Guaidó hints at ‘amnesty’ for Maduro
Who’s really in charge in Venezuela? The BBC’s Paul Adams explains Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has said he would consider an amnesty for President Nicolás Maduro if he cedes power. Mr Guaidó, who declared himself interim president on Wednesday, said he was reaching out to all sectors including the military to end the crisis. […]
Third of NI students leave for universities elsewhere
Getty Images There has been a rise in the number of NI students moving elsewhere for university Over a third of students from Northern Ireland began their degree at a university elsewhere in the UK last year. That is according to figures published by the Department for the Economy (DfE). Of 14,035 students who started […]
Elgin Marbles: What are the Parthenon Sculptures and will Greece get them back?
What are the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles? The Elgin Marbles are more than 30 ancient stone sculptures from Greece held in the British Museum, dating back more than 2,000 years. They were transported to Britain in the early 1800s by Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin. Where are the Elgin […]
The EPA’s chief’s long list of controversies
Getty Images Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt has resigned after months of inquiries into a range of controversies swirling around him. Here’s a run-down of the trouble Mr Pruitt faced, how he tried to explain them and just why they got him in so much hot water. The bargain room for rent For $50 […]
Scottish Power unveils investment plan
SP Scottish Power says its future is in renewable energy Scottish Power has said it will invest up to £2bn in green energy, as its chief executive played down concerns about Brexit. The energy giant said it was increasing storage capacity at its wind farms and working on its goal of “making electric vehicles possible […]
Gregg Wallace’s ghostwriter says MasterChef host sexually harassed her
Shannon Kyle worked on Gregg Wallace’s memoir Life On A Plate The ghostwriter of Gregg Wallace’s 2012 autobiography has claimed he sexually harassed her. Shannon Kyle told BBC Newsnight the MasterChef presenter answered the door wearing only a towel, which he later dropped, made “revolting” and “sickening” sexualised suggestions to her, and touched her inappropriately. […]
French government collapses in no-confidence vote
The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him – just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron. Opposition parties had tabled the motion after the former Brexit negotiator controversially used special powers to force […]
Apple employees make US labour watchdog complaints
Getty Images Two employee complaints against Apple are being considered by the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). One alleges retaliation for raising safety concerns, while the other focuses on alleged suppression of questions about pay equity. Apple has declined to comment on individual cases, but says it investigates when a concern is raised. The […]
This Country stars on that Swindon Town dress and living at home
Getty Images “I just thought ‘why not? If I’m going to do this once, I’m going to go big’,” says This Country’s Daisy May Cooper. She’s talking about her already iconic Swindon Town football dress at Sunday’s TV Baftas. Along with her brother Charlie (who’s dressed in a more conventional tuxedo), she came home with […]
Inside warehouse where food is being ‘stockpiled’
Its shelves are crammed full of boxes – this is one of the warehouses where the food industry is “stockpiling” in the run-up to Brexit. Cardiff-based Wild Water, a cold storage firm, said it had run out of room at the site and has rented extra space in Newport, Bristol and Staffordshire, It has also […]