Romanian authorities have launched an investigation into British-American influencer Tristan Tate over allegations he broke election laws by posting political content on social media during the country’s recent presidential elections. The probe, confirmed by police sources, is centred on a social media post that Tate is alleged to have shared on election day and included...
Asha Patel BBC News, Nottingham PA Media Sarah and Gary Andrews daughter Wynter died 23 minutes after being born while under the care of Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust in 2019 Parents whose babies died under the care of maternity units in Nottingham have welcomed a corporate manslaughter investigation into an NHS trust but...
The FBI is investigating an effort by one or more unknown people to access the personal phone of Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, sources told the BBC’s US news partner CBS. The key Trump ally told people that her phone had been hacked after a impersonator – or impersonators – used her...
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images The EU is investigating Pornhub, Stripchat and two other pornography websites it believes may be falling foul of its online content laws. The European Commission said the sites, which also include XVideos and XNXX, did not appear to have measures in place to safeguard children and their rights. It...
Is this a politically motivated prosecution? Or the antidote to a politically motivated non-prosecution? The New York Times covers it as an example of the former. The Department of Justice has opened a probe into former governor Andrew Cuomo’s testimony before Congress about his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo had insisted in his testimony...
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has temporarily stepped down until a sexual misconduct probe against him is concluded. Karim Khan will take leave until the end of the external investigation, which began late last year, and his deputy prosecutors will run the office in his absence, the ICC said in a...
Olimpia Zagnat BBC News, East Midlands Steve Beech BBC News, Derby BBC A pedestrianised street in Derby is currently taped off A customer has been stabbed to death in a bank in a city centre. The man, who was a customer aged in his 30s, was assaulted inside the Lloyds bank in St Peter’s Street...
The Co-op has shut down parts of its IT systems in response to hackers attempting to gain access to them. It said the “proactive measures” it had taken to fend off the attack had had a “small impact” on its call centre and back office. Meanwhile, The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it’s looking into the...
The Met Police officer who was cleared of murder after shooting Chris Kaba will face a gross misconduct hearing, the police watchdog has said. Sgt Martyn Blake, an officer in the specialist firearms unit MO19, shot Mr Kaba in the head after he tried to ram his way out of a police vehicle stop in...
Leading human rights organisations have renewed calls for investigations into the killing of protesters by Kenya’s security forces during demonstrations against a rise in taxes last June. It follows a BBC Africa Eye investigation, exposing members of the security forces who shot dead three protesters at Kenya’s parliament, igniting public outrage and demands for justice....
One has to wonder just how long Harvard will stand on its principles in this fight — especially when the main principle appears to be the right to discriminate on the basis of race, sex, and religion. And given how the Harvard Law Review operates, that’s not an exaggeration. On Friday, the Washington Free Beacon...
PA Media The oak tree was estimated to be up to 500 years old The cutting down of an ancient oak tree in north London is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The remains of the oak, estimated to be up to 500 years old, were discovered by council workers last week in Whitewebbs Park,...
Tom Oakley BBC News, Nottingham PA Media Neighbouring properties were also severely damaged by the blast Investigations are continuing into the cause of a house explosion that killed a man and saw dozens of people evacuated from their homes. Emergency services were called to John Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday shortly before 20:00 BST. Disruption...
Tony Smith and Angus Crawford BBC News Investigations BBC Joe Nihill took his own life after learning on the forum how to buy and use a toxic chemical A pro-suicide forum is being investigated by the UK’s online regulator, the BBC understands – its first using new powers under the Online Safety Act. It comes...
Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporting Service Rebecca Smith Smells coming from the sewage treatment plant at Marsh Mills have become known as the “Plympton Pong” A Plymouth councillor claims people who live near a sewage treatment works in the city are forced to shut their windows and their children do not play outside. Councillor Kevin...