Boeing to pay $2.5bn over 737 Max conspiracy
by The US Justice Department said the firm chose “profit over candour”, impeding oversight of the planes, which were involved in two deadly crashes. About $500m …
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Lai Xiaomin: Criticism of death sentence on former Chinese tycoon
Lai Xiaomin was arrested in 2018 on charges of taking 1.8bn yuan (£200m, $280m) in bribes over a 10-year period. It is one of the …
Millionaire French hotel owner to testify in kidnap trial
Jacqueline Veyrac, the 80-year-old owner of the five-star Grand Hotel in Cannes, was bundled into a van outside her home in Nice in October 2016. …
Brexit: ‘6,000’ EU citizens in Wales yet to apply for settled status
Newport Mind has called on people who work with EU nationals to refer them to schemes funded to help. The deadline for applications is 30 …
Kamchatka: Frozen waterfall collapse kills one in Russia’s far east
A rescue crew was sent to the 40m (131ft) tall Vilyuchinsky waterfall in the Kamchatka peninsula after four people became trapped on Thursday. All were …
Karim Benzema to face trial for alleged involvement in attempted blackmail case
Real Madrid forward Benzema is accused of paying individuals to extort money from Mathieu Valbuena by threatening to make the video public in 2015. The …
Brexit: Temporary fix to ease delays in GB-Irish haulage
Customs authorities in the Republic of Ireland have announced a temporary relaxation of rules to help keep trade flowing from Great Britain. Traders shipping from …
Church in Wales: Archbishop John Davies to retire in May
The Archbishop of Wales will retire in May after four years as leader of the Church in Wales, it has been announced. The Most Rev …
Ambulance waiting times in parts of England ‘off the scale’
Data leaked to BBC News shows ambulance waiting times at hospitals in the South East rose by 36% in December compared to the same month …
Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo sworn in for a second term
Soldiers were briefly deployed after the unusual scenes in one of Africa’s most stable democracies. The president defeated his main rival, former President John Mahama, …