At least 90 people have been arrested in Hong Kong in protests against the government’s decision to postpone elections. Police fired pepper balls at pro-democracy campaigners. Protesters are angry that authorities...
Talks over post-Brexit EU trade deal continue – BBC News
The UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the EU should move to a compromise on key issues in order to get a trade deal in time for the end of the Brexit transition period in December. Another round of talks...
Yemen struggles to deal with coronavirus outbreak – BBC News
It’s been nearly 6 months since coronavirus spread to Yemen. The BBC is the first international broadcaster to reach the country since it arrived to see how the country is dealing with the pandemic. Yemen is...
A Place Called Pakistan – The Heartland of the Pashtuns
Eva travels to Peshawar, the heartland of the Pashtun people. She experiences a Jirga, a unique tribal system of justice and heads to the legendary Khyber Pass, the gateway for invasions from the north.
Diane Abbott: It would be ‘ridiculous’ to reclassify Extinction Rebellion as organised crime group
Diane Abbott has said Extinction Rebellion activists who blocked the delivery of millions of newspapers are “not criminals” but “protesters acting in the tradition of the suffragettes”. The...
COVID-19 testing ‘needed at UK airports’ and ‘5-8 days later’
The UK government is “behind the curve” in terms of its border control measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus, Professor Devi Sridhar has said. The global public health chair at Edinburgh University...
BREAKING: Manhunt as Birmingham stabbings leave one dead and seven injured
One man has died and seven people are injured following a “random” series of stabbings in Birmingham city centre. West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation and are still looking for an...