West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has stepped down from his position as joint chairman of the club with immediate effect following a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times newspaper into his behaviour. The BBC said Panorama's story is due to be broadcast and published on Monday. The
Rapist jailed three years after wrong man cleared Greater Manchester Police Paul Quinn's DNA was discovered on the woman's vest after the attack A sex offender who was found guilty of a rape which saw an innocent man jailed for 17 years has been sentenced to 24 years. Paul Quinn, now 52, attacked th
1 hour ago Jennifer McKiernan Political reporter Watch: Elon Musk 'trying to whip up division', Starmer says Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of "trying to whip up division" over the murder of Henry Nowak. There were violent protests in Southampton following the release of bod
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have begun as early as January, the head of the World Health Organization said, giving the virus “a big head start”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the response was being hindered by blanket travel restrictions and highlighted
15 minutes ago George Thorpe, Devon and Richard Green, in Sourton Down BBC The Royal Navy said an investigation had been launched following the helicopter crash Three Royal Navy personnel have died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise in Devon. Emergency services were called to Sourton D
People from a town in central Kenya where the US wants to set up an Ebola quarantine facility for its citizens have strongly criticised the plan, saying they fear it will expose them to the virus and that it is indicative of double standards on the part of the US. “Everybody should be quarantined in
Police have released bodycam footage showing officers handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying. The BBC has chosen to remove the sound in parts of this video due to its distressing content. The footage from December showed his killer, Vickrum Digwa, claim he was racially abused by the tee
Ghana’s LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, rights groups have warned. The legislation, which was passed on Friday, mandates pri
19 minutes ago Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Lord Mandelson with the prime minister in February 2025, shortly after his appointment as the UK's ambassador to the United States The papers include messages between Lord Mandelson and ministers, exchanging advice and news - as well as critici
Containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is “everybody’s business”, the World Health Organization has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation’s director general, made the plea on Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo where some
3 hours ago Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg "I will not apologise for the crimes of my former husband", says Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon has told the BBC she feels like she is "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit" after her estranged husband admitted embezzling £400
A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known as obeah. Nixon’s tense, feature-length suspense, Stew Peas, tells of the story of Jamaican detective Tessa, who is obsessed with
