While any plane where the president is a passenger is called "Air Force One", the holder of the highest office in the country most often flies on a specialised jet that includes an office, a bedroom suite, two kitchen gallies that can prepare 100 meals, office space and a medical facility, according to Boeing. Source link
An inquest hears Ronald Meade disappeared from view after kayaking in the River Exe. Source link
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue spoke with city residents about what the civil rights leader's passing means for the community shaped by his activism. Source link
Born in 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson became involved in politics at an early age. He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leader in Martin Luther King, Jr 's Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was with King when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. Source link
Tell your local BBC team about the issues you would like to see them investigate. Source link
Two people were killed and three others were injured at a shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket. Source link
Millions of people around the world are celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year, with festivities taking place from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires.The Lunar New Year, which coincides with the first new moon of the lunar calendar, is a 15-day festival held between between 21 January and 20 February every year. In accordance with the Chinese zodiac, this year marks the Year of the Fire Horse. Source link
A look at the life of the prolific actor whose many films included Apocalypse Now and The Godfather. Source link
A town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.The historic carnival in Ivrea, an old medieval town near Turin, celebrates the legend of Violetta, a miller's daughter who freed people from a tyrant starving the town.The colourful battle commemorates the uprising and is played between nine teams on foot, who represent the people who revolted, while the orange throwers on horse-drawn…
A tribute to Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has marked the first day of the iconic carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro.The samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói traced Lula's life as a boy growing up in poverty in the Brazilian northeast, to a metalworker, union leader and then president, showcasing giant figures to honour the president.The parade drawn criticism from the opposition because Brazil's next general election, which will also elect the country's president, will take…
Wigan Athletic have appointed Gary Caldwell as head coach for the second time.Caldwell, 43, has been in charge at Exeter City since 2022 but returns to the club where spent six seasons as a player and 18 months in the dugout from April 2015.More follows... Source link
