Reuters on the scene at Trump arraignment
GovernmentHuman Interest 04 April 2023, 3:23 pm 1 minute Reuters was the first to provide coverage from inside the Manhattan Criminal Court of former President Donald Trump’s history-making arraignment on Tuesday, April 4. Meticulous and long-term planning ensured Reuters was first to relay the news that Trump had pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts […]
Belt and Road Initiative: Is China's trillion-dollar gamble to transform the world working?
Xi Jinping’s signature policy to transform the world has cost billions – has it paid off? Source: BBC News
Connor Coghill: British featherweight in hospital with bleed on brain after defeat by Hopey Price
Coghill was stopped by Price in the twelfth round at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena British featherweight Connor Coghill is in hospital after a bleed on his brain was discovered in the wake of his defeat by Hopey Price in Sheffield. Hull’s Coghill, 28, was knocked down four times as Leeds’ Price won the WBA continental belt […]
French court clears Air France, Airbus over Rio-Paris plane crash
Human Interest 17 April 2023, 4:11 pm 1 minute Reuters was first to report a long-awaited French court verdict that cleared Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter in the case of a jetliner crash that killed all 228 people on board while traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in 2009. Reuters reported the […]
Brussels shooting: Suspect at large after two killed in Belgian capital
Prosecutors say the shooting, in the city centre on Monday evening, is being treated as terrorism. Source: BBC News
Maths pupil stripped of GCSE amid cheating claim
The student asked about a question he found online while revising – which came up in his exam. Source: BBC News
Six British citizens killed in Hamas attack – Sunak
The prime minister says a further 10 Britons are missing as he calls for the immediate release of hostages. Source: BBC News
Strike on civilian convoy fleeing Gaza: What we know from verified video
Building on work from open source analysts, such as Chris Osieck, we began by verifying the first video, that shows the devastating aftermath of the attack. We focused our attention on this 45km-stretch (28 miles) of road, beginning with the north, as that was where the convoy was likely to have set off from. Source: […]
Men jailed for India 'house of horrors' murders freed
The two men had been convicted of raping and murdering 19 women and children in 2005. Source: BBC News
SNP backs Humza Yousaf’s Scottish independence plan
They also supported a proposal to seek to add “Independence for Scotland”, “or words to that effect”, to the party’s name on a the next general election ballot paper. This would “make it clear beyond doubt what’s at stake at this election”, the amendment said. Source: BBC News