Category: News


Protests after Detroit teen detained over missed homework


A Michigan judge’s decision to send a 15-year-old girl to juvenile detention for violating her probation by not completing her online schoolwork during the coronavirus lockdown has prompted protests and calls for her release.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53442474

Johnny Depp was never violent to me, says ex-partner Winona Ryder


Johnny Depp’s ex-partner Winona Ryder has said it is “impossible to believe” allegations from his former wife Amber Heard that he was violent.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53429571

Coronavirus: Russian spies target Covid-19 vaccine research


Russian spies are targeting organisations trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, US and Canada, security services have warned.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53429506

Brad Parscale replaced as Trump’s campaign manager


Facing a tough re-election battle, US President Donald Trump has replaced his campaign manager.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53426285

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam


Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53425822

Parscale replacement ‘shocked’ Trump campaign staffers, despite speculation


Brad Parscale’s abrupt demotion Wednesday night “shocked” some inside the Trump campaign, sources familiar with the move told Fox News, even as President Trump’s sliding poll numbers and the recent Tulsa rally debacle had raised questions about his future.

Trump weakens environmental law to speed up infrastructure projects


US President Donald Trump has announced alterations to a landmark environmental law, in a controversial move to allow projects to go ahead with less oversight.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53425238

Coronavirus: US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci calls White House attacks ‘bizarre’


US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has described recent efforts by the Trump administration to discredit him as “bizarre” and “nonsense”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53423927

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam


Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53425822