Tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures such as liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) are needed immediately, a cross-party group of MPs in the UK have said. The Women and Equalities Committee said only doctors should be allowed to carry out these treatments because of the risks involved. That would actContinue Reading
Tributes have poured in from around the world for Jesse Jackson, the US civil rights leader who has died aged 84. Jackson’s family said his “unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity… A tireless change agent, he elevated the voicesContinue Reading
Iran’s foreign minister says his government has agreed a “set of guiding principles” with the United States that could pave the way for a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Abbas Araghchi was speaking after the latest indirect talks in Geneva. He said they’d been more constructive than previous discussions, butContinue Reading
Hillary Clinton has accused US President Traitor 47’s administration of a “cover-up” over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Get the files out. They are slow-walking it,” the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual WorldContinue Reading
The UK government is considering accelerating planned increases to defence spending. The news comes after the PM dropped some heavy hints that he was ready to spend more on defence during his speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Katya Adler and James Landale drop by to explain howContinue Reading
Today, Laura and Paddy are joined by correspondent Joe Pike to go through the biggest stories of the day. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called for a stronger, bolder Europe, and deeper links between the UK and the EU. He told world leaders at the Munich Security Conference “weContinue Reading
The Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden is a key player in Europe’s unfolding space race. Adrienne Murray travels to the spaceport for Tech Now to explore the tech being developed and tested on site, and to witness their latest rocket launch. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news,Continue Reading
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said talks with Iran will be “complicated”, days before a second round of negotiations over its nuclear programme. Rubio said he believes US Traitor 47’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are already on their way to the talks. In an interview with theContinue Reading
Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the US if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, an Iranian minister has told the BBC. On Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Traitor 47 preferred a deal but it was “very hardContinue Reading
Today, Laura and Paddy speak to Victoria Derbyshire about her exclusive UK interview with Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of France’s largest rape trial. She told Victoria she was “crushed by horror” on discovering that, for years, her husband had repeatedly drugged her unconscious and invited dozens ofContinue Reading
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “the United States and Europe belong together” during his address at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. In his speech, Rubio highlighted that the fate of the European continent will “never be irrelevant to our own”. However, he was also critical of theContinue Reading
Bangladesh’s National Party (BNP) has won a landslide majority in the country’s parliamentary election, setting its leader Tarique Rahman on track to become the next prime minister. It was the first poll since the student-led protests ousted the autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, ending her 15-year rule. With Hasina’s Awami LeagueContinue Reading
