1900s to today
Wedding dresses from the 1900s to today
Brides go to great lengths to look stunning on their special day. We look at how wedding dress styles and trends have changed through the decades.
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Boris Johnson to ask MPs to back election on 12 December
Boris Johnson to ask MPs to back election on 12 December
PM to table motion for early poll as he abandons ‘do or die’ pledge to leave EU by 31 OctoberBoris Johnson has abandoned his “do or die” pledge to leave the EU by 31 October and will ask MPs next week to back a pre-Christmas general election.The prime minister has written to Jeremy Corbyn saying he will give parliament one last opportunity to scrutinise his withdrawal agreement bill and “get Brexit done” by 6 November. Continue reading...
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Most voters believe violence against MPs ‘is price worth paying’ over Brexit
Most voters believe violence against MPs 'is price worth paying' over Brexit
Research finds majority of both leave and remain voters feel violence worth it to get outcome they supportA majority of voters in England, Wales and Scotland believe that violence against MPs is a “price worth paying” in order to get their way on Brexit, an academic survey has found.The poll from Cardiff University and the University of Edinburgh asked respondents what they would be willing to see happen in order to leave or remain within the European Union. Continue reading...
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Police bring parents to visit Essex lorry deaths suspect
Police bring parents to visit Essex lorry deaths suspect
Couple from Northern Ireland flown over to see Mo Robinson, Guardian understandsEssex lorry deaths: all 39 victims were Chinese nationalsThe parents of a man arrested over the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated lorry have been brought by police to England from their home in Northern Ireland to see him, the Guardian understands.Mo Robinson, 25, a self-employed haulier from County Armagh, was detained after the bodies of 31 men and eight women were discovered in the vehicle on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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JK Rowling urges students not to volunteer at orphanages
JK Rowling urges students not to volunteer at orphanages
Author highlights evidence suggesting that ‘orphanage tourism’ drives families apart and makes children vulnerable to abuseJK Rowling has called on students around the world not to volunteer at orphanages, pointing to emerging evidence that “orphanage tourism” drives family separation and child trafficking.Speaking at the One Young World summit in London, the global forum for young leaders, the Harry Potter author and founder and president of children’s charity Lumos, said orphanages do “irreparable harm” and “perpetuate the abuse” of children and communities. Continue reading...
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Man charged over murders at party in Milton Keynes
Man charged over murders at party in Milton Keynes
Charlie Chandler, 21, charged with murder of two 17-year-old boys and attempted murderA man has been charged with the murder of two 17-year-old boys and the attempted murder of two other males at a birthday party at a house in Milton Keynes.Charlie Chandler, 21, from Bletchley, was charged on Thursday in relation to the attacks on Saturday night. Continue reading...
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The Cost of Trump’s Aid Freeze in the Trenches of Ukraine’s War
The Cost of Trump’s Aid Freeze in the Trenches of Ukraine’s War
As President Trump froze military aid to Ukraine and urged it to investigate his rivals, the country was struggling in a bare-bones fight against Russian-backed separatists.
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Trump’s Syria and Ukraine Moves Further Alienate America’s Already Wary Allies
Trump’s Syria and Ukraine Moves Further Alienate America’s Already Wary Allies
American allies in Europe have largely priced in President Trump’s tantrums and fixed ideas, but are increasingly worried about their dependency on an undependable president.
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Republicans Fight Trump’s Impeachment by Attacking the Process
Republicans Fight Trump’s Impeachment by Attacking the Process
President Trump wants his party to defend him more aggressively. Senators instead are denouncing the impeachment process.
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Steve Bannon Has Some Impeachment Advice for Trump
Steve Bannon Has Some Impeachment Advice for Trump
A new radio show featuring Mr. Bannon and some Trump loyalists aims to add to the messaging in defense of the president.
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Boris Johnson to Seek Election on Dec. 12 in Push to Break Brexit Deadlock
Boris Johnson to Seek Election on Dec. 12 in Push to Break Brexit Deadlock
The British prime minister said Parliament can take more time to study his Brexit plan, but only if lawmakers agree to a new election.
