A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how ...
Month: October 2026
Experience: I became the world’s oldest crowd surfer at 99Experience: I became the world’s oldest crowd surfer at 99
After retiring at 83, I had a new lease of life creating social media content with my grandson. Then I broke the crowd surfing world record In 2013, aged 87, I was playing basketball with my grandson Ross in Ohio while he was home from college. He made a video of ...
Zack Polanski defends leadership after Zionism row and by-election lossZack Polanski defends leadership after Zionism row and by-election loss
The Green Party leader has been criticised for his response to a motion passed by members declaring Zionism a form of racism. ...
Chris Mason: Polanski faces greatest crisis of his leadership so farChris Mason: Polanski faces greatest crisis of his leadership so far
The Green leader faces pressure over his response to a party motion declaring Zionism a form of racism, as well as his by-election loss. ...
Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon saysFiring squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the “unprecedented” decision is on “uncertain legal terrain”. ...
Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire speaks to BBC from Ukrainian prisonSuspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire speaks to BBC from Ukrainian prison
Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev. ...
Emotions run high at the round table as Celebrity Traitors banish two playersEmotions run high at the round table as Celebrity Traitors banish two players
Viewers watched to see whether Richard E Grant could save himself at the first round table of the series. ...
Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capitalHouthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital
Saudi Arabia has not commented on claims, but confirmed three killed in airport strikes earlier this week Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis say they have struck Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport with a ballistic missile, badly damaging a plane and leading some airlines to suspend flights to the capital. The group provided no ...
Musk accuses Indian ‘oligarchs’ of blocking Starlink accessMusk accuses Indian ‘oligarchs’ of blocking Starlink access
Elon Musk blamed “certain oligarchs” for keeping Starlink out of India, comments New Delhi called “baseless,” escalating a yearslong feud over market access for the satellite operator. Mukesh Ambani’s Jio — which recently announced plans for low-orbit satellite communications — and Sunil Mittal’s Airtel together control 80% of India’s telecom ...
China rejects yuan manipulation claims amid EU trade disputeChina rejects yuan manipulation claims amid EU trade dispute
China pushed back against claims that it manipulates its currency to boost the country’s exports, as Beijing and Brussels spar in trade negotiations. China’s central bank published a paper Thursday arguing that past experience did not suggest a stronger yuan hurt China’s trade expansion, or that a weaker yuan boosted ...