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BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff to make £500m savings
The BBC has announced it will cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs, or almost one in 10, in an attempt to tackle “significant financial pressures”. The broadcaster needs to make £500m savings over the next two years, and interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies did not rule out axing entire channels or services. “We n...
‘Body in suitcase’ found in Australia turns out to be lifelike doll
Australian police called in to investigate a body found in a suitcase have concluded that the “victim” was in fact a lifelike doll. The suitcase was discovered by two men on the side of a road near the small village of Oallen, about 230km (143 miles) south-west of Sydney. On Monday, police announced a murder […]
Togo detains two French journalists and their Togolese fixer
Two French journalists and their Togolese collaborator have been detained in Togo since July 27, 2026, prompting Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to call for their immediate release. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani, who work for audiovisual production company Tony Comiti Productions, were arrested with their Tog...
Michael Jackson film set to be a controversial hit
A new film about Michael Jackson’s extraordinary but troubled life is set to open in cinemas. It’s tracking to be very popular – but will it tell the full story? Bohemian Rhapsody was a troubled production, to put it mildly. The original star, Sacha Baron Cohen, departed and the original director Bryan Singer was fired...
One dead after car hits pedestrians in Melbourne, police say
Police have arrested a man in Melbourne after a car mounted a kerb and drove into pedestrians, killing one. A grey Toyota struck two pedestrians on Langs Road in the Ascot Vale suburb just before 17:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Saturday, Victoria Police said. One pedestrian died at the scene and the second was […]
Iran says Strait of Hormuz is ‘open’ but tracking shows few ships moving
Iran’s foreign minister has said the Strait of Hormuz has reopened for commercial vessels, but added that ships should use designated safe lanes. Tehran has effectively blocked the key oil shipping channel since the US and Israel attacked the country on 28 February. A ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to expire...
DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US
Fifteen people deported from the US, who are reportedly from South America, have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the first group of an unknown number of people that the US has expelled which the DR Congo had agreed to take in. The government in Kinshasa has stressed that their stay in […]
18 dead as floods and landslides hit multiple regions in Kenya
At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya. The police stated on Sunday that landslides were reported in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties in the country’s central and eastern regions. They confirmed that 18 lives had been lost to these inc...
Mali leader Goita assumes role of defence minister after attacks, state media says
The leader of Mali’s military government, Assimi Goita, has taken over as defence minister after the military officer who previously filled the role was killed in coordinated attacks on April 25 by al Qaeda-linked militants and Tuareg separatists, state television reported on Monday. Mali’s army chief of staff, Gen...
At least 130 Nigerians seek repatriation from South Africa after protests
At least 130 Nigerian citizens in South Africa have asked to be flown home following protests targeting foreigners, Nigerian Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu said. The applicants are the first under a new Nigerian government-assisted repatriation scheme, the minister said on Sunday, amid fears that confrontati...
UAE accuses Iran of renewed drone and missile attacks
A large fire has broken out at the key oil port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after it was hit by a drone attack from Iran, local officials say. Three Indian nationals were injured in the strike, officials said. It came after the UAE defence ministry said it had intercepted three missiles […]
These twins were born within minutes of each other – but have different dads
Twins Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne have always shared a special connection. But when Lavinia clicked on an email with results of an at-home DNA test in September 2022, she was filled with a sense of dread. “Maybe subconsciously I knew,” she says. Her test results revealed something astonishing: non-identical twins Lav...