The New York Police Department continues to search for a gunman following a “targeted attack” and murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Our analysis editor Ross Atkins with BBC Verify has been tracking the gunman’s movements and what we know about how the shooting happened. Source link
Henry Tufnell/X Questions have been raised whether MP Henry Tufnell informed his family The parents of a Labor MP transferred ownership of farmland to one of their sons just days before changes to inheritance tax rules were announced. Questions have been asked about whether Henry Tufnell, MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, informed his parents…
getty images Police in New York have released two photographs of an unidentified man wanted for questioning over the murder of a health care chief executive. Brian Thompson, the 50-year-old boss of UnitedHealthcare, was shot in the back outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. The attacker fled the scene without taking…
Frank Michaux/NASA Left to right: NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch and Jeremy Hansen. Their mission around the Moon has now been delayed to April 2026 US space agency NASA has announced further delays in its plan to send astronauts back to the Moon. Agency head Bill Nelson said the second mission…
Boeing’s plea to settle a case related to two fatal crashes of its planes has been rejected by a US judge. Boeing had originally agreed to plead guilty to one count of criminal fraud with the US government in July, face independent monitoring and pay a $243m (£191m) fine. However, Judge Reed O’Connor struck down…
California residents filmed the moment a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the state, causing lighting fixtures to be moved and residential pools to overflow. A tsunami warning was issued but has been canceled for the coasts of both Northern California and Southern Oregon. Source link
AFP Syrian rebels celebrate on the streets of Hama after Syrian army withdrawal In another blow to President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of the second major city after the army withdrew its troops from Hama. The leader of the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammed al-Joulani,…
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would name a new prime minister “in the coming days” after Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday. He rejected calls to stand down in the wake of the government’s collapse and said he would see his five-year mandate expire in 2027. In a…
BBC A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Northern California, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake prompted tsunami warnings to be issued for the coasts of both Northern California and Southern Oregon. The epicenter of the earthquake was marked near Ferndale, California, a small town in Humboldt County. It…
getty images A member of Stormont’s health committee has asked whether the Belfast Health Trust should take “special measures” given the delays and costs associated with building Belfast’s new maternity hospital. Senior trust officials and health department officials were called into the committee after further revelations about the facility, which is nearly a decade behind…
