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Dutch punk legend Peter ten Seldam dead at 82

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Dutch punk legend Peter ten Seldam dead at 82

Peter ten Seldam as seen on stage in documentary film Jimmy Is Punk Punk pioneer Peter ten Seldam, frontman of legendary Dutch band Panic, has died at the age of 82. Bill Wilson, who knew him in his heyday, shares his memories of an outstanding performer. I have just learned of the sad passing away of Peter ten Seldam, following a fall at his Amsterdam apartment in December. Peter was the main songwriter and all-round driving force behind…

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Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence

Ugandan police have detained a lawmaker, and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for his alleged role in election-related violence last week.Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine's National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on a police station and a vote-tallying centre after their electoral loss, which the party denies.The police have said that seven people were killed in the incident, but the politician has given a different account, saying that 10 people were…

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Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios

Ubisoft has cancelled six video games - including its long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake - as part of a "major reset" of its operations.The French developer and publisher, known for popular games such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Just Dance, has closed two studios and delayed seven titles as part of its changes.Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said the move would "create the conditions for a return to sustainable growth".The firm's shares plunged by…

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Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa’s Syria

Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa’s Syria

Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent, BeirutAFPSyrian government forces advanced rapidly into north-eastern Syria in recent daysPresident Ahmed al-Sharaa has made significant advances in his efforts to unify a deeply fractured Syria, reclaiming large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under the control of a Kurdish-led militia alliance for more than a decade. What happens next will be a test for a government that has tried to assert its authority over the whole country.The gains by government…

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Son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate freed from jail, wife says

Rafael Tudares, the son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González, has been released from prison, his wife has said, more than a year after he was detained as part of a crackdown on Maduro government critics and their relatives.Mariana González said her husband had returned home after "380 days of unjust and arbitrary detention".Tudares is one of more than 150 detainees who have been released since the US military seized Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, in a nighttime raid…

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Firoz Cachalia says police not able to defeat gangsters

South Africa's Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has said that the security forces are not yet able to defeat deadly criminal gangs, in a stark admission that underscores the scale of the country's crime crisis. Gang violence, alongside robberies, accounts for many murders in South Africa, which has one of the world's highest homicide rates.Cachalia said gang violence had become increasingly complex, especially in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces, requiring new strategies beyond traditional policing."I do not…

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Three dead in New South Wales shooting

Three people have died after a reported shooting in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, police say.A fourth person has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.Local police are now investigating the reported shooting which took place in Lake Cargelligo at about 16:40 local time (05:40 GMT).Police have also told the public to avoid the area and that local residents should stay inside. Local reports say that the gunman is still at large.A…

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Outrage over Yuvraj Mehta’s death in dug-up pit after begging for help for hours

Outrage over Yuvraj Mehta’s death in dug-up pit after begging for help for hours

BBCYuvraj Mehta's body was recovered hours after he fell into a waterlogged pit in NoidaThe death of a 27-year-old Indian IT professional after his car fell into an unmarked construction pit has raised questions around urban planning and road safety in India.Last Friday, at around midnight, Yuvraj Mehta was driving home in Noida, a suburb of the capital Delhi, through dense winter fog when his car reportedly hit a low boundary wall and plunged into the deep pit…

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Austria’s biggest spy trial for decades puts ex-intelligence officer in the dock

Austria’s biggest spy trial for decades puts ex-intelligence officer in the dock

Bethany BellVienna correspondentReutersEgisto Ott is accused of collecting large amounts of data and handing information to Russian intelligenceFormer intelligence official Egisto Ott goes on trial in Vienna on Thursday, accused of spying for Russia in what is being dubbed Austria's biggest spy trial in years.Egisto Ott, 63, is charged with having handed over information to Russian intelligence officers and to Jan Marsalek, the fugitive executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard.Ott denies the charges.Jan Marsalek, who is also…

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Supreme Court ends Exeter triple killer’s bid to sue authorities

Supreme Court ends Exeter triple killer’s bid to sue authorities

FacebookLewis-Ranwell had been freed from custody before the killingsA man who killed three elderly men cannot sue the authorities over claims he was wrongly released before the attacks, the Supreme Court has ruled.Alexander Lewis-Ranwell was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2019 after the murders of Anthony Payne, 80, and twins Dick and Roger Carter, both 84.The killings in Exeter, Devon, happened hours after Lewis-Ranwell had been freed from custody following an attack on an elderly…

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Claire Chick’s partner holds Plymouth vigil

Claire Chick’s partner holds Plymouth vigil

The partner of a university lecturer who was murdered last year has held a vigil in her memory.University lecturer Claire Chick, 48, was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road on the evening of 22 January 2025 and later died in hospital.Her estranged husband, Paul Butler, pleaded guilty to stabbing her to death and was jailed for a minimum of 27 years.A number of people gathered on Plymouth Hoe on Wednesday evening for a candlelit walk to raise…

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Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook

Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump appeared on course for a setback at America's top court on Wednesday over his unprecedented move to fire a central bank governor.Supreme Court justices from the left and right asked why they should speed through such an impactful decision, citing concerns about process and implications for central bank independence and the wider economy. Trump in August said he was removing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, accusing her of engaging in mortgage…

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