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Essex lorry deaths: all 39 victims were Chinese nationals
Essex lorry deaths: all 39 victims were Chinese nationals
Police say 31 men and eight women were found in trailer, as details of its journey emergeThe 39 people found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals, police have confirmed.The victims, discovered in a refrigerated trailer in Grays on Wednesday, were eight women and 31 men, Essex police added. Continue reading...
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Brexit: Swinson urges Corbyn to back second referendum amid wait for EU extension decision – live news
Brexit: Swinson urges Corbyn to back second referendum amid wait for EU extension decision - live news
Rolling updates of today’s political developments, including the Queen’s speech vote, division over a possible election and EU debate over Brexit extensionFull story: Cabinet split over pre-Christmas electionCorbyn urged to resist election callsAnalysis: Labour reluctance goes beyond no-deal fears 1.06pm BST• Boris Johnson’s cabinet is divided over how to proceed with Brexit, as the prime minister faces the stark choice of pressing ahead with his deal or gambling his premiership on a pre-Christmas general election.After an inconclusive meeting with Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday morning in an attempt to agree an acceptable timetable for parliament to consider the bill, the prime mini...
Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 sentenced to death over Bangladesh murder
Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 sentenced to death over Bangladesh murder
Student set on fire after refusing to withdraw sexual harassment claim against headteacherSixteen Bangladeshis have been sentenced to death for the murder of a 19-year-old student, Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was burned to death in April after complaining of being sexually harassed by her school principal.Among those found guilty were former members of the school’s administration, teachers and pupils – 12 of the 16 having confessed to participating in the killing in which Rafi was lured on to the school’s roof, doused in paraffin and set alight. Continue reading...
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Meet Adrenaline: Asterix gets first female hero in 60-year history
Meet Adrenaline: Asterix gets first female hero in 60-year history
Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter, released on Thursday, stars a rebellious teenage Gaul who keeps Asterix and Obelix on their toesAsterix, the indomitable pint-sized Gaul forever outfoxing the Romans, is taking a step back for a female hero for the first time in the beloved comic’s 60-year history.In a move to update the books, which have been entertaining readers since 1959 and spawned multiple movie spinoffs, the action in Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter revolves around Adrenaline, the teenage daughter of famous Gaulish king Vercingetorix. Continue reading...
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Franco’s remains exhumed and flown to cemetery near Madrid
Franco's remains exhumed and flown to cemetery near Madrid
Spanish dictator’s body moved from tomb in the Valley of the Fallen to lie alongside his wifeSpain exhumes Franco’s remains – in picturesThe body of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco has been exhumed from the tomb in the Valley of the Fallen where it has lain since his death in 1975 and is being taken by helicopter to lie alongside that of his wife in a cemetery near Madrid.Shortly after 10.30am local time (0930 BST) on Thursday, the Spanish government announced the operation to move his body was under way. Continue reading...
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Trump’s War on the ‘Deep State’ Turns Against Him
Trump’s War on the ‘Deep State’ Turns Against Him
The impeachment inquiry is in some ways the culmination of a battle between the president and the government institutions he distrusted and disparaged.
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Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Death penalty for 16 who set student on fire
Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Death penalty for 16 who set student on fire
The killing shocked Bangladesh and led to a series of protests demanding justice for Nusrat.
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Police work to identify 39 people found dead inside lorry in Essex
Police work to identify 39 people found dead inside lorry in Essex
Murder investigation launched alongside inquiry into possible role of organised crime groupsPolice officers are working to identify 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry in Essex as part of a wide-ranging murder investigation into the UK’s worst such tragedy in almost 20 years.Essex police were alerted to the discovery of the bodies of 38 adults and one teenager in a unit at an industrial park in Grays by the ambulance service at 1.40am on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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Chaos erupts as Republicans barge into Trump impeachment inquiry hearing
Chaos erupts as Republicans barge into Trump impeachment inquiry hearing
Group chanting ‘Let us in’ enter closed-door meeting where top Pentagon official who oversees Ukraine policy was to testifyAmbassador’s Ukraine testimony leaves Trump struggling to respondPolitical tensions over an intensifying impeachment inquiry reached fever pitch on Wednesday as Republicans “stormed” a closed-door committee hearing on Capitol Hill disrupting a crucial deposition related to the Ukraine controversy was appearing – a day after devastating testimony from a key diplomat. Related: Republicans are finally realising Trump is his own worst enemy – and theirs | Richard Wolffe Continue reading...
