Day centre a refuge for the homeless during the storm

Katy Watson & Simon Atkinson Watch: Inside shelter housing homeless during Cyclone Alfred Residents across the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales have been waiting anxiously as Cyclone Alfred crawls towards them, leaving thousands in the dark. Four million people are in the firing line of the region’s first tropical cyclone in more … Read more

How six Bulgarians did Russia’s dirty work from the UK

Chris Bell BBC News Investigations Tom Beal BBC News Investigations Daniel De Simone BBC News Investigations Correspondent BBC Roman Dobrokhotov is used to looking over his shoulder. The Russian journalist’s investigations into Vladimir Putin’s regime – one of which unmasked the agents responsible for the 2018 Salisbury poisonings – have made him a target of … Read more

Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia in the UK

Daniel De Simone Investigations Correspondent BBC Vanya Gaberova, Katrin Ivanova and Tihomir Ivanchev were found guilty of conspiracy to spy Three London-based Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what has been described as “one of the largest and most complex” foreign intelligence operations on UK soil. Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya … Read more

Pair who murdered man jailed for life

Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin reporter Social media Alan Vial and Nikita Burns had denied murdering Robert Wilkin The family of a man who was thrown over iconic Irish cliffs have described his “evil” murder as “callous and unnecessary”. Alan Vile and Nikita Burns, were convicted of murder by majorities of 10 to two … Read more

Ex-Olympian wanted by FBI for allegedly running deadly drug ring

Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national Ryan Wedding, 43, has been placed on the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives list for allegedly running a violent transnational drug trafficking network. Wedding is wanted for allegedly shipping hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and southern California, to Canada and US locations, and for orchestrating … Read more

US president declares March ‘Irish-American Heritage Month’

Catherine Moore BBC News NI EPA US President Donald Trump said the Irish were “great people” US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation declaring March “Irish-American Heritage Month”. In the proclamation, he said the month will “commemorate the special bond of friendship between the United States and Ireland” and “honor the extraordinary contributions of … Read more