comments feedBy Katie Razzall Culture and media editor, BBC News It can’t have been what the BBC intended. One of its most famous and best loved presenters has been taken off air – and it appears to be in the midst of a stand-off with no clear exit strategy for either side. Sticking to its guns […]
UK: BBC and Gary Lineker – Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC
March 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Human error to blame for train crash – Greek PM
March 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
By George Wright BBC News One of Greece’s worst-ever rail disasters, which claimed at least 43 lives, was due to “tragic human error”, the country’s prime minister has said. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke after visiting the site of Tuesday night’s head-on collision between a passenger service and a freight train. The local stationmaster has been […]
Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery I Tue Feb 7 ’23/BBC takeaways
February 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Leaders of our military. Mr. Chief Justice, Associate Justices, and retired Justices of the Supreme Court. And you, my fellow Americans. I start tonight by congratulating the members of the 118th Congress and the new Speaker of the […]
UK: Rhianan Rudd – MI5 had evidence teen terror suspect was exploited
January 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
By Daniel De Simone and Ali Winston From BBC News Evidence showing the grooming and sexual exploitation of a schoolgirl was handed to MI5 months before she was charged with terrorism offences, a BBC investigation has found. The prosecution of Rhianan Rudd was later dropped after the Home Office concluded she was a victim of […]
Liz Truss exit sets off another Tory leadership race
October 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Joshua Nevett From BBC Politics Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister after 45 days in office marked by turmoil, triggering the second Tory leadership election in four months. Ms Truss said her successor would be elected by next week after a rebellion by Tory MPs forced her to quit. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said […]
UK: How tax cut policy U-turn was decided
October 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
From BBC By Nick Eardley BBC chief political correspondent Twenty four hours can be a long time in politics. Just ask Liz Truss. On Sunday morning, she was telling Laura Kuenssberg her plan to scrap the additional rate of tax was here to stay. Are you completely committed to it? Yes, she replied confidently. As […]
UK: Kwarteng – We stopped consumer spending collapse
September 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Tom Espiner & Daniel ThomasBusiness reporters, BBC News Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said his mini-budget was needed to stop a collapse in consumer spending, despite it sparking days of market turmoil. He told MPs that cutting taxes and limiting energy bills had protected the economy. The plans, announced on Friday, have led to a […]
BBC pays £1.4 Million to charity over controversial Diana interview
September 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
From Newsmax The BBC said Friday it had donated sales proceeds derived from a 1995 interview with Princess Diana to charity after it was found she was tricked into the bombshell expose. A record 22.8 million people watched the “Panorama” interview, in which Diana detailed infidelity in her marriage with heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles. Retired senior […]
British PM Johnson: Russia planning biggest war in Europe since 1945
February 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment
From Newsmax Russia is planning “the biggest war in Europe since 1945”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday. “All the signs are that the plan has already in some senses begun,”he told the BBC in an interview. Intelligence suggests Russia intends to launch an invasion that will immediately encircle Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv, Johnson […]
Cayman: CPR update – It’s time
December 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
From CPR Cayman With the holidays around the corner and the referendum delayed, we want to make sure you stay in the know about what’s happened and how you can continue to help us advocate for all Caymanians. To make it easy to navigate all of the information, we’ve broken it down into three equally […]