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Johnson’s cabinet split over gambling on pre-Christmas election
Johnson's cabinet split over gambling on pre-Christmas election
Prime minister awaits decision of EU27 over extension before next moveBoris Johnson’s cabinet is divided over how to proceed with Brexit, as the prime minister faces the stark choice of pressing ahead with his deal or gambling his premiership on a pre-Christmas general election.After an inconclusive meeting with Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday morning in an attempt to agree an acceptable timetable for parliament to consider the bill, the prime minister told MPs at Wednesday’s PMQs that he was awaiting the decision of the EU27 over whether to grant an extension before settling his next move. The EU’s decision is unlikely to come before Friday. Continue reading...
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Rose McGowan says Weinstein launched ‘diabolical’ effort to silence her
Rose McGowan says Weinstein launched 'diabolical' effort to silence her
Movie mogul engaged fixers, lawyers and spies to intimidate actor over her allegations of rape, she says in lawsuitThe actor Rose McGowan alleges in a new lawsuit that the film mogul Harvey Weinstein took “diabolical” actions when he learned she was going to write in a memoir that the producer had raped her decades prior, engaging a team of fixers, lawyers and an international spy agency to intimidate and silence her. “This case is about a diabolical and illegal effort by one of America’s most powerful men and his representatives to silence sexual-assault victims. And it is about the courageous women and journalists who persisted to reveal the truth,” the actor alleges in the lawsuit filed in a California fede...
Superyachts and private jets: spending of corrupt super-rich revealed
Superyachts and private jets: spending of corrupt super-rich revealed
Groundbreaking analysis finds £300bn of suspect funds funnelled through the UK The multimillion pound spending habits of corrupt members of the global super-rich – including 421 luxury homes, three superyachts, seven private jets as well as elite private school fees and even hovercraft – have been revealed in a groundbreaking analysis of more than 400 money laundering and corruption cases.Research by Transparency International, an anti-corruption campaign group, found more than £300bn of suspect funds have been funnelled through the UK banks, law firms and accountants before being spent on a £1m Cartier diamond ring, masterpiece art works from Sotheby’s, and a £50,000 Tom Ford crocodile-skin jacket with matching...
Essex lorry deaths: What we know
Essex lorry deaths: What we know
A murder investigation is launched after 39 people are found dead in a lorry container in the UK.
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Republicans Grind Impeachment Inquiry to Halt as Picture Darkens for Trump
Republicans Grind Impeachment Inquiry to Halt as Picture Darkens for Trump
House Republicans staged a protest in the secure suite on Capitol Hill where the impeachment inquiry is proceeding, derailing a deposition as they complained the process was unfair.
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Turkey Syria offensive: Trump lifts Turkey sanctions after deal
Turkey Syria offensive: Trump lifts Turkey sanctions after deal
He says Turkey assured him it would no longer attack the Kurds, and an agreed ceasefire would last.
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Thai king fires officials for ‘extremely evil’ conduct
Thai king fires officials for 'extremely evil' conduct
The removals come just days after his royal consort was stripped of her rank and titles.
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Trapped in Tripoli: The people stuck in Libya’s civil war
Trapped in Tripoli: The people stuck in Libya’s civil war
Survivors of a deadly air strike on a migrant detention centre in July tell the BBC they feel abandoned by the United Nations, and are desperate to escape Libya.
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Floods in Southern Europe: Dead and missing in Spain and Italy
Floods in Southern Europe: Dead and missing in Spain and Italy
Torrential rain in Spain, Italy and France leaves people dead or missing.
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