Britain’s economy shrank by a fifth in the second quarter, higher than any European neighbour, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed businesses and plunged the country into a record recession.
Beirut Blast | The moment of the explosion captured by Lebanese fisherman
It’s been eight days since a deadly blast rocked the port of Beirut, killing at least 200 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. New footage captured by a fisherman a few kilometers away from the epicenter once...
‘Sputnik V’ | RT visits Russia’s COVID vaccine production facility
Just hours after President Putin announced the approval of the world’s first COVID vaccine, more than a billion doses have been requested by other nations. RT visits the facility where ‘Sputnik V’ is being produced to...
‘Too late to despair’: the Britons held in a Venezuelan prison
Sky’s Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay is the first person to be allowed into this high-security prison in Caracas, where several Britons are being held with no contact with the outside world. One man from...
US police handcuff 8-year-old boy with special needs
“You are going to jail.” Leaked footage from 2018 shows police officers in the US handcuffing an 8-year-old boy with special needs for allegedly ‘hitting a teacher.’
Exams upgraded in Scotland after outcry as rest of UK awaits results – BBC News
Around 75,000 students in Scotland have had their exam results upgraded after an outcry over the way they were awarded. Scotland’s education secretary John Swinney apologised for the confusion and the...
Belarussian opposition leader flees country after “rigged election” – BBC News
The opposition candidate in Belarus’s presidential election has fled the country, declaring that the result was rigged. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has said she left the country for Lithuania for the sake of her...