Brazil’s Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded pensioners of $1.1bn (£829m). Federal police allege that over the past decade, the National Social Security Institute (INSS) made unauthorised deductions from payments made to millions of pensioners. The money was allegedly paid to several associations...
Former vice-president Kamala Harris has criticised the Trump administration’s agenda in her first major speech since losing the US election. Speaking at an event run by Emerge, a political organisation that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for public office, she singled out the administration’s handling of the economy and immigration policy. But, she...
MacIntyre is in his second full year on the PGA Tour and 12 months ago said he was struggling with life across the Atlantic. However, he won the Canadian Open last May with his father, Dougie, acting as caddie, to go with his Scottish title. The Oban golfer says life on the PGA Tour is...
EPA At least 400 people have been injured in a massive explosion at a port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, state media is reporting. The blast took place at the Shahid Rajee port district on Saturday morning, shattering windows of nearby office buildings. No fatalities have been confirmed yet but footage showed...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. A forthcoming Supreme Court decision is poised to weaken a bedrock law that requires federal agencies to study the potential environmental impacts of major projects. The case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, concerns a proposed 88-mile railroad that...
Robert MacIntyre winning a major would not be a surprise and his fearless mentality could propel him to one of the big four titles, says former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley. Ireland’s McGinley, who has become one of the most astute analysts in the game, believes the Scotsman’s form over the past two years has...
Nick Edser Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The forecast for US economic growth for this year has been given the biggest downgrade among advanced economies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) due to uncertainty caused by trade tariffs. Growth is now expected to be 1.8% this year, down from the IMF’s estimate of 2.7%...
Burkina Faso’s military government has said it foiled a “major plot” to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the coup attempt was led by current and former soldiers working with “terrorist leaders”. The intention was to attack the...
Steve Humphrey BBC News, Portsmouth PA Media HMS Prince of Wales is setting off on an eight-month deployment The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales is set to depart on one of its biggest deployments yet. The £3bn aircraft carrier sets off later from Portsmouth and will take part in exercises demonstrating the UK’s...
2011 Masters Augusta National is where it all began for a then precocious 21-year-old who swaggered into a four-shot lead before the final round of the Masters, with the Green Jacket already getting measured up. Then disaster struck with tee shots hooking into trees and short putts being missed as McIlroy went round in 80...
Emergency services have declared a major incident following an explosion which destroyed a terraced property. Nottinghamshire Police says officers were called to John Street in Worksop just before 20:00 BST on Saturday. Multiple properties on the street have been evacuated, and fire crews, police officers and ambulances are at the scene. There is no confirmation...
Ione Wells South America correspondent Reporting fromGuayaquil, Ecuador BBC The BBC has changed César’s name to protect him from gangs “The Albanian mafia would call me and say: ‘We want to send 500kg of drugs.’ If you don’t accept, they kill you.” César (not his real name) is a member of the Latin Kings, a...
Smoke was seen rising over Paris following a fire at a waste disposal centre. Views of the Parisian skyline showed a plume of smoke above the buildings, as the fire continued to rage. Videos on social media show a large structure engulfed by flames, as emergency workers head to the scene. According to French authorities,...
“Not so much red or blue – grey would be better.” The overwhelming feeling around the 196th Manchester derby was neatly summed up by a comment posted on the BBC Sport website. It might be a stretch to claim, as one respondent did, it was ‘the worst derby match in the world’. But the sentiment...
Everton manager David Moyes praises forward Iliman Ndiaye, who scored his first goal since returning from a knee injury in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League. MATCH REPORT: Arsenal’s slim title hopes hit by draw at Everton Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...