Sentences Referred After Teen Rape Convictions in Hampshire
56 minutes ago Dominic Casciani, Home and Legal Correspondent and Ros Tappenden, South of England Crown Prosecution Service One of the girls was attacked in an underpass beside the River Avon The family of a teenage rape victim whose attackers were spared custody has told the BBC they hope "the correct outcome will prevail" when
WHO: Ebola in DRC Surpassing Response, Neighbours at Risk
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” said the WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as he
Questions from the Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal
2 hours ago Glenn Campbell Scotland political editor Reuters Peter Murrell was chief executive of the SNP for 24 years This embezzlement case has been hanging over the SNP like a toxic cloud since the police investigation began five years ago. SNP strategists believe the controversy corroded trust in the party and cost them a
Ebola suspected cases in DR Congo top 900 amid attacks, shortages
Congolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country. The Congolese ministry of communication, in a post on X on Sunday, said there were 904 suspected cases and 119 suspected deaths. Authorities had previously announced more than 700 suspected Ebola cases, and more
Girl says judge sparing boys jail was ‘rock in my face’
6 minutes ago Laura Kuenssberg Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg A girl who was raped by two teenage boys has told the BBC that a judge's decision to spare them jail sentences was like a "rock straight in my face". Speaking exclusively to Laura Kuenssberg, the girl, now 16, said: "What was the point in putting
US Pauses Deportations to DRC Amid Ebola Outbreak
The Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a spiraling Ebola outbreak, according to reporting by Politico, but experts say the move won’t help prevent the spread of the disease. At least one woman is now in limbo after officials moved her to Kinshasa, the
China coal mine blast kills at least 90 in Shanxi
36 minutes ago Stephen McDonell, China correspondent and Tinshui Yeung Reuters At the time of the explosion, 247 workers were said to be on duty At least 90 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, according to state media. The gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province
Suspected Ebola Cases Triple in DRC, WHO Raises Alarm
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards. The outbreak is spreading rapidly, WHO leaders said, with almost 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, up from 246 cases and 65 deaths when
Anonymity erased their daughters’ stories, Southport parents say
7 hours ago Judith Moritz, special correspondent, and Daniel Wittenberg, senior producer 'Only we understand': Southport survivors on finding comfort together Warning: This article contains distressing and upsetting details Parents of some of the children injured in the Southport knife attack say they believe they've been given insufficient support because of the anonymity given to
Critics: US Travel Ban on DRC, Uganda and South Sudan Hurts Response
A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with a new case reported in