Yinka Bokinni explores rap mogul Sean Combs’s life and the criminal charges he denies. Read full article at source...
A man has been sentenced to a minimum of 27 years for the murder​ of his estranged wife in Plymouth. Paul Butler, 53, of Stangray Avenue, Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty to murdering 48-year-old university lecturer Claire Chick in January. Ms Chick was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road on the evening of 22 January...
Cyclists who kill pedestrians by acting dangerously on the road could face life imprisonment under a proposed change to the law. Currently, cycling offenders can be imprisoned for no more than two years under an 1861 law originally intended for drivers of horse-drawn carriages. A government amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill – which...
Rory McIlroy says he has been touched by how his journey to winning the career Grand Slam has resonated with people from “all walks of life” as he revealed he spoke with two US presidents after his Masters victory. McIlroy returns to action this week as he defends the Zurich Classic of New Orleans title...
Two people were killed an six more were injured during the mass shooting that took place Thursday at Florida State University. As I described here, the shooter was stopped in the act and sent to the hospital by police. It sounds like he’s going to survive. He was later identified as Phoenix Ikner, a 20-year-old...
Abdinasir Ali BBC Somali service Astaan TV Guudey Mohamed Geedi, a married father of 11, was shot dead not long after finishing a film warning of the devastation clan killings cause “No man avenged has ever risen from the grave” is the haunting tagline of a film that has shocked Somalis to the core in...
As the Protestant Reformation swept through Europe, John Wyclif’s teachings inspired Jan Hus, a Czechoslovakian, to initiate reform in his own country. During the years of 1415–1419, Jan Hus organized the Czechoslovakians in a movement that would be known as the Hussite Revolution. Hus, in turn, inspired several others including Martin Luther and Peter Chelcicky...
Another of Kang’s priorities is increasing attendances at Lyon fixtures. “If you ask many female players what is at the top of your wishlist, they don’t say I want to get paid more, I want bigger cars. They say, ‘I want to play against the best players and best teams in a sellout stadium’. It’s...
Scientists have found new, but tentative, evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. Researchers studying planet K2-18b’s atmosphere have detected signs of molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms. BBC News science correspondent Pallab Ghosh takes a look at the evidence. Read full article at source...
BBC Listen to Pallab read this article There are some scientific discoveries that do much more than advance our knowledge: they create a shift in our psyche as they show us the scale of the Universe and our place in it. One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for...
Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge team studying the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b has detected signs of molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms. This is the second, and more promising, time chemicals associated with...
BBC The tree was discovered to have been chopped down on 3 April An ancient oak felled in a north London park by Toby Carvery’s owners was classified last year as a “fine specimen” with a life expectancy of at least 50 years, planning documents show. Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers said on Tuesday it...
Exeter’s newest park has sprung into life, with spring flowers blooming in the April sunshine. Walkers can take in the spring colours at Northbrook Park whilst dodging the April showers! Spring is definitely in full swing at the 4.5-hectare site just off the Topsham Road. The former golf course, which is owned by the City Council...
Andy Hood saw an episode of the Grand Tour which made him go to the doctor Read full article at source...
A man from Devon said he owes his life to doctors and nurses after they removed a suddenly discovered brain tumour. Jake Bristow was 32-years-old, working in a family air conditioning business in Exeter, when he was diagnosed with the life-threatening growth. He then went for surgery at Derriford Hospital, where he was treated by...