US & World

Family ask why killer has not been caught 12 months on

[ad_1] Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentFamily handoutHarshita Brella's body was discovered in the boot of a car in London on 14 November last yearOne year since Harshita Brella was strangled to death in the UK, there is a sense of disbelief in her family home in the Indian capital Delhi."Why has her killer not been caught yet? Neither the UK government nor the Indian government are doing anything," Harshita's
Entertainment

Why has Tim Davie resigned and what was the Trump documentary edit?

[ad_1] PA MediaBBC director general Tim Davie and his head of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned.The BBC had come under fire over a Panorama documentary that was accused of misleadingly editing a speech by Donald Trump to make it look like he was urging people to attack the US Capitol.In emails to staff, both Davie and Turness said mistakes had been made.Who are Tim Davie and Deborah Turness?Tim Davie was
UK News

BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit

[ad_1] PA MediaDavie said the current debate around BBC News "has understandably contributed to my decision"Tim Davie has resigned as the director general of the BBC following criticism a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump.Deborah Turness, the corporation's head of News, has also stepped down from her role over the issue.Davie had held the top job for five years, but had faced increasing
US & World

Shutdown could reduce US flights ‚to a trickle‘, transport secretary warns

[ad_1] EPA/ ShutterstockFlight delays and cancellations continue to snarl US air travel for a third day as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned air traffic will be "reduced to a trickle" if the US government shutdown continues.Roughly 1,400 flights to, from, or within the US were cancelled and 2,700 delayed on Sunday morning, according to flight tracker FlightAware. The longest delays were reported in Newark, New Jersey – more than two
Politics

Finance secretary Shona Robison may have to ‚revisit‘ no tax rise pledge

[ad_1] Finance secretary Shona Robison says she could be facing a "nightmare situation" when she sets her own budgetScotland's finance secretary has said she may "have to revisit" a promise not to raise income tax in Scotland before the next Holyrood election. Shona Robison warned she faces a possible "nightmare situation" where funding from Westminster could fall by £1bn due to decisions Chancellor Rachel Reeves could make in her upcoming
UK News

Remembrance Sunday marked across Northern Ireland

[ad_1] PacemakerIt is the second year O'Neill has attended the service in her capacity as first ministerEvents and services have been taking place in cities, towns and villages across Northern Ireland to mark Remembrance Sunday.Belfast's ceremony began with a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT and Belfast Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly laid a wreath on behalf of the city's citizens.Michelle O'Neill attended the event and laid a laurel wreath at the
Entertainment

BBC bosses treating ’systemic bias‘ allegations seriously, Nandy says

[ad_1] Noor NanjiCulture reporterPA MediaThe BBC's leadership is treating allegations over "systemic bias" with "the seriousness that this demands", the culture secretary has said.Lisa Nandy's comments on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme came after reports that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump.The Telegraph published details of a leaked internal BBC memo suggesting the programme edited two parts of Trump's speech
US & World

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border

[ad_1] Dozens of people are missing and one person has died after a boat carrying migrants sank near the border between Thailand and Malaysia.The vessel is believed to have capsized near the southern Thai island of Ko Tarutao on Thursday, the Malaysian Coast Guard said. Ten people have been rescued and the body of a woman was found floating in the sea. Maritime officials believe the victims are part of
Politics

Lisa Nandy apologises for breaking rules on football regulator appointment

[ad_1] Kate WhannelPolitical reporterLisa Nandy: 'We didn't meet the highest standards - that is on me'The culture secretary has apologised for breaking rules by failing to declare she had received donations from the man she picked to run England's new football regulator.The commissioner for public appointments published a report on Thursday which found David Kogan had made two separate donations of £1,450 to Lisa Nandy when she was running to
Business

HMRC to review thousands of suspended payments

[ad_1] Eimear DevlinBBC Money Box reporterEve CravenEve Craven had her child benefit halted after she went on a five-day trip to New York with her sonThe UK's tax body is reviewing its decisions to strip child benefit from about 23,500 claimants after it used travel data to conclude they had left the country permanently.Normally the benefit runs out after eight weeks living outside the UK, but many people affected complained