Tag: bbc.com
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Ekurhuleni killings: The South African men trying to end violence against women
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8afb/live/fab26a80-be6f-11f1-8a45-cd59664d243b.jpg”] Christian Parkinson/ BBC Kgomotso Mathekga says a lack of male role models is fuelling violence against women in his neighbourhood “I witness men hitting women all the time,” says Kgomotso Mathekga, 30. “Especially when they are both drunk.” “I once had an argument with my girlfriend,” he admits, “and I grabbed and…
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Cornell frat house rape accuser ‘under siege’ online, says lawyer
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/689e/live/042cea50-beb0-11f1-b48e-15cf4ddc906e.jpg”] Watch: Jane Doe “was incapable of consent” in Cornell rape case, says lawyer The lawyer for the woman who alleges she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house says she is “not doing well” as she finds herself “under siege” from online sleuths seeking to identity her. Thomas Giuffra said the…
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Celebrity Traitors claim their first victim as Richard E Grant tries to save his skin
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6da4/live/555d3890-bea5-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.jpg”] BBC Maya Jama is off to a strong start as a traitor, but Richard E Grant is in damage control mode Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the second episode of The Celebrity Traitors, series two. A comedian, a journalist, an actor and a TV presenter walk into a church. But…
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Women given free shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3fb8/live/f598a470-bd79-11f1-8134-9503562e5ca9.jpg”] DPA via AP The famous Teufelsrad, or Devil’s Wheel, from which videos are regularly posted online (file picture) The operator of a popular amusement ride at the Munich Oktoberfest has been handing out free cycling shorts to women, after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media. Some videos showing women on…
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US road rage killer’s sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e47c/live/3978fa60-beaf-11f1-b48e-15cf4ddc906e.jpg”] Watch Chris Pelkey’s AI-rendered impact statement shown in court An Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video message from his dead victim was improperly aired in court. Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was found guilty by a jury of shooting and killing Christopher Pelkey, 37,…
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Madari: India’s street magicians fighting to keep a disappearing art alive
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/abca/live/28b1f100-bdb0-11f1-8373-27235719cf2a.jpg”] Antariksh Jain Ishamuddin Khan is one of India’s most famous street magicians Sitting in his cramped Delhi home, Ishamuddin Khan can still make a rope appear to rise into the air. The 55-year-old magician spent decades performing a trick once dismissed as legend, and still keeps photographs and newspaper clippings from his…
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Man City guilty charges: Which clubs did ‘inflated’ money flow to in transfer market?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/b049/live/fcba9170-bdbd-11f1-b7d8-31573a2bd831.jpg”] Which clubs did Man City’s ‘inflated’ money flow to in transfer market? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The previous clubs of Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne and Bernardo Silva all received significant transfer fees from Manchester City during their era of financial rule-breaking ByDaniel Austin BBC Sport senior journalist Published 4 hours…
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Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayle’s record for highest T20 score with unbeaten 188
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/1443/live/99a34d50-beaa-11f1-a22a-011993fe1af2.jpg”] Pretorius breaks Gayle’s T20 record score Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lhuan-dre Pretorius has made a century in a Test and T20 for South Africa ByTimothy Abraham BBC Sport Journalist Published 7 hours ago CSA T20 Challenge, Bloemfontein Titans 267-3 (20 overs): Pretorius 188* (79); Boast 1-46 Knights 143 (17.2 overs): Cloete…
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Film fan goes from home cinema to 470-seat Dumfries movie theatre
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8441/live/c144ae30-bdb5-11f1-b7d8-31573a2bd831.jpg”] BBC Tristan Campbell has a love of cinema which goes back to the time he was growing up in Northern Ireland For as long as Tristan Campbell can remember, he has loved the movies. He has a home cinema in his garage in Elgin but, over the past few years, he has…
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Ukraine 0-3 Northern Ireland: Who has ‘no ceiling’ as Michael O’Neill’s side shine?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/a472/live/b51a26e0-bea4-11f1-a22a-011993fe1af2.jpg”] Who has ‘no ceiling’ as Northern Ireland shine in Nations League? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Highlights: Northern Ireland top of group with seven points from three games ByAndy Gray BBC Sport NI Journalist Published 5 hours…