Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Reporting fromWindsor, Ontario Ali Abbas Ahmadi/BBC Ford workers Kathryn Lawton (L) and Christina Grossi are afraid the tariffs could upend their lives A Lawton has worked in Canada’s auto sector for more than a century. Their children are “fifth generation Ford workers”, Kathryn Lawton said, and she and her husband … Read more
A high school student from Wisconsin killed his parents as part of a larger plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump, the FBI has said. Nikita Casap, 17, has been charged with the killing of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and his stepfather Donald Mayer, 51, who were found dead at their home on 28 … Read more
At least 34 people have been killed and 117 injured in a Russian attack on the city of Sumy, according to Ukrainian authorities. Two ballistic missiles struck the city, with the second causing the most casualties when it exploded over a street, officials said. Ukrainian authorities told the BBC that 20 buildings were damaged, including … Read more
The Liberal Democrat MP for Bath spoke to BBC Newscast after she was barred from entering Hong Kong A Liberal Democrat MP barred from entering Hong Kong has told the BBC she believes it was to “shut me up and to silence me”. Wera Hobhouse flew to the Chinese region with her husband on Thursday … Read more
Guy Lambert Entertainment reporter Getty Images Popstars snuck into the audience at Coachella to watch each other perform this weekend – as Lady Gaga wowed festivalgoers with a dramatic main stage set. Fans swarmed to catch the Poker Face singer perform songs from her new album Mayhem, delivering a visual spectacle by opening her set … Read more
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has said he and his family had to evacuate his official residence after it was set ablaze overnight by a suspected arsonist. Shapiro said he woke up in the middle of the night to authorities banging on the door of the home as a fire spread. “Thank God no one was … Read more
Hundreds of homes and roads on Lanzarote have been flooded, after torrential rainfall swept across the Canary Island on Saturday. Lanzarote’s government declared a state of emergency overnight after 6cm (2.4 inches) of rain poured down on the popular tourist destination in just two hours. No injuries have been reported by the Spanish authorities – … Read more
US President Donald Trump is in “excellent cognitive and physical health”, says his White House physician. Trump had the first annual physical of his second presidential term at a Washington DC-area hospital on Friday. “President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” his doctor, Captain Sean Barbabella, said … Read more
Bangladeshi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the British MP and former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq. The country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been investigating allegations Siddiq illegally received land as part of its wider probe of the regime of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who was deposed as prime minister in August. Siddiq has previously … Read more
At least 32 people have been killed and 84 injured, including ten children, after a Russian attack on the centre of Sumy, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the “terrible strike by Russian ballistic missiles” hit an “ordinary city street, ordinary life” adding that, without strong pressure, “Russia will continue to drag … Read more