United States

Earlier we spoke to David Yelland, former editor of the Sun newspaper, who now has a podcast – When it hits the fan – on the BBC.

Rupert Murdoch’s many critics blame him for coarsening British culture, exercising undue political influence and overseeing criminality in the form of phone hacking.

Enrique Tarrio wasn’t actually present at the deadly Capitol building riot in 2021.

Tens of thousands of people are hoping to leave the Burning Man festival in Nevada today, after torrential rains turned the desert into a sea of thick mud. Festival goers have been trapped for days on the site, with only emergency vehicles allowed on the muddy roads – but by this morning a long convoy…

Ciaran is joined by Elaine Kamarck, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in the US.

In the US, there’s renewed debate over the advanced age of many of the country’s politicians, after the Republican senate leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze during a press conference for a second time in recent months. Mr McConnell, who’s 81, fell silent for around thirty seconds, and while a spokesperson later said he’d felt…

A swathe of Republican-controlled states across America have been passing laws restricting transgender rights – the latest, Missouri where new legislation has just come into force. Transgender minors, and some adults will no longer be able to access puberty blockers, gender affirming surgery and hormone treatment, while transgender girls and women will be barred from…

He is regarded by hip-hop critics and fans as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. 

Joining Krishnan Tara Setmeyer, a Republican commentator and strategist, who is a long-standing opponent of Donald Trump.

It is a further sign of Donald Trump’s political strategy – turn what should be the thing that kills your campaign into your strongest weapon.

What’s it like to get an AI girlfriend, and why are millions of people around the world doing it?

Higher rates of maternal mortality among Black women isn’t just an issue in the United States – here in the UK, Black women are up to four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women. We spoke to the Labour MP and black maternal health advocate Bell Ribeiro-Addy and asked her…

In America maternal mortality is at a 60-year high, with women from black and native american backgrounds faring the worst. While death in childbirth is relatively rare, the United States has the highest rate, far outstripping other developed countries. It’s a trend that activists, lawmakers and medical professionals say they are desperately trying to reverse.…

It’s a case that has gripped America for over a decade – the serial killing of at least 11 people on Gilgo Beach on Long Island back in 2010. 

Mr Biden also made a quick trip to see King Charles for talks on tackling climate change.