Daniel De Simone Investigations correspondent Journalist Roman Dobrokhotov tells the BBC he is “lucky to be alive”. A journalist targeted by a Russian spy cell run from a former guest house in Norfolk has said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered the operation against him. Roman Dobrokhotov, editor-in-chief of The Insider, was followed … Read more
The remains of an indigenous women who was murdered by a serial killer have been found after a search of a landfill in the Canadian province of Manitoba, police say. Morgan Harris’s remains were recovered at the Prairie Green Landfill, north of the city of Winnipeg, said officials. Authorities have been searching for Harris, 39, … Read more
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Jio Studios / Twitter The film Mrs was criticised by men’s rights groups A new Bollywood film – Mrs – has once again laid bare a stark reality: even in well-educated households in India a woman’s role is often confined to unpaid domestic work. The protagonist, married to a gynaecologist, … Read more
A rescue swimmer from the US Coast Guard pulled a 71-year-old woman from a vehicle that had steered into the McKenzie River in Oregon. A helicopter was used to lower the swimmer towards the car and hoist the woman to safety. A second vehicle occupant made it to the shore on their own. “The response … Read more
Dolly Parton offered an emotional tribute to her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died earlier this week. The legendary country artist released a new song titled, If You Hadn’t Been There, in an Instagram post on Friday. “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,” Parton wrote. “We have … Read more
A South Carolina man convicted of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend’s parents to death has become the first US death row inmate to be executed by firing squad in the last 15 years. Brad Sigmon was shot to death just after 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Friday by three volunteers firing rifles at his chest with … Read more
Getty Images Gene and Betsy (file image from 1991) US investigators believe Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his classical pianist wife, Betsy Arakawa, both died of natural causes about a week apart. Their bodies were discovered in their home in the US state of New Mexico on 26 February, 10 days after Hackman is believed … Read more
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Watch: Trump signs order pausing some Mexico and Canada tariffs It may have been drowned out this week as US President Donald Trump walked back tariffs on his closest neighbours – and biggest trading partners – almost as soon as they were in place. But during this dizzying back-and-forth … Read more
Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent Oren Rosenfeld / BBC Michal is one of the festival-goers who believes MDMA helped her during the attack As dawn approached on the morning of 7 October 2023, many of the partygoers at the Nova music festival near Gaza’s border took illegal recreational drugs like MDMA or LSD. Hundreds of … Read more
Actor Gene Hackman’s died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after contracting a rare virus, say New Mexico medical investigators. The Oscar-winning actor, 95, died from coronary artery disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease listed as a contributing factor. Ms Arakawa, 65, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a … Read more