Rupert Murdochs son James quits News Corporation

Image copyright Getty Images James Murdoch, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from the board of News Corporation citing "disagreements over editorial content".In a filing to US regulators, he said he…

Florida teenager arrested over Twitter hack

Image caption Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian and Barack Obama are among victims of the hack A teenager in Florida has been arrested over a major Twitter hack in July, according to the Hillsborough State Attorney's…

The war hero who could be Bidens running…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran Who is Tammy Duckworth, the US senator from Illinois who is reportedly on the short list for the vice-presidential slot on the…

Film director Sir Alan Parker dies aged 76

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDavid Sillito looks back on Sir Alan Parker's career in film Sir Alan Parker, the acclaimed British director of such films as Fame, Evita and Bugsy Malone,…

PM puts lockdown easing on hold in England

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson: "Our assessment is that we should now squeeze that brake pedal" The further easing of lockdown restrictions in England - due to come in this…