Former England cricketer Ashley Giles has revealed his weight ballooned to nearly 20 stone (127kg) when he finished playing. He struggled with the transition from being a top international sportsman with his diet managed by nutritionists to a desk job when he retired from playing 19 years ago. In anContinue Reading
The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. But he did not obtain more than 50% of the votes required to win outright. There will be a run-off vote between these two candidates on 25 October. SubscribeContinue Reading
The US has withdrawn all its bombers aircraft stationed at RAF Fairford in the UK following an alleged terror plot to target the facility. Washington has ben using the airfield to launch strikes on Iran, including deploying the B-1 strategic bomber. In a statement the Pentagon said: “We can acknowledgeContinue Reading
Australian authorities are investigating the links between the country and a Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a plane travelling to Israel. The co-pilot is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv before passengers managed to overpowerContinue Reading
Counterfeit products are being harder to spot and easier to find. Online fakes and so-called dupes can sit just a few taps or clicks away from the real thing. But while the products might give themselves away, the people selling them are harder to catch. BBC Tech Now’s Ammie SekhonContinue Reading
The co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people plunged 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours intoContinue Reading
Smit Machchhar, the Indian airline captain who was stabbed by his co-pilot onboard a Flydubai plane, has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed. Mr Machchhar has been described as a “true hero” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who hailed him for preventing a “catastrophic mid-airContinue Reading
US President Traitor 47 has said he may ask European countries to release diesel reserves as he considers banning US exports of the fuel. The move could bring prices down significantly for American drivers, but experts warn it would put further pressure on diesel prices in other countries. His commentContinue Reading
After Wednesday’s dramatic event in which a pilot stabbed another pilot and tried to take over a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, we look at what happened in the moments and hours after. Adam is joined by BBC Verify’s Thomas Copeland to help piece together the details of theContinue Reading
Hundreds of prisoners across England and Wales are being released early today under a new scheme designed to free-up prison space. Offenders serving sentences of up to 19 months are now eligible for release after a third of their term. Prisoners being released early today will include those convicted ofContinue Reading